The purpose of this study was to analyze the preference of leader behavior styles according to the trait of soccer players.
The trait of soccer players was characterized by age, career of winning a prize, birth order. The classified five behavior sty...
The purpose of this study was to analyze the preference of leader behavior styles according to the trait of soccer players.
The trait of soccer players was characterized by age, career of winning a prize, birth order. The classified five behavior styles were training and instruction behavior, democratic behavior, autocratic behavior, social support behavior and positiv feedback behavior in the multidimensional model introduced by Chelladurai and Saleh(1980).
Total of 286 soccer players were answered to the questionnaire. All subjects were registered players at the federation of soccer and attended national tournament more than once.
The findings of this study were as follows:
1) In the preference of leader behavior style among the soccer players, training and instruction behavior was the most perceived behavior style. Democratic behavior, Positive feedback behavior, and social support behavior were preferred to be of second, third and fourth respectively. Autocratic behavior was the least preferred leader behavior style.
2) In the difference of leader behavior style according to the age of soccer players, middle school team preferred more than pro team in the training and instruction behavior, democratic behavior, and positive feedback behavior.
3) No significant difference was found according to the career of winning a prize and birth order of soccer players in the preference of leader behavior styles.