Coaching and well-being: A brief review of existing evidence, relevant theory and implications for practitioners
RIS ID
76620
Abstract
THIS chapter is about coaching and its influence on human functioning and well-being. The chapter is presented in two sections. In the first section coaching is defined and accompanied by a brief description of its essential practices, along with a review of what is currently known empirically about its impact on human functioning and well-being. Having reviewed some evidence that supports the efficacy of coaching, the second section will focus on the important question: Why does coaching work? In proposing an answer to this question we will draw upon self-determination theory (SDT; Deci & Ryan, 1985), a metatheory of human functioning that we believe helps to theoretically ground the practice of coaching. We hope that this discussion will provide both a good general introduction to the field in its current state and stimulate an understanding of why coaching effectively contributes to well-being.
Publication Details
Spence, G. B. & Grant, A. M. (2012). Coaching and well-being: A brief review of existing evidence, relevant theory and implications for practitioners. In S. David, I. Boniwell & A. Conley Ayers (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Happiness (pp. 1009-1025). Oxford: Oxford University Press.