Naslov
Parental involvement in supporting sports activities of young swimmers

Autori
KRIJAN, Katarina ; VRDOLJAK, Dario ; MILIĆ, Mirjana

Izvornik
Gazzetta medica italiana. Archivio per le scienze mediche (0393-3660) 182 (2023), 3; 85-91

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Swimming ; Parents ; Child ; Surveys and questionnaires.

Sažetak
BACKGROUND: The aim of the paper was to determine the form and the extent of parental involvement in supporting their children (of both sexes) who are participating in competitive swimming in younger age categories. METHODS: The sample of participants included 64 parents (N1:40 mothers ; N2:24 fathers) of young Croatian swimmers. By using a modified anonymous Parental Involvement in Sport Questionnaire – PISQ, which consists of 33 closed-ended questions, the level of four dimensions of parental involvement in children’s sports activities was determined: directive behavior, praise and understanding, pressure, and active involvement. RESULTS: By using t-test and one-way analysis of variance, differences between parents in all four dimensions of involvement in swimming were tested according to gender, age, and parents’ education level. The results showed no significant differences between mothers and fathers in any dimension of involvement in a child’s sports activity. CONCLUSIONS: Most parents are interested in swimming as a sport and support their children in training and selection of the sport, but only partially attend their competitions, which indicates formalistic support and verbal incentive to train, without the active presence and consistent involvement in all processes of the sport. Parental support plays an arguably important role during a child’s overall and long- term athletic development path, both for staying in swimming and for the success of achieving sports results.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

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