Table 1. Group means (standard deviations) for preferred coaching behavior.
| Group |
Group |
n |
TI |
Demo |
Auto |
SS |
PF |
| Total |
167 |
4.47 (1.03) |
3.93 (.88) |
3.59 (.87) |
3.88 (.83) |
4.07 (.99) |
| Gender |
Boys |
76 |
4.45 (1.02) |
3.95 (.92) |
3.66 (.91) |
3.92 (.88) |
4.05 (.97) |
| Girls |
91 |
4.48 (1.04) |
3.92 (.85) |
3.54 (.84) |
3.85 (.80) |
4.08 (1.01) |
| Sig. |
|
.869 |
.826 |
.400 |
.583 |
.840 |
| Competition level |
Elementary |
78 |
4.42 (1.10) |
3.85 (.98) |
3.53 (.97) |
3.86 (.88) |
4.08 (.98) |
| High School |
89 |
4.51 (.96) |
4.01 (.79) |
3.65 (.78) |
3.90 (.79) |
4.05 (1.00) |
| Sig. |
|
.571 |
.239 |
.372 |
.772 |
.831 |
| Task dependency |
Singles only |
36 |
4.63 (.94) |
4.08 (.84) |
3.79 (.90) |
4.08 (.78) |
4.19 (.89) |
| Doubles only |
31 |
4.46 (.97) |
3.99 (.80) |
3.56 (.76) |
3.80 (.80) |
3.98 (.96) |
| Both |
100 |
4.41 (1.07) |
3.86 (.92) |
3.53 (.89) |
3.83 (.86) |
4.05 (1.04) |
| Sig. |
|
.555 |
.391 |
.312 |
.252 |
.670 |
| Playing experience |
1–3 years |
60 |
4.48 (1.02) |
3.90 (.88) |
3.56 (.90) |
3.89 (.84) |
4.13 (.90) |
| 4–6 years |
67 |
4.35 (1.13) |
3.84 (.95) |
3.57 (.90) |
3.83 (.87) |
3.90 (1.16) |
| ≥7 |
38 |
4.64 (.84) |
4.11 (.75) |
3.64 (.80) |
3.92 (.78) |
4.25 (.79) |
| Sig. |
|
.376 |
.303 |
.907 |
.856 |
.177 |
| Coach Gender |
Male |
87 |
4.46 (1.04) |
3.93 (.91) |
3.71 (.91) |
3.91 (.86) |
3.99 (1.04) |
| Female |
80 |
4.47 (1.02) |
3.93 (.85) |
3.47 (.82) |
3.85 (.81) |
4.15 (.93) |
| Sig. |
|
.976 |
.989 |
.081 |
.651 |
.316 |
TI = training and instruction; Demo = Democratic behavior; Auto = Autocratic behavior; SS = Social support; PF = Positive feedback. 1 = never; 2 = seldom; 3 = occasionally; 4 = often; 5 = always.
