CONTRIBUTION OF COACHES’ BEHAVIORS TO MENTAL TOUGHNESS, WELL-BEING, AND EMOTIONS OF UNIVERSITY FEMALE ATHLETES

Abstract

The aim of the present research was to determine the influence of coach’s behaviors on mental toughness, well-being, and emotions of female athletes. Survey research method was used as a research approach. All female athletes belonging to female colleges were considered as population of the study. Sample size consisted of 400 female athletes to whom the questionnaires were distributed to gather the desired information. Therefore, 350 subjects responded the questionnaires back. An adapted survey questionnaire was employed to collect the data from the female athletes. Descriptive statistics (frequencies, percentages, mean, and std. deviation) and inferential statistical analysis (Pearson’s correlation coefficient and multiple regression analysis) were utilized as analysing data approaches with SPSS v-26 software. The findings revealed that coach’s behaviors had significant, positive and strong associations with mental toughness, well-being, and emotions of female athletes. It was concluded that coach’s behaviors as an independent construct had a significant variance in mental toughness, well-being, and emotions of female athletes as outcome variables. It is recommended that coaches should be encouraged to adopt supportive and autonomy-enhancing behaviors that allow athletes to make decisions, take responsibility, and grow from experience.