Team commitment as a mediator between self-esteem and team climate as perceived by korean youth soccer players
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. ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR
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| Notations: | social sciences junior sports training science sport games |
| Published in: | Perceptual and Motor Skills |
| Language: | English |
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2016
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| Online Access: | http://doi.org/10.1177/0031512516649345 |
| Volume: | 122 |
| Issue: | 3 |
| Pages: | 988-1001 |
| Document types: | article |
| Level: | advanced |