Protecting the Health and Wellbeing of Children in Sport: The Role of Parents

父母是儿童运动体验的基础，通过他们的参与，对儿童的快乐、安全和幸福产生重大影响。不幸的是，在威尔士有越来越多的关于父母消极或不适当地参与体育活动的报道。家长的这种参与可能会对儿童产生一系列不利影响(例如，焦虑、抑郁、过度训练、受伤、进食障碍、不适当的补充剂使用以及退出运动)。目前，虽然父母消极参与体育的后果是已知的，但威尔士父母越来越多地表现出这种消极或不适当参与的原因尚不清楚。确定影响父母参与体育运动的因素是确保能够制定有效战略以加强父母参与和减少对儿童的有害后果的关键一步。该博士学位的目的是系统地研究影响威尔士青少年参与体育活动的因素。此外，这个项目将寻求确定和评估用于优化父母在体育活动中的角色和参与度的策略。四个研究问题将使用一系列定性方法来解决。这些问题是：1.威尔士的父母如何参与体育运动？这对孩子、教练、保安人员和其他父母有什么影响？2.什么个人因素影响父母在威尔士参与孩子的运动？3.什么社会和文化因素影响父母在威尔士参与孩子的运动？4.什么策略可以有效地提高威尔士各地的父母参与青少年运动的积极性？这个项目建立在对父母参与体育运动的10年研究的基础上，同时提供了对威尔士特有的社会和文化影响的初步见解。它补充了奈特博士和NSPCC儿童保护运动股(CPSU)之间正在进行的工作，并将提供进一步的证据来支持CPSU的做法和政策。

Parents are fundamental to children's sporting experiences and, through their involvement, have a substantial impact on children's enjoyment, safety, and wellbeing. Unfortunately, there are increasing reports of negative or inappropriate parental involvement in sport in Wales. Such involvement from parents could result in a range of adverse effects for children (e.g., anxiety, depression, overtraining, injuries, eating disorders, inappropriate supplement use, and dropout from sport). Currently, while the consequences of negative parental involvement in sport are known, the reasons why parents in Wales are increasingly demonstrating such negative or inappropriate involvement are unknown. Identifying the factors that influence parental involvement in sport is a critical step to ensuring that effective strategies can be developed to enhance parental involvement and reduce the detrimental consequences for children. The aim of this PhD is to systematically examine the factors influencing parental involvement in youth sport in Wales. Further, this project will seek to identify and evaluate strategies used to optimise parents' roles and engagement in sport.Four research questions will be addressed using a range of qualitative methodologies. These questions are:1. How are parents involved in sport across Wales and what consequences is it having for children, coaches, safeguarding officers, and other parents?2. What individual factors influence parents' involvement in their child's sport in Wales?3. What social and cultural factors influence parents' involvement in their child's sport in Wales?4. What strategies may be effective to enhance parental involvement in youth sport across Wales?This project builds on 10 years of research examining parental involvement in sport, while providing the first insights into social and cultural influences specific to Wales. It complements on-going working between Dr. Knight and the NSPCC Child Protection in Sport Unit (CPSU) and will provide further evidence to underpin the practices and policies of the CPSU.