The purpose of this study was to analyze the preferring leader behavior styles according to the trait of exercise-performance in collegiate athletics. The trait of exercise - performance was characterized by Person-to-Person Sports, Individual Sports...
The purpose of this study was to analyze the preferring leader behavior styles according to the trait of exercise-performance in collegiate athletics. The trait of exercise - performance was characterized by Person-to-Person Sports, Individual Sports or Sports for Record dividing into two groups. The classified five behavior styles were Training and Instruction Behavior, Democratic Behavior, Autocratic Behavior, Social Support Behavior and Positive Feedback Behavior in the multidimensional model introduced by Chelladurai and Saleh(1980). A total of 415 college athletes including 230 Person-to-Person Sport players and 185 Individual Sports or Sport for Record players were answered to the questionnaire. All subjects were registered players at the federation of each sport and attended national tournament more than once. The findings of this study were as follows: 1) In the preferred leader behavior style of Person-to-Person Sports, Democratic Behavior was the most preferred behavior style. Positive Feedback Behavior, Training and Instruction 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 preferred leader behavior style of Individual Sports or Sports for Record, Democratic Behavior was the most preferred behavior style. Training and Instruction 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. 3) No difference was found between Person-to-Person Sport player group and Individual Sport or Sport for Record player group in the preference of leader behavior styles except Democratic Behavior.