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Peer reviewedSmith, Ronald E.; Smoll, Frank L. – Developmental Psychology, 1990
Studied the attraction responses of child athletes to coaches who differed in their behavior patterns during the season. Children with low self-esteem responded positively to coaches with high self-esteem and negatively to coaches with low self-esteem on the instructiveness and supportiveness dimensions. Moderate- and high-self-esteem children…
Descriptors: Athletes, Athletic Coaches, Baseball, Behavior Patterns
