Factors That Influence Parents' Experiences at Junior Tennis Tournaments and Suggestions for Improvement
Factors That Influence Parents' Experiences at Junior Tennis Tournaments and Suggestions for Improvement
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DOI：
10.1037/a0031203
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发表时间：
2013-08-01
影响因子：
2.2
通讯作者：
Holt, Nicholas L.
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作者：
Knight, Camilla J.;Holt, Nicholas L.
本研究的目的是（a）探讨影响父母观看孩子参加青少年网球比赛的因素，（B）确定提高他们观看比赛的建议。在西澳大利亚州的青少年球员的40名家长进行了采访。父母在比赛中的经历似乎主要受到四个因素的影响：他们的孩子的表现和行为，体育人格，父母与父母的互动，以及比赛的背景。与会者还提供了三个建议，以提高他们的经验：教育和支持球员，教育和支持家长，和组织变革。这些因素的识别，沿着与参与者的建议的变化，有一些家长教育的举措，可能会提高在青少年网球在未来的父母的影响。
The purposes of this study were to (a) explore the factors that influence parents' experiences of watching their children compete at junior tennis tournaments and (b) identify suggestions for enhancing their experiences. Interviews were conducted with 40 parents of junior players in Western Australia. Parents' experiences at tournaments appeared to be primarily influenced by four factors: Their child's performance and behavior, sportspersonship, parent-parent interactions, and the tournament context. Participants also provided three recommendations to enhance their experiences: Educate and support players, educate and support parents, and organizational changes. The identification of these factors, along with participants' suggested changes, has a number of implications for parent education initiatives that may enhance parenting in junior tennis in the future.