Table 2. Leadership Preferences based on Athlete’s and Coach’s Genders. Data are means (standard deviations).
| Athlete |
Coach |
n |
TI |
Demo |
Auto |
SS |
PF |
| Boy |
Male |
45 |
4.34 (1.11) |
3.78 (.96) |
3.61 (.91) |
3.77 (.89) |
3.91 (1.07) |
| Female |
31 |
4.61 (.87) |
4.19 (.81) |
3.72 (.92) |
4.13 (.83) |
4.24 (.78) |
| Girl |
Male |
42 |
4.59 (.95) |
4.09 (.84) |
3.80 (.90) |
4.06 (.81) |
4.08 (1.02) |
| Female |
48 |
4.38 (1.11) |
3.77 (.84) |
3.31 (.73) |
3.66 (.74) |
4.09 (1.02) |
| Sig. |
.138 |
.009* |
.029* |
.004* |
.307 |
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.* p < 0.05.
