The Effect of Coaching Style on Performance of Athletes Through Anxiety as Mediating Variable in Adolescent Swimmers; [El efecto del estilo de entrenamiento sobre el rendimiento de los deportistas a través de la ansiedad como variable mediadora en nadadores adolescents]

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Rosa Sridana, Tomoliyus, Endang Rini Sukamti, Trisnar Adi Prabowo, Raja Bintang Abrori

2024 Retos Vol. 55 Article Cited by 13 Quartile

Abstract

This study aimed to analyze the effect of the relationship between coach leadership style and the performance achievement of adolescent swimmers through anxiety as a mediator. This study was conducted on 100 adolescent swimmers in the Special Region of Yogyakarta Province who have won at least at the regional level. This type of research was descriptive correlation using the Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) approach with Smart-PLS. The results of this research are the validity test on outer loading (>0.7) and the constructed value on the Fornell-Larcker Criterion is greater than the other construct values (>0.7) and the Cronbach's alpha reliability value (>0.7) means that this instrument is suitable for use for research. The results of the fit model are SRMR or Standardized Root Mean Square value, the value is 0.066 < 0.10 or 0.077 < 0.08 so the model fits the data. Hypothesis results from 1) coaching style and the performance of swimming athletes are P-Values 0.001, 2) the relationship between coaching style and anxiety, P-Values 0.002, 3) the relationship between anxiety and the performance of swimming athletes, P-Values 0.000, 4) the relationship between coaching style and the performance of swimming athletes through anxiety P-Values 0.021. Therefore, four hypotheses can be accepted. In conclusion, differences in types of coaching styles, either directly or indirectly, will influence athletes' achievement orientation and performance. © 2024 Federacion Espanola de Docentes de Educacion Fisica. All rights reserved.

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Yogyakarta State University, Indonesia