When Trust in the Leader Matters: The Moderated-Mediation Model of Team Performance and Trust. Issue 2 (3rd April 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Mach, Merce; Lvina, Elena
• Is Part Of: Journal of applied sport psychology. Volume 29:Issue 2(2017)
• Page Start: 134
• Page End: 149
• Publication Date: 2017-04-03
• Subjects: Sports -- Psychological aspects -- Periodicals; Exercise -- Psychological aspects -- Periodicals; 796.019
• DOI: 10.1080/10413200.2016.1196765
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1041-3200

Abstract

Abstract : This study contributes to the sport and team literature by exploring the conditions in which trust in a leader translates into trust in a team and subsequent team performance. Findings from 709 athletes on 74 basketball teams demonstrated that trust in the coach represents a critical antecedent of team trust, especially when the team's past performance has been poor. We also found a combined effect of the level and consensus in trust on team performance. Practical implications suggest that a coach needs to ensure that every player, rather than just some or even the majority of individual team members, trusts him or her and the team.