Missing Out, as Well: The Absence of Youth Sports and Its Effect on Parents During the COVID-19 Global Pandemic

IF 1.6 4区心理学 Q3 HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM

Sport Psychologist Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI:10.1123/tsp.2022-0088

Niel Strydom, Alex Murata, Jean Côté

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Abstract

In December of 2019, COVID-19 began spreading globally. As a result, many youth sport organizations were forced to halt programming. While unfortunate, this imposed disengagement from youth sport provided an opportunity to explore what youth sport means to parents, being that this was the first time many were without it. As such, researchers aimed to explore the attitudes and perceptions of youth sport parents regarding their child’s sport participation in its absence. Semistructured interviews were conducted to explore these perceptions, and three themes were constructed through thematic analysis. Findings suggest that sport parents miss their experiences as “live-in” sports fans of their child’s sport participation due to the absence of their spectator experiences, social opportunities, and feelings of success, which drive their motivation for continued involvement. Understanding parental motivations to support youth sport participation may lead future researchers to uncovering the influences of parental behavior in the youth sport context.

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错失:2019冠状病毒病全球大流行期间青少年体育运动的缺失及其对父母的影响

2019年12月，COVID-19开始在全球传播。结果，许多青年体育组织被迫停止节目编制。虽然不幸的是，这种对青少年体育的强制脱离提供了一个探索青少年体育对父母意味着什么的机会，因为这是许多人第一次没有它。因此，研究人员的目的是探讨青少年体育父母对他们的孩子在缺席的体育参与的态度和看法。通过半结构化访谈来探讨这些认知，并通过主题分析构建了三个主题。研究结果表明，体育父母错过了他们作为“住家”体育迷参与孩子体育活动的经历，因为他们缺乏观众经验、社交机会和成功的感觉，而这些正是推动他们继续参与体育活动的动力。理解父母支持青少年参与体育运动的动机可能会引导未来的研究者揭示父母行为对青少年体育运动的影响。

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来源期刊

Sport Psychologist 医学-心理学

CiteScore

2.80

自引率

6.20%

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审稿时长

>12 weeks

期刊介绍： TSP is a scholarly refereed journal designed as a forum to stimulate thought and disseminate knowledge that focuses on the application and practice of sport psychology. A special emphasis of the journal is on the delivery of psychological services to practitioners such as athletes and coaches. TSP is international in scope and is receptive to diverse methodologies. TSP is published for sport psychology specialists who engage in research, teaching, and/or intervention in a variety of contexts including academic, public, and private settings. The journal is also intended for practitioners such as coaches who have training and interest in sport psychology.