Parental social support, perceived competence and enjoyment in school physical activity  

作　　者：Bo Shen Erin Centeio Alex Garn Jeffrey Martin Noel Kulik Cheryl Somers Nate McCaughtry 

机构地区：[1]Division of Kinesiology, Health, and Sport Studies, Wayne State University [2]Department of Kinesiology, Louisiana State University

出　　处：《Journal of Sport and Health Science》2018年第3期346-352,共7页运动与健康科学（英文）

基　　金：the generous support of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan;the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation;the United Dairy Industry of Michigan,Gopher Sports;the Michigan Department of Community Health at USA

摘　　要：Background:Beginning in the elementary school years,there are differences among children on how they perceive their competence in physical activity(PA).Children's competence perceptions may influence their affective reactions to PA.A crucial question is how to motivate children who hold low competence perceptions to enhance their enjoyment and PA involvement.Because parents play critical roles in children's development and socialization,social support from parents can be an important factor to complement teachers'effort to enhance children's enjoyment and PA involvement.In this research we identified the associations among children's beliefs about parental social support,perceived competence,and enjoyment in school PA.Methods:Three hundred and twenty children(9-11 years old)participated in a two-wave study.At the first wave,children completed questionnaires measuring their beliefs about parental social support,perceived competence,and enjoyment in school PA;they reported their enjoyment again 8 months later at the second wave.Results:Both concurrent and longitudinal analyses revealed that beliefs about parental social support were important factors associated with children's enjoyment in school PA,especially among girls with low competence perceptions.Conclusion:Family socialization factors should be taken into consideration.The efficacy of individual and community-level strategies should be included and evaluated when designing effective intervention strategies that enhance children's PA in school.Background:Beginning in the elementary school years,there are differences among children on how they perceive their competence in physical activity(PA).Children's competence perceptions may influence their affective reactions to PA.A crucial question is how to motivate children who hold low competence perceptions to enhance their enjoyment and PA involvement.Because parents play critical roles in children's development and socialization,social support from parents can be an important factor to complement teachers'effort to enhance children's enjoyment and PA involvement.In this research we identified the associations among children's beliefs about parental social support,perceived competence,and enjoyment in school PA.Methods:Three hundred and twenty children(9-11 years old)participated in a two-wave study.At the first wave,children completed questionnaires measuring their beliefs about parental social support,perceived competence,and enjoyment in school PA;they reported their enjoyment again 8 months later at the second wave.Results:Both concurrent and longitudinal analyses revealed that beliefs about parental social support were important factors associated with children's enjoyment in school PA,especially among girls with low competence perceptions.Conclusion:Family socialization factors should be taken into consideration.The efficacy of individual and community-level strategies should be included and evaluated when designing effective intervention strategies that enhance children's PA in school.

关 键 词：ELEMENTARY children MOTIVATION SOCIAL context SOCIAL support 

分 类 号：G78[文化科学—教育学] G623.8