Context: The Dr. Leo Kannerhuis has developed a vision on disease management for people with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), the life coaching model. In this light we wanted to develop a digital coach which would enhance empowerment, lead to a possible improvement of the quality of life and a reduction of care consumption. Purpose: The main research question was: What is the effect of using di...

Within the self-determination theory (Deci & Ryan, 2000) framework, research has considered the consequences of coaches' autonomy supportive and controlling behaviors on various athlete outcomes (e.g., motivation and performance). The antecedents of such behaviors, however, have received little attention. Coaches (N = 443) from a variety of sports and competitive levels completed a self-report ...

Surgical training and board certification are based on 3 fundamental attributes: knowledge, judgement technical skill. has evolved into a highly structured program of defined knowledge areas, progressive clinical responsibility, minimum case volumes. Upon completion surgical training, surgeons go through process obtaining from an independent body entrusted by the public profession, to determine...

A parent recently sought help addressing an individual bullying her child. When she provided more details, it became apparent the bully was not another student, but rather a high school basketball coach. One afternoon, the mother was early picking up her daughter from practice, so she went into the gym. She found the head coach screaming at the team that they lacked intelligence and were lazy b...

Although social support is integral to the coaching process, there is only a limited understanding of the antecedents of perceived coach support. We applied generalizability theory to examine perceived coach support and its antecedents at perceiver, provider, and relational levels of analysis. Two studies were conducted in which athletes rated the degree to which they identified with a selectio...