Citation

Peter NE. New Dir. Youth Dev. 2011; 2011(Suppl 1): 123-171.

Affiliation

Thomas Jefferson University.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1002/yd.422

PMID

22028108

Abstract

To explore parents' emotional investment in and behaviors in response to youth sports, the author conducted a mixed-methods investigation to answer four research questions: (1)How do parents feel about their children's participation in organized youth team sports? (2) Which situations trigger which feelings? (3) How do parents' feelings influence their behaviors? (4) What parental characteristics (such as personal histories or demographics) are linked to different feelings and behaviors? The research indicated that many parents' feelings are triggered by their children's sports experiences and that adults must learn how to translate these feelings into productive behaviors.

Language: en