Transformational leadership and task cohesion in sport: The mediating role of intrateam communication |
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| Authors: | Matthew J. Smith Calum A. Arthur James Hardy Nichola Callow David Williams |
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| Affiliation: | 1. University of Chichester, Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences, Bishop Otter Campus, College Lane, Chichester, West Sussex PO19 6PE, UK;2. Bangor University, Wales, Institute for the Psychology of Elite Performance, School of Sport Health and Exercise Sciences, George Building, Bangor, UK |
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| Abstract: | ObjectivesLittle is known about the mechanisms that might mediate the relationship between transformational leadership behaviors and follower outcomes in the sporting domain. The purpose of this study was to examine whether intrateam communication mediated the effects of transformational leadership behaviors on task cohesion.Design/MethodsA cross-sectional study of university level ultimate frisbee players (N = 199). Participants completed a measure assessing their perceptions of their captain's transformational leadership behaviors. Post-competition, participants completed measures assessing perceptions of intrateam communication and task cohesion within their own team.ResultsMultilevel analyses revealed intrateam communication to partially mediate the relationships between two of the transformational leadership behaviors and task cohesion.ConclusionsIntrateam communication is seen to be a mechanism that explains the relationship between transformational leadership and task cohesion. Overall, the results support and add to the range of positive effects associated with transformational leadership in sport, and are suggestive of interventions that may raise levels of team cohesion. |
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