Research on Educational Sport

Designing the Self-leadership Model of Elite Athletes (Based on Grounded theory Approach)

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 PhD in Sports Management, Urmia University

2 Professor in Sports Management, Urmia University

3 Assistant Professor of Sports Management, University of Tabriz

4 Associate Professor of Sports Management, University of Tehran

Abstract
Self-leadership is one of theories of leadership, which refers to the process of influencing oneself. Accordingly, the aim of the present study was to design the self- leadership model of elite athletes to determine how elite athletes can use this phenomenon. The present study was conducted qualitatively and by the classic (emerging) grounded theory. 19 experts were interviewed by semi-structured interviews using targeted sampling method and data gathering were completed by the theoretical saturation criterion. A set of open, selective, and theoretical coding methods were used to analyze the qualitative data. The trustworthiness of the findings was confirmed by various methods and calculation of agreement coefficient. According to the results, 93 final codes were created and the self-leadership of elite athletes included four types of cognitive control (13 codes), behavioral control (15 codes), emotional control (8 codes) and managerial control (10 codes), and behavioral control was selected as the main category. Also, two types of environmental and personal constraints (17 codes) have adverse effects on the self-leadership ability of athletes. Self-leadership of athletes can be developed by training and reinforcement strategies (15 codes). Ultimately, the self-leadership of athletes has three positive consequences (15 codes): improved performance, self-esteem, and success, which is success is final than the others. Findings can be considered as the basis for further research and guidance for practical.

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Research on Educational Sport
Volume 8, Issue 21 - Serial Number 21
December 2020
Pages 115-138

  • Receive Date 28 June 2020
  • Revise Date 19 August 2020
  • Accept Date 23 August 2020

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