Development of the Assessment of Coach Emotions systematic observation instrument: A tool to evaluate coaches’ emotions in the youth sport contextShow others and affiliations
2016 (English)In: International journal of sports science & coaching, ISSN 1747-9541, E-ISSN 2048-397X, Vol. 11, no 6, p. 859-871Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Current research on emotions in sport focuses heavily on athletes’ intrapersonal emotion regulation; however, interpersonal consequences of emotion regulation are garnering recent attention. As leaders in sport, coaches have the opportunity to regulate not only their own emotions, but also those of athletes, officials, and spectators. As such, the present study set out to develop an observational tool, demonstrating evidence of validity and reliability, for measuring coaches’ overt emotions in the youth sport context. Categories were derived and refined through extensive literature and video review, resulting in 12 categories of behavioural content and eight emotion modifiers (Neutral, Happy, Affectionate, Alert, Tense, Anxious, Angry and Disappointed). The final coding system is presented herein, complete with supporting evidence for validity and reliability. As a tool for both researchers and practitioners in sport, the Assessment of Coach Emotions (ACE) offers enhanced insight into the contextual qualities underlying coaches’ interactive behaviours.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Sage Publications, 2016. Vol. 11, no 6, p. 859-871
Keywords [en]
Anxiety, affect, anger, coach-athlete interactions, communication, emotional regulation, hedonic tone
National Category
Applied Psychology
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-129470DOI: 10.1177/1747954116676113ISI: 000391792000012Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85014352327OAI: oai:DiVA.org:umu-129470DiVA, id: diva2:1061001
2016-12-302016-12-302023-03-24Bibliographically approved