Abstract
This study examined the perspective of the multi-dimensional model of leadership and paternalistic leadership with a focus on four relationships. First, it testified the relationship between congruence of requirement and actual behavior and athlete's satisfaction and performance. Second, it testified the relationship between trust in the leader and athlete's satisfaction and performance. Third, it testified the relationship between congruence of requirement and actual behavior and trust in the leader. Fourth, it testified the mediating effect of trust in the leader between congruence of requirement and the actual behavior and athlete's satisfaction and performance. Participants were college first-level volleyball players and directors of the athletic department. Paternalistic leadership, trust in the leader, and effectiveness (performances and satisfactions) were measured and the hierarchical regression was used for anglicizing the data. The results showed that congruence of paternalistic leadership had a significant impact upon athlete's satisfaction and performance and trust in the leader; trust in the leader had an impact upon athlete's satisfaction, and trust in the leader is a mediator between paternalistic leadership and satisfaction. The results were discussed and suggestions were made for future study and applications.