The relationship between speed skating coach leadership behavior and athletes’ engagement: the mediating role of athlete psychological fatigue

This study found significant correlations between coach leadership behavior, athlete psychological fatigue, and athlete engagement, as well as among their respective dimensions. Each dimension of coach leadership behavior could directly influence both athlete engagement and athlete psychological fatigue, while each dimension of athlete psychological fatigue was directly associated with athlete engagement. Athlete psychological fatigue exerted a partial mediating effect in the relationship between coach leadership behavior and athlete engagement.