title: Team Commitment as a Mediator Between Self-Esteem and Team Climate as Perceived by Korean Youth Soccer Players.
abstract: This study examined whether team commitment mediates the relationship between self-esteem and perceived team climate in Korean youth soccer players. A total of 366 youth soccer players from the Korea football association participated in this study. Self-esteem and team commitment were found to significantly and positively affect perceived team climate; team commitment more strongly affected perceived team climate. Regarding structural relationships, self-esteem's direct effect on perceived team climate was not significant; however, self-esteem's indirect effect through team commitment was significant. Team commitment therefore mediated the relationship between self-esteem and perceived team climate. Metric invariance was supported for groups categorized by grade and key player, confirming that the model could be applied to various groups.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Education, Korea Military Academy, Seoul, South Korea.
authors.forename: Myungjin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Education, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea.
authors.forename: Sangwook
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Education, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea sh1kwon@snu.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Sungho
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kwon
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D006126:Group Processes; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D056910:Republic of Korea; D012649:Self Concept; D012916:Soccer / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: self-esteem; team climate; team commitment