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Perceived parenting styles differ between genders but not between elite athletes and controls
Serge Brand1, Markus Gerber2, Johannes Beck1
1Depression and Sleep Research Unit, Psychiatric Hospital of the University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Adolescent Health, Medicine and Therapeutics
|March 7, 2014
Summary
Parenting styles in adolescent athletes did not differ from controls, except athletes perceived less restriction. Female athletes reported more positive and less negative parenting compared to males.
Area of Science:
- Sports Psychology
- Adolescent Development
- Parenting Studies
Background:
- Parental support is vital for adolescent elite athletes.
- Parents of elite athletes may exhibit critical or demanding behaviors.
- Girls often perceive parenting styles more favorably than boys.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine perceived parenting styles in female and male adolescent elite athletes versus controls.
- To compare perceptions of parental support, commendation, reproach, restriction, and inconsistency.
Main Methods:
- Surveyed 258 adolescent elite athletes and 176 controls.
- Assessed perceived parenting styles using a questionnaire.
- Analyzed differences based on athletic status and sex.
Main Results:
- No overall differences in parenting styles between athletes and controls, except lower restriction reported by athletes.
- Female adolescents reported higher positive and lower negative parenting styles.
- Athletes perceived less parental restriction compared to non-athletes.
Conclusions:
- Parenting style perceptions do not significantly differ between elite athletes and controls, with less restriction noted in athletes.
- Female adolescent athletes experience more favorable perceived parenting than their male counterparts.
- Findings highlight sex-based differences in how adolescent athletes perceive parental behaviors.
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