Empathy in Coaches and Its Influence on Athletes (Interpersonal Skills, Social Support)

In recent years much attention has been paid to the training athletes receive in psychological skills. Little, however, has been done to address those same skills in coaches. One such skill is empathy or the ability to take another person's perspective without losing one's own perspective. Unfortunately, no conceptual framework under which to conduct such an investigation exists. It was the purpose of this investigation to study the interrelationship of empathy in coaches with the social support, satisfaction, and performance of athletes on their teams. Additionally, this study proposed a model of empathetic mediation to guide other such investigations.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Physical Education

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2014

Author dc:creator

• Bump, Linda Anne

• Education, Physical

Identifier

(UMI)AAI8623264

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/71884