This study aims to investigate the serial mechanism constituted by psychological safety as an antecedent of intra-team learning behaviors in the relationship between team leader coaching behaviors and team performance.
Cross-sectional data was collected from 72 Romanian work teams. Team members rated the team leader’s coaching behaviors, psychological safety and intra-team learning behaviors (N = 256). Team leaders provided data on team performance (N = 72).
Results revealed that team leader coaching behaviors were positively and only indirectly related to team performance. The significant paths consisted of intra-team learning behaviors and psychological safety as an antecedent of intra-team learning behaviors.
These findings underscore the benefits of team coaching in the form of team leader coaching behaviors on team performance through psychological safety and intra-team learning behaviors.
