Swedish youth football players` attitudes towards moral decision in sport as predicted by the parent-initiated motivational climate
(Die Einstellung schwedischer Jugendfußballspieler zu moralischen Entscheidungen im Sport, die durch ein von den Eltern initiiertes motivierendes Klima bestimmt werden)
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to examine associations between late adolescent football players` perceptions of the motivational climate - as initiated by mothers and fathers - and attitudes towards moral decision making in sports.
Design: Cross-sectional.
Methods: Participants were 213 Swedish football players (144 males, 67 females) aged 16-19 years who completed measures assessing perceived parent-initiated motivational climate (i.e., success-without-effort climate [SWEC]; worry conducive climate [WCC]; and learning/enjoyment climate [LEC]) and attitudes towards moral decision-making in sport (i.e., acceptance of cheating [AOC]; acceptance of gamesmanship [AOG] and keeping winning in proportion [KWIP]).
Results: Canonical correlations demonstrated moderate positive relations between parent-initiated-both mother and father-performance climates (WCC and SWEC) and AOC and AOG. Moreover, the relationship between mother and father-initiated learning/enjoyment climate (LEC) were shown to be moderately and positively associated with the prosocial attitude dimension of KWIP. Results also showed that a mother-initiated LEC and a mother-initiated SWEC were stronger predictors of the criterion variables (AOC, AOG, and KWIP) than equivalent father-initiated climate dimensions.
Conclusions: The results highlight the importance of considering the relationship between parent-initiated climates-especially initiated by mothers-and the development of moral decision-making among youth football players.
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Schlagworte: | Schweden Fußball Nachwuchsleistungssport Motivation Moral |
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Notationen: | Sozial- und Geisteswissenschaften Spielsportarten |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.psychsport.2016.05.003 |
Veröffentlicht in: | Psychology of Sport and Exercise |
Veröffentlicht: |
2016
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Jahrgang: | 25 |
Seiten: | 110-114 |
Dokumentenarten: | Artikel |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Level: | hoch |