Understanding Adolescents’ Positive and Negative Developmental Experiences in Sport
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Authors
Fraser-Thomas, Jessica
Côté, Jean
Date
2016-06-02
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journal article
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en
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Sport , Adolescent , Development
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The purpose of this study was to gain understanding of adolescents’ positive and
negative developmental experiences in sport. Twenty-two purposefully sampled adolescent
competitive swimmers participated in a semistructured qualitative interview.
Content analysis led to the organization of meaning units into themes and categories
(Patton, 2002). Athletes suggested their sport involvement facilitated many positive
developmental experiences (i.e., related to challenge, meaningful adult and peer relationships,
a sense of community, and other life experiences) and some negative developmental
experiences (i.e., related to poor coach relationships, negative peer influences,
parent pressure, and the challenging psychological environment of competitive
sport). Findings underline the important roles of sport programmers, clubs, coaches,
and parents in facilitating youths’ positive developmental experiences in sport, while
highlighting numerous important directions for future research. Implications for
coach training and practice are outlined.
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0888-4781