Study title

Interaction Styles of Sport and Exercise Professionals 2021-2022

Dataset ID Number

FSD3716

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3716
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3716

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Hankonen, Nelli (University of Helsinki)
• Puolamäki, Melina (University of Helsinki)
• Palsola, Minttu (University of Helsinki)
• Renko, Elina (University of Helsinki)

Abstract

The study investigated the interaction styles used by physical education and sport professionals in different situations related to physical education and sport training. The survey was answered by physical education teachers, sports trainers and health professionals, with a separate questionnaire for each professional group, following the same pattern.

Different situations were presented in the questionnaires to find out the interaction styles of teachers, coaches and health professionals. In addition, the questionnaires presented four different teaching, coaching and mentoring styles, which were asked to be evaluated from different perspectives. Finally, they were asked about their experiences and views on teaching, coaching and counselling in physical education, as well as their own experiences and views on their own work.

The situations asked in the questionnaire for teachers were related to, for example, different behaviors of students and how the teacher would act and communicate in these situations. The questions also asked how the teacher communicated with students about issues such as classroom rules, lesson plans, test results, homework and related objectives. In the questionnaire for trainers, the situations were related to issues such as dealing with the different emotional and behavioral states of the athlete, performance levels and how to deal with them, motivation of the athlete and situations related to training. Whereas, in the questionnaire for health professionals, the situations were related to communicating with clients in relation to exercise and health advice.

Background variables included age, gender, type of employment, length of employment, work experience and educational level.

Keywords

exercise (physical activity); health; health advice; physical education; social interaction; social skills; social skills; sport; sports trainers

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Physical fitness and exercise (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Social behaviour and attitudes (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Individual datasets

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (D) available only by permission from the data depositor/creator.

Data Collector

• Puolamäki, Melina (University of Helsinki)
• Palsola, Minttu (University of Helsinki)
• Hankonen, Nelli (University of Helsinki)

Funders

• Ministry of Education and Culture (31228010091)

Time Period Covered

2021

Collection Dates

2021-04 – 2022-01

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Physical education teachers, sports trainers and health professionals (nurses and sports advisers)

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Availability

The trade unions of sport and physical education professionals sent out an invitation to their members via email and social media. 586 people responded to the survey.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI)

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Data File Language

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Data Version

1.0

Related Datasets

FSD3841 Interaction Styles of Sport and Exercise Professionals: Survey for Training Participants 2022

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

The researcher has anonymised direct and indirect identifiers from the data.

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

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Bibliographical Citation

Hankonen, Nelli (University of Helsinki) & Puolamäki, Melina (University of Helsinki) & Palsola, Minttu (University of Helsinki) & Renko, Elina (University of Helsinki): Interaction Styles of Sport and Exercise Professionals 2021-2022 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2024-08-07). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3716

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