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标题：Perceptions of Stress of Swedish Volunteer Youth Soccer Coaches
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作者：Krister Hertting ; Stefan Wagnsson ; Karin Grahn 等
期刊名称：Sports
电子版ISSN：2075-4663
出版年度：2020
卷号：8
期号：11
页码：146-156
DOI：10.3390/sports8110146
出版社：MDPI Publishing
摘要：Background: The work of a coach can be stressful, and little is known about how volunteer coaches in child and youth soccer perceive stress. Therefore, the overall aim of this study was to explore perceptions of stress among Swedish volunteer youth soccer coaches. Methods: An online questionnaire was distributed to 1514 soccer coaches of which 688 (78% men and 22% women; 4% 51 years) with non-profit positions responded. Results: Findings indicate that participants in general do not feel excessively stressed by being a volunteer youth soccer coach (M = 2.20; SD = 0.93; Min = 1; Max = 5), and no significant differences in perceived stress level were found based on gender, age, ethnicity, educational level or occupation. Multiple regression analysis showed that demands from employment (β = 0.24, p < 0.001), difficulty catching up with the family (β = 0.22, p < 0.001), not having enough time to plan activities (β = 0.13, p < 0.001), feeling pressured when selecting the team (β = 0.09, p = 0.013) and own demands to achieve good results (β = 0.07, p = 0.045), significantly contributed to perceptions of stress among the investigated youth sport coaches. Conclusions: The results shed light on the important aim that sport clubs develop holistic strategies when recruiting and retaining coaches and for other functions concerning child and youth soccer teams.
关键词：coaching; soccer; youth sport; voluntary coaches; stress coaching ; soccer ; youth sport ; voluntary coaches ; stress