Transformational Leadership Behavior and Turnover Intention in China Physical Education

Yuan Wang; Ti Hu

doi:10.12973/eurasia.2017.01070a

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Yuan Wang ¹, Ti Hu ¹ ^*

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¹ College of Physical Education and Sports, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, CHINA^* Corresponding Author

Abstract

High-level sports teams in universities are crucial for cultivating high-level athletes in China. Currently, coaches are the most direct managers of university (including colleges) sports teams in China, with their management styles and approaches having a direct impact on athletes’ psychology. This study focused on high-level university football teams and explored the impact of transformational leadership on athlete turnover intention. The mediating effect of the “coach–athlete relationship,” which helps establish and develop high-level university sports teams in China, was also examined. Overall, coaches with a transformational leadership style were found to have a significant effect on reducing athlete turnover intention and enhancing the coach–athlete relationship. In fact, the effect of coaches’ transformational leadership behavior on athlete turnover intention is mediated through the coach–athlete relationship.

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high-level university sports teams
transformational leadership behavior
turnover intention
coach–athlete relationship

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EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed, 2017, Volume 13, Issue 9, 6357-6368

https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2017.01070a

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Wang, Y., & Hu, T. (2017). Transformational Leadership Behavior and Turnover Intention in China Physical Education. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 13(9), 6357-6368. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2017.01070a

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Wang Y, Hu T. Transformational Leadership Behavior and Turnover Intention in China Physical Education. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2017;13(9):6357-68. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2017.01070a

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Wang, Yuan, and Ti Hu. "Transformational Leadership Behavior and Turnover Intention in China Physical Education". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education 2017 13 no. 9 (2017): 6357-6368. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2017.01070a

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Wang, Y., and Hu, T. (2017). Transformational Leadership Behavior and Turnover Intention in China Physical Education. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 13(9), pp. 6357-6368. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2017.01070a

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Wang, Yuan et al. "Transformational Leadership Behavior and Turnover Intention in China Physical Education". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 13, no. 9, 2017, pp. 6357-6368. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2017.01070a