@article{Ishikawa,2013Coaching,
abstract = {Coaching that originated in the sports field has been attracting attention from the  business community in Japan, and practical activities have been actively taking place. Academic research on coaching however remains scarce. The present study aimed to collect preliminary data that can be used for the future development of coaching psychology. Two hundred and eighteen workers from the Tokyo metropolitan area participated in this study (Mean age = 38.5 years, SD = 10.3 years). The self-report questionnaire contained questions concerning the experience of individual/group coaching, the awareness and perception of coaching and its effects, what is expected of a coach, intention to implement coaching in the workplace and obstacles to implementation. The results demonstrated that coaching received favourable evaluation for its perceived effect on individuals and a greater effect on organizations.   Nevertheless, intention to implement coaching in the workplace was unfavourable.  ‘Contents of a coaching programme are unclear’ and ‘unlikely to improve existing problems’ were cited as the primary obstacles to implementation.  The results also indicated that psychological knowledge is not required for acquiring a coaching qualification. The findings from this exploratory study suggest that coaching psychology needs to accumulate evidence-based research findings and disseminates concrete information in Japan. },
author = {Ishikawa, R. and Matsuda, Y. and Kamba, N. and Suzuki, A.},
title = {The awareness and perception of coaching psychology in Japan: Towards the further development of coaching psychology},
number = {1},
journal = {Coaching Psychology International},
keywords = {awareness and perception of coaching; Japanese workers; self-report questionnaire},
year = {2013},
language = {English},
url = {researchportal.coachfederation.org/Document/NoPublicAccess},
volume = {6}
}