title: Three generalizability studies of the components of perceived coach support.
abstract: Coaches are important providers of social support, but what influences us to perceive our coaches as supportive or unsupportive? We investigated the extent to which perceptions of coach support reflect characteristics of athletes and coaches, as well as relational components. In three studies, athletes judged the actual or hypothetical supportiveness of various coaches. The methods of generalizability theory permitted us to conclude that perceptions of coach support primarily reflected relational components, with characteristics both of athletes and coaches also independently playing (lesser) roles. These findings suggest that athletes may systematically disagree on the supportiveness of their coaches.
authors.affiliation: Sport and Health Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, U.K.
authors.forename: Tim
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rees
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Freeman
authors.forename: Steve
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bell
authors.forename: Ross
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bunney
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D056352:Athletes / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010465:Perception; D012916:Soccer / Q000523:psychology; D012944:Social Support; D013177:Sports / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult