Relationship between transformational leadership and positive youth development in Japanese sports.

IF 2.3 Q2 SPORT SCIENCES

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living Pub Date : 2025-04-25 eCollection Date: 2025-01-01 DOI:10.3389/fspor.2025.1569274

Saori Nakayama, Makoto Izawa

{"title":"Relationship between transformational leadership and positive youth development in Japanese sports.","authors":"Saori Nakayama, Makoto Izawa","doi":"10.3389/fspor.2025.1569274","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: This study examined the relationship between transformational leadership (TFL) behaviors of coaches and positive youth development (PYD) outcomes in Japanese youth sports settings. Research has shown associations between TFL and various athlete outcomes in Western sports contexts. However, limited attention has been paid to how cultural factors shape these relationships in East Asian settings, particularly within Japanese sports culture that emphasizes hierarchical relationships and collectivist values.Methods: The study included 112 first-year undergraduate students from a sports science program at a Japanese university. Athletes' perceptions of their coaches' TFL behaviors and PYD outcomes were assessed using the Differentiated Transformational Leadership Inventory for Youth Sport (DTLI-YS) and the Youth Experience Survey for Sport (YES-S).Results: Correlation analyses revealed a particularly strong association between high performance expectations and initiative (r = .53, p < .01), notable when compared to American research where correlations between PYD outcomes and TFL dimensions were typically weaker (r = .11 - .43). Regression analyses further showed that high performance expectations were significantly associated with both goal setting (β = .29, p < .05) and initiative (β = .39, p < .01). Analysis by competition level revealed significant differences in initiative (F = 4.07, p < .01, η² = .10) and total YES-S scores (F = 2.75, p < .05, η² = .07).Discussion: These findings contribute to understanding how cultural context shapes the relationship between coaching leadership and youth development in sports. While the prominence of high performance expectations reflects Japanese sports culture's emphasis on discipline and collective achievement, results suggest the importance of incorporating a more balanced leadership approach that includes elements beyond high performance expectations to foster comprehensive athlete development.","PeriodicalId":12716,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Sports and Active Living","volume":"7 ","pages":"1569274"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3000,"publicationDate":"2025-04-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12062081/pdf/","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Frontiers in Sports and Active Living","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2025.1569274","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2025/1/1 0:00:00","PubModel":"eCollection","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"SPORT SCIENCES","Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 0

Abstract

Introduction: This study examined the relationship between transformational leadership (TFL) behaviors of coaches and positive youth development (PYD) outcomes in Japanese youth sports settings. Research has shown associations between TFL and various athlete outcomes in Western sports contexts. However, limited attention has been paid to how cultural factors shape these relationships in East Asian settings, particularly within Japanese sports culture that emphasizes hierarchical relationships and collectivist values.

Methods: The study included 112 first-year undergraduate students from a sports science program at a Japanese university. Athletes' perceptions of their coaches' TFL behaviors and PYD outcomes were assessed using the Differentiated Transformational Leadership Inventory for Youth Sport (DTLI-YS) and the Youth Experience Survey for Sport (YES-S).

Results: Correlation analyses revealed a particularly strong association between high performance expectations and initiative (r = .53, p < .01), notable when compared to American research where correlations between PYD outcomes and TFL dimensions were typically weaker (r = .11 - .43). Regression analyses further showed that high performance expectations were significantly associated with both goal setting (β = .29, p < .05) and initiative (β = .39, p < .01). Analysis by competition level revealed significant differences in initiative (F = 4.07, p < .01, η² = .10) and total YES-S scores (F = 2.75, p < .05, η² = .07).

Discussion: These findings contribute to understanding how cultural context shapes the relationship between coaching leadership and youth development in sports. While the prominence of high performance expectations reflects Japanese sports culture's emphasis on discipline and collective achievement, results suggest the importance of incorporating a more balanced leadership approach that includes elements beyond high performance expectations to foster comprehensive athlete development.

查看原文本刊更多论文

日本体育界变革型领导与青少年积极发展的关系。

前言：本研究考察了日本青少年体育环境中教练员变革型领导（TFL）行为与积极青年发展（PYD）结果之间的关系。研究表明，在西方体育背景下，TFL与各种运动员的成绩之间存在关联。然而，人们对文化因素如何在东亚环境中塑造这些关系的关注有限，特别是在强调等级关系和集体主义价值观的日本体育文化中。方法：研究对象为日本一所大学体育科学专业的112名一年级本科生。采用青年体育差别化变革型领导量表（ddli - ys）和青年体育体验调查（ys - s）对运动员对教练员TFL行为和PYD结果的感知进行了评估。结果：相关分析揭示了高绩效期望和主动性之间特别强的关联（r =）。53, p r = 0.11 ~ 0.43)。回归分析进一步表明，高绩效期望与目标设定显著相关(β =。29、p β =。39岁的p F = 4.07, p < . 01,η²= 10)和总YES-S分数(F = 2.75, pη²= 07)。讨论：这些发现有助于理解文化背景如何塑造教练领导力与青少年体育发展之间的关系。虽然高绩效期望的突出反映了日本体育文化对纪律和集体成就的强调，但结果表明，结合一种更平衡的领导方法的重要性，这种方法包括高绩效期望之外的元素，以促进运动员的全面发展。

本文章由计算机程序翻译，如有差异，请以英文原文为准。

求助全文

约1分钟内获得全文求助全文

来源期刊