Memorable Messages of Social Support That Former High School Athletes Received From Their Head Coaches
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13049264 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gregory A Cranmer (0000-0001-5389-2688, Clemson University, corresponding author), Christine K Anzur (0000-0003-4591-647X, West Virginia University), Michael Sollitto (Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 604-621 |
| Publication date | 2016-04-10 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Communication & Sport (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2167-4795 • E-ISSN: 2167-4809 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/2167479516641934 |
| OpenAlex | W2320885018 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 32 |
Social support is an important resource that coaches provide to athletes. However, the specific messages that coaches utilize to support athletes have remained overlooked. This study examines the memorable messages (i.e., enduring and influential messages) of informational, esteem, and emotional support that former high school athletes recall receiving from their head coaches. To accomplish this purpose, messages were inductively derived from 102 former high school athletes via open-ended questionnaires. These data were subjected to open and axial coding. Results indicate that athletes recall informational support messages that tell them how to play, be successful, and relate to others; esteem support messages that emphasize their abilities to succeed, encourage intangible qualities, and reinforce relationships with others; and emotional support messages that improve their well-being, praise them, help improve their performances, and deal with their poor performances. This study ultimately reinforces the use of message-based approaches for understanding athlete–coach interactions as well as highlights the specific types of prosocial messages that coaches can utilize to support athletes and improve their coaching effectiveness
Athletes · Coaching · Cognitive psychology · Physical therapy · Praise · Prosocial behavior · Psychotherapist · Recall · Social support · Applied Psychology · Medicine · Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports · Psychology · Social Psychology · Sport Psychology and Performance · Sports, Gender, and Society
Extending the Roots of Memorable Messages
Longevity of high school teacher messaging during crisis
Communication for the win
The Role of Closure, Athletic Identity, and Social Support on Student-Athletes’ Mental Health During Their Socialization Out of Sports
Parent Attitudes Toward Sport Coach Communication and Knowledge
“Maybe He was a Mercenary All Along”
Task and Social Determinants of Coaches’ Reports of Leader-Member Exchange
Division-I Student-Athletes’ Affective and Cognitive Responses to Receiving Confirmation From Their Head Coach
NPCs in video games
Effects of Cohesion With Teammates on Division-I Student-Athletes’ Mental Health
Communicating Social Support
“Memorable” Messages
Explaining Variations in the Effects of Supportive Messages A Dual-Process Framework
A Continuation of Sport Teams From an Organizational Perspective
Reflections on Communication and Sport
Sports Teams as Organizations
Memorable messages as guides to self‐assessment of behavior
| Unique citing works | 10 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1.43 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |