| Successful Tunisian athletes | Less successful Tunisian athletes | Foreign athletes | Comparison | |
Closeness | Closeness of the athlete towards his trainer | 8.45 ± 0.92 | 8.46 ± 0.69 | 8.75 ± 0.63 | F = 1.37 N.S |
Closeness of the trainer towards his athlete | 8.18 ± 0.95 | 7.92 ± 1.06 | 8.56 ± 0.56 | F = 3.47 p < 0.036 | |
Commitment | Commitment of the athlete to his trainer | 4.02 ± 1.37 | 3.64 ± 0.86 | 6.75 ± 2.79 | F = 21.55 p < 0.001 |
Commitment of the trainer to his athlete | 3.80 ± 1.36 | 3.61 ± 0.38 | 6.69 ± 2.84 | F = 23.01 p < 0.001 | |
Complementarity | The athlete completes the trainer | 7.89 ± 0.82 | 7.58 ± 0.88 | 8.56 ± 0.78 | F = 9.44 p < 0.001 |
The trainer completes the athlete | 8.15 ± 0.78 | 7.72 ± 0.62 | 8.39 ± 0.81 | F = 5.34 p < 0.001 |