Coaching beyond gender: a mixed-methods study of relational quality and mental toughness in adolescent female basketball players in Turkey

The findings suggest that female coaches are statistically associated with enhanced relational environments, which in turn appear to co-occur with greater mental toughness in adolescent female athletes. These patterns underscore the need for culturally sensitive coach education programs that emphasize relational competence and support female leadership in youth sport systems.

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BMC Psychology
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2025-12-24
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https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-025-03893-5
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Sport Psychology and Performance
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Coaching beyond gender: a mixed-methods study of relational quality and mental toughness in adolescent female basketball players in Turkey

Nuri Karabulut, Yasin Akinci
BMC Psychology
Sport Psychology and Performance
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Coaching beyond gender: a mixed-methods study of relational quality and mental toughness in adolescent female basketball players in Turkey

Nuri Karabulut, Yasin Akinci
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Abstract

The findings suggest that female coaches are statistically associated with enhanced relational environments, which in turn appear to co-occur with greater mental toughness in adolescent female athletes. These patterns underscore the need for culturally sensitive coach education programs that emphasize relational competence and support female leadership in youth sport systems.

BMC PsychologyVol. 14(1)
Usak University (TR), Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport (PL)
Gender equality
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Sport Psychology and Performance
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Coaching beyond gender: a mixed-methods study of relational quality and mental toughness in adolescent female basketball players in Turkey — Nuri Karabulut, Yasin Akinci · BMC Psychology (2025) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS