Social Agents’ Influence on Self-Perceived Good and Bad Behavior of American Youth Involved in Sport: Developmental Level, Gender, and Competitive Level Effects

Autor:	Martha E. Ewing, Daniel Gould, Eric M. Martin
Rok vydání:	2014
Předmět:	Agency (sociology) Self perceived Coaching education Psychology Nationwide survey Positive Youth Development Practical implications Social psychology Applied Psychology Social agents Developmental psychology
Zdroj:	The Sport Psychologist. 28:111-123
ISSN:	1543-2793 0888-4781
Popis:	Significant social agents are thought to play a vital role in youth development (Brustad, Babkes, & Smith, 2001). The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) commissioned a nationwide survey to examine the effect significant social agents had on youth sport behavior. In Phase I, initial data were collected and results were published in the Journal of Coaching Education (2011). The results of the previous analyses were largely descriptive, and further analyses were desired. Therefore, the current study (Phase II) is a secondary but more in-depth data analysis of the initial data collected by the USADA. Phase II analyses (n = 3379, Mage = 12.23, SD = 2.78) revealed that youth sport coaches have the greatest positive influence on youth followed closely by parents, but all of the significant social agents, to different extents, were seen as more positive than negative by youth. Results varied by developmental level, gender, and competitive level. Results, limitations, and practical implications are discussed.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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