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ERIC Number: EJ740140
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005
Pages: 10
Abstractor: Author
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0031-8981
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Relational Demography in Coaching Dyads
Sagas, Michael; Paetzold, Ramona; Ashley, Frank
Physical Educator, v62 n2 p103-112 Spr 2005
The decline in the proportion of female head coaches in the intercollegiate ranks is one of the most significant issues in the realm of women's sports today. To extend the body of research that has studied this topic, we investigated the impact relational demographic effects on the work attitudes of coaches, which differs from previous research that has generally studied only categorical demography (e.g., gender effects). Current assistant coaches in four intercollegiate women's sports teams (basketball, volleyball, softball, and soccer) were surveyed (N = 400). The impact of six different relational demographics was assessed on the two important work-related outcomes of perceived supervisor support and head coaching aspirations. Results indicated that with regard to relational demographics it appears that demographic diversity in dyadic relationships does not appear to be hindering the careers of assistant coaches as relational effects were not found in either of the outcomes. (Contains 3 tables.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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