Research On The Influence Of Leadership Behavior On Group Performance In Sports Training Group

The high-quality promotion of the national fitness strategy has significantly improved the people’s physical fitness and health,and sports and exercise groups have become an important vehicle for the public to build up their physical fitness,entertainment and social activities.In the face of increasingly abundant sports activities,how to effectively improve group performance and fitness quality is a long-term problem that exercise groups need to pay attention to.Relevant studies have shown that leadership behavior plays an important role in predicting performance among many factors affecting performance,but the mechanism of leadership behavior affecting group performance has not been confirmed.In view of this,this paper takes leadership behavior as an independent variable and adds group identity and group cohesion as mediating variables to explore the relationship,mechanism and effect between group leadership behavior and group performance of physical exercise.In this study,group leadership behavior questionnaire,group identity questionnaire,group cohesion questionnaire and group performance questionnaire were selected as measurement tools,and 41 exercise groups in six cities of Weifang,Qingdao,Rizhao,Yantai,Jinan and Jining,which have a profound foundation for mass sports development in Shandong Province,were selected as objects to conduct investigation through a combination of online and offline methods.Based on the review of relevant literature on leadership behavior and group performance,a theoretical model of group leadership behavior and group performance in physical exercise is constructed.This model takes leadership behavior as the independent variable,group performance as the dependent variable,and group identity and group cohesion as the intermediary variable,and further explores the mechanism of action between variables.This paper reveals the predictive effect of physical exercise group leadership behavior on group performance and the mediating effect of group identity and group cohesion.In this study,confirmatory factor analysis,Pearson correlation analysis,linear regression,Bootstrap mediation effect test and other statistical methods were used to explore the relationship,mechanism and effect between group leadership behavior and group performance of physical exercise.Research results:(1)The average score of leadership behavior and group performance of physical exercise group members in Shandong Province was 3.59 and 3.60 respectively.Leadership behavior had significant differences in education level,group type,group size and stability of activity location(p < 0.05);There were significant differences in group performance in gender,group type,number of exercises,time to join the group,group size and stability of activity place(p < 0.05).(2)Group leadership behavior,group identity and group cohesion were significantly positively correlated with group performance(0.352 < r < 0.684,p <0.01).The regression coefficient between leadership behavior and group performance was 0.620(Beta=0.513,p < 0.01).(3)The total effect value of leadership behavior of physical exercise on group performance was 0.620.(4)The direct effect value of physical exercise group leadership behavior on group performance was 0.257,accounting for 41.45% of the total effect;The total indirect effect value was 0.362,accounting for 58.39% of the total effect.The indirect effect value of simple intermediary group identification was 0.109,accounting for17.58% of the total effect.The indirect effect value of simple intermediate group cohesion was 0.165,accounting for 26.61% of the total effect.The indirect effect value of group identity and group cohesion was 0.086,accounting for 13.87% of the total effect.Research conclusion:(1)The leadership behavior and group performance scores of the members of the physical exercise groups in Shandong Province reached above the medium level.(2)Physical exercise group leadership behavior has a significant positive predictive effect on group performance.(3)Physical exercise group leadership behavior can directly affect group performance,can also influence group performance through the simple mediation of group identity and group cohesion,and can also influence group performance through the chain mediation of group identity and group cohesion.(4)The effect size of the influence of group leadership behavior on group performance shows that the indirect effect is greater than the direct effect.Among indirect effects,group cohesion is the largest,followed by group identity,and the third is the chain intermediary between group identity and group cohesion,indicating that group cohesion has an important mediating effect.Main recommendations:(1)Leaders of physical exercise groups should improve the appeal of words and deeds,care for members with practical actions,motivate members with virtue,attract members with personality charm,maintain harmonious relations with members,and implement constructive leadership behaviors.(2)Group exercisers should consciously internalize membership,actively participate in group activities,take the initiative to help partners with low exercise foundation,warmly accept new teammates to join the group,and regard the exercise group as a big family to enhance group identity.(3)Physical exercise groups should enhance fitness attraction and social attraction,enhance members’ sense of belonging and affinity through multiple ways,actively carry out internal communication activities,cultivate high-quality sports friendship,build a unique,warm and valuable exercise group,and promote group cohesion.