Data from University of Extremadura Provide New Insights into Sports Psychology (The Role of Athlete Leadership Quality In the Characteristics of Team Resilience In Elite Soccer Teams: a Cross-sectional and Longitudinal Mediation of Team...).

A study conducted by researchers at the University of Extremadura in Caceres, Spain, explores the relationship between athlete leadership quality and team resilience in elite soccer teams. The study found that athlete leadership qualities were positively related to resilience and negatively related to vulnerability under pressure. Team identification was shown to mediate these relationships. The research suggests that considering leader quality perceptions can be beneficial for practitioners during competition. The study was published in the Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology and was funded by the Junta de Extremadura and the European Union. [Extracted from the article]