Leadership Styles and Grit Personality in Elite Taekwondo Coaches: A Cross-Sectional Correlational Study
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Leadership styles and grit personality are critical constructs in sport psychology and coaching effectiveness. This study aimed to determine the relationship between leadership styles and grit personality in elite taekwondo coaches. A quantitative, descriptive-correlational, cross-sectional design was applied to a sample of 20 coaches affiliated with USA Taekwondo (USAT). Leadership styles were assessed using the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ 5X), and grit personality was measured using the Grit Scale. Results revealed a statistically significant negative relationship between laissez-faire leadership and grit personality (p<0.001), including its subdimensions of consistency of interest and perseverance of effort. Coaches with higher grit scores were less likely to exhibit passive leadership behaviors. Transformational leadership emerged as the predominant style (M=3.20±0.59), while grit levels were high (M=4.25±0.44), particularly in perseverance (M=4.45±0.40). No significant associations were found between grit and transactional or transformational leadership. These findings suggest that higher levels of passion and perseverance are inversely associated with non-leadership tendencies, reinforcing the relevance of active leadership approaches in elite sport coaching contexts.
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