ROLES OF COACH’S BEHAVIOUR IN AFFECTING THE PROSOCIAL AND ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOUR IN ATHLETES: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

Authors

  • Fariha Mohammad Fazilah
  • Jamilah Ahmad Radzi
  • Al Hafiz Abu Bakar
  • Ahmad Fikri Mohd Kassim

Keywords:

Prosocial behaviors, Antisocial behaviors, Coach’s behaviors, Athlete’s, Self-regulation, Moral behavior

Abstract

Prosocial and antisocial behaviour have been utilized in sports exploration to allude proactive
and inhibitive profound quality, whilst, individually with low degrees of antisocial behaviour
reflecting inhibitive ethical quality. A wide range of coaching conduct affects the behavioural
results of athletes. Athletes usually endorse sporting behaviour when coaches generate a
mastery climate that accentuates learning, effort and enhancement as keys to success. Contrary
to a performance climate that emphasises outperforming others and winning. Therefore, the
primary aim of this study is to examine the past literature about the roles of the coach’s
behaviour in affecting the prosocial and antisocial behaviour in athletes. This study carried
out an extensive online assessment of the data source (Scopus and Web of Science) and a
conference scheduled of possibly related papers. The search methods were restricted to studies
published in English with full-text availability. A total of 39 studies were chosen from 58 total
records. However, a few studies accepted for the review, of which two were selected in
qualitative synthesis and thirteen studies selected in the quantitative synthesis. In these two
published types of research, we filter out the data (Scopus and Web of Science). As a result, a
sample of 15 dissertations and theses selected for systematic quality analysis. The findings
systematically evaluate cross-sectional observation-based studies the coach-athlete
relationship may be critically significant for thoughtful athletes’ moral behavior in sport. Thus,
as a result, it is vital that the coaching approach may focus on the importance of establishing
a sports environment that promotes positive behaviors and enables athletes to acquire a feeling
of responsibility and self-regulation.

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Published

2023-03-15

How to Cite

ROLES OF COACH’S BEHAVIOUR IN AFFECTING THE PROSOCIAL AND ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOUR IN ATHLETES: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW. (2023). Malaysian Journal of Sport Science and Recreation, 19(1), 1-25. https://journal.uitm.edu.my/ojs/index.php/MJSSR/article/view/6190