The impact of adolescent sports coaches’ social support on athletic achievement, self-esteem, sports satisfaction, and performance

This study aims to provide academic foundational data to understand adolescent athletes and aid in their development as better sports players by investigating how social support from coaches influences athletic achievement, self-esteem, sports satisfaction, and performance. The research categorized social support from coaches into emotional, evaluative, material, and informational dimensions. This study examined which components of this social support affect athletic achievement, self-esteem, sports satisfaction, and performance among adolescent sports players. Data collection included 360 students from various middle and high schools in Seoul, Gyeonggi, Chungbuk, Chungnam, Gyeongbuk, and Gyeongnam, with data from 343 participants used for final analysis. Data analysis involved frequency analysis, exploratory factor analysis, reliability analysis, correlation analysis, and multiple regression analysis using SPSS 26.0. The study findings are as follows. First, adolescent sports coaches&quot informational, material, and emotional support significantly influence athletic achievement. Second, coaches&quot evaluative, informational, and emotional support significantly influence self-esteem. Third, coaches&quot evaluative, informational, and material support significantly influence sports satisfaction. Fourth, coaches&quot evaluative, informational, and material support significantly influence sports performance.