Coach's Transformational Leadership and Athlete's Competitive Anxiety: A Sports Psychology Perspective
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Competitive anxiety is a common psychological factor experienced by athletes and can negatively impact their performance and safety during competitions. Salah satu faktor eksternal yang diduga berperan dalam pengelolaan kecemasan kompetitif adalah kepemimpinan transformasional pelatih. This study aims to investigate the role of transformational leadership in reducing competitive anxiety among athletes at the UPTD Keberbakatan Olahraga (KBOR) in West Sumatra. The study used a quantitative approach with a survey method. The population and sample of the study were all 96 athletes from 12 sports disciplines under the care of UPTD KBOR in the province of West Sumatra, selected using the total sampling technique. The instruments used were the Coach Transformational Leadership Scale and the Competitive Anxiety Scale. Data analysis was performed using simple linear regression with the help of SPSS version 22. The results of the study showed that transformational leadership by coaches has a significant negative impact on athletes' competitive anxiety (β = -0.283; p = 0.005), with a contribution of 8% (R² = 0.080). In other words, the higher the transformational leadership of the coach, the lower the competitive anxiety of the athlete. It was concluded that transformational leadership is one of the external factors that contribute to the psychological state of athletes when facing competition. Therefore, the development of coaching leadership competencies should be given serious attention in regional athlete training programs.
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