A study on the influence of coach's leadership behavioral styles and organizational commitment on athlete's satisfaction of college track and field athletes in Taiwan

The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of coach's leadership behavioral styles and organizational commitment on athlete's satisfaction of college track and field athletes in Taiwan. There were total of 326 athletes from National Taiwan Sports University (Taoyuan), Taipei Physical Education College, National Taiwan Sports University (Taichung), and National Changhua University of Education included in this study. There were four questionnaires utilized for data collection: A demographic survey, Leadership Scale for Sports (LSS), Athlete Organizational Commitment scale, and Athlete Satisfaction Scale. The data received from the survey was analyzed using the SPSS 16.0. Demographic variables, reliability analysis, multiple regression, and MANOVA analysis were conducted to evaluate the survey data.;The analysis of the results indicated there were significant differences regarding leadership according to gender and the different track and field events the athletes competed in. Moreover, a coach's training and instruction behavior and positive feedback were the key elements to influence college track and field athletes' satisfaction.