ERIC Number: EJ966005
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Mar
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Where Are the Women in Women's Sports? Predictors of Female Athletes' Interest in a Coaching Career
Moran-Miller, Kelli; Flores, Lisa Y.
Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, v82 n1 p109-117 Mar 2011
In this study, we used social cognitive career theory (Lent, Brown, & Hackett, 1994) to examine the development of female athletes' career interest in coaching and, specifically, the impact of contextual factors (female coaching role models, working hours, and perceived discrimination) on coaching self-efficacy and outcome expectations. Participants were 205 predominantly White, heterosexual female student athletes. A path analysis indicated that role models and working hours predicted coaching self-efficacy, which predicted coaching outcome expectations. Additionally, coaching self-efficacy, coaching outcome expectations, and contextual factors predicted coaching interest. Practical implications are discussed as well as suggestions for further research in this relatively unexplored area. (Contains 2 figures and 2 tables.)
Descriptors: Role Models, Womens Athletics, Females, Self Efficacy, Athletes, Path Analysis, Athletic Coaches, Social Cognition, Whites, Working Hours, Prediction, Context Effect, Career Choice, Surveys
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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