Managing Coach-Athlete Dynamics: Immediacy and Meta-Perception in Intercollegiate Sports
Abstract
This study investigates the correlation between intercollegiate athletes' meta-perception accuracy and their assessment of coaches' immediacy behaviors, and actions that foster closeness. Utilizing the Coach-Athlete Relationship Questionnaire, 54 athletes evaluated their coaches' immediacy. Findings indicate that lower meta-accuracy aligns with perceived lower immediacy, highlighting the role of perceived relational closeness in athlete self-awareness. Gender dynamics, in terms of coach-athlete dyads, exhibited no effect on meta-perception accuracy. The findings of the study lend credence to sport managers including immediacy behaviors in coach training to enhance athletes' meta-accuracy perception, while also contributing to the literature on meta-perception in sports and coach-athlete gender dynamics.
Keywords:
- Keyword: meta-perception accuracy
- Keyword: coach-athlete relationship
- Keyword: immediacy behaviors
- Keyword: empathic accuracy
How to Cite:
Pasquini, E., Blom, L., Johnson, J., Smith, A. & Judge, L. W., (2024) “Managing Coach-Athlete Dynamics: Immediacy and Meta-Perception in Intercollegiate Sports”, Journal of Applied Sports Management 16(3). doi: https://doi.org/10.7290/jasm16rrbq
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