Raheleh Ghamsari Khavas - Department of Physical Education and sport science, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran,Iran
Lila Sabbaghian Rad - Department of Physical Education and sport science, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran,Iran
Amir Ahmad Mozaffari - Department of Physical Education and sport science, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran,Iran

Background: Examining coaches’ behaviors and leadership styles and their effects on a team’s behaviors, motivation, cohesion, and efficacy can help us improve coach-athlete relationship and team performance. Thus, the present research was conducted to examine the relationship between leadership styles, team cohesiveness, and collective efficacy in Iran’s Women’s Volleyball Premier League (WVPL).Materials and methods: This descriptive-correlational study used structural equations modeling. The population consistedof the athletes in WVPL (

Leadership style,team cohesion, collective efficacy, women’s volleyball