The art of athlete leadership: Identifying high-quality athlete leadership at the individual and team level through social network analysis

Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 274-290

  Fransen, Katrien ^a   Van Puyenbroeck, Stef ^a   Loughead, Todd M ^b   Vanbeselaere, Norbert ^a   De Cuyper, Bert ^a   Broek, Gert Vande ^a   Boen, Filip ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

Athlete leaders; Leader attributes; Leader characteristics; Leadership roles; Shared leadership; Sport psychology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LEADERSHIP; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LEADERSHIP; MALE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPORTS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84928664817     PISSN: 08952779     EISSN: 15432904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jsep.2014-0259     Document Type: Article

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