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JUNIOR, José Roberto A. N. et al. Coach-athlete relationship and collective efficacy in volleyball: is the association explained by athletes’ goal orientations. Motri. [online]. 2019, vol.15, n.2-3, pp.1-11. ISSN 1646-107X.  https://doi.org/10.6063/motricidade.14147.

The mediating role of goal orientations in the association between coach-athlete relationship (CAR) and collective efficacy (CE) was investigated. Participants were 185 Brazilian young volleyball players participants of a State championship. Data were obtained using the Coach-Athlete Relationship Questionnaire, Task and Ego Orientation in Sport Questionnaire and Collective Efficacy Questionnaire for Sports. Structural Equation Modeling revealed CAR had a moderate effect on task orientation. Task orientation was associated with CE. CAR had a positive effect on ego orientation. Ego orientation was not associated with CE. When the association between CAR and CE was mediated by task orientation, the relationship explained 27% of the CE variance. The results suggest that a good quality CAR allows athletes to be more focused on their goals and individual skill development, and, consequently, this type of focus allows the team to perform more effectively.

Palabras clave : group environment; social relationship; structural equation modeling.

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