고등학교 야구선수들이 지각한 지도자의 변혁적리더십이 자아탄력성, 운동열정 및 팀 응집력에 미치는 영향

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate the causal relationship between the transformational leadership of high school baseball players perceived by ego resilience, exercise passion and team cohesion, and to provide psychological basic information and important implications to the leaders who teach baseball players. In this study, the questionnaire was retrieved by using the purposeful sampling method in area of B, K, T high school baseball players in 2019. After describing the purpose and intention of the research and receiving the research ethics agreement, the self-administration method of instrument was enacted. A total of 324 students were sampled, and 24 subjects whose responses were judged to be poor or unreliable were excluded from the analysis and 300 were selected as the final validity sample. The data were analyzed using the five Likert-type scale and Window SPSS program 22.0 and AMOS 22.0 as the data analysis method. The data processing method is as follows. First, frequency analysis was conducted to identify general characteristics of the subjects. Second, we conducted exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis to verify construct validity and goodness of fit by factor, and verified Cronbach's α coefficient of reliability to analyze internal consistency. Third, Pearson's correlation analysis was conducted to verify the correlation between the variables of transformational leadership, ego resilience, exercise passion and team cohesiveness of coaches perceived by high school baseball players. Fourth, structural equation modeling was conducted to verify causality between variables. All statistical significance was set at p <.05. The conclusion can be summarized as follows. First, transformational leadership has a positive effect on ego resilience and team cohesiveness. Second, transformational leadership has a positive effect on exercise passion and team cohesion. Third, ego resilience and exercise passion showed a partial mediating effect in relation to transformational leadership and team cohesion. As a result of this study, it is suggested that baseball leaders should demonstrate transformational leadership to the athletes in the field to enhance team cohesion, lead to self confidence, satisfaction and ultimate goal performance improvement. Especially, It is important to emphasize the importance of improving ego resilience and exercise passion, which is an important psychological variable, and to apply various psychological skills training programs suitable for individuals.