Leadership, Mental Toughness, and Attachment Relationship in the World Beach Volleyball Context

For a long time, competitive sport has focused only on aspects related to performance. However, studies in social psychology have indicated the importance of focusing human development athletes, which can occur through training environments that promote psychological well-being. Thus, this study aimed analyze impact coach-athlete attachment style, mediated by coach’s leadership mental toughness athletes world beach volleyball context. Elite (n = 65), participants World Tour 2018, were part study. The Coach-Athlete Attachment Scale (CAAS), Mental Toughness Index (MTI) and Leadership for Sport (LSS) used as instruments. data analyses we polychoric correlation bias-corrected factor score path analysis. Path analysis showed perceived secure was positively associated with athletes’ (0.24; 0.31; 0.25), but styles did not mediate relationship. anxious profiles, perception autocratic style (1.01; p 0.03), when their interaction is coaching-instruction. It concludes relationship bring increases levels athletic toughness, whereas insecure attachment, shown be highest toughness.