Background: The evaluative nature of high performance (HP) sport fosters performance expectations that can be associated with harsh scrutiny, criticism, and job insecurity. In this context, (HP) sport is described as a highly competitive, complex, and turbulent work environment. The aim of this longitudinal, quantitative study was to explore whether HP coaches’ perceptions of job insecurity and job value incongruence in relation to work would predict their psychological well- and ill-being over time. Methods: HP coaches (n = 299) responded to an electronic questionnaire at the start, middle, and end of a competitive season, designed to measure the following: job insecurity, values, psychological well-being (vitality and satisfaction with work), and psychological ill-being (exhaustion and cynicism). Structural equation model analyses were conducted using Mplus. Results: Experiencing higher levels of job insecurity during the middle of the season significantly predicted an increase in coaches’ psychological ill-being, and a decrease in their psychological well-being at the end of the season. However, value incongruence did not have a significant longitudinal impact. Conclusions: These findings cumulatively indicate that coaches’ perceptions of job insecurity matter to their psychological health at work. Consequently, it is recommended that coaches and organizations acknowledge and discuss how to handle job security within the HP sport context.

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工作不安全感对高性能教练中心理健康和疾病的影响

背景：高性能（HP）运动的评估性质提高了对性能的期望，而这种期望可能与严格的审查，批评和工作不安全感相关。在这种情况下，（HP）运动被描述为竞争激烈，复杂而动荡的工作环境。这项纵向定量研究的目的是探讨HP教练对工作不安全感和与工作相关的工作价值不一致的看法是否可以预测他们随着时间的推移的心理健康状况。方法：HP教练（n= 299）在比赛季节的开始，中期和结束时对电子问卷进行了回复，旨在测量以下内容：工作不安全感，价值观，心理健康（活力和工作满意度）和心理不适（精疲力尽和犬儒主义）。使用Mplus进行结构方程模型分析。结果：在赛季中期经历更高水平的工作不安全感，显着预示了教练的心理疾病增加，并在赛季末降低了他们的心理健康。但是，价值不一致并没有明显的纵向影响。结论：这些发现累积表明，教练对工作不安全感的看法与其工作中的心理健康息息相关。所以，