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The Father in Youth Baseball: A Self-Determination Theory Approach
Manuel De La Cruz1, Jorge Zamarripa2, Isabel Castillo3
1Licenciatura en Entrenamiento Deportivo, Universidad Estatal de Sonora, Hermosillo 83100, Mexico.
Summary
Fathers' intrinsic aspirations foster children's psychological needs satisfaction, increasing youth baseball continuation. Extrinsic aspirations frustrate needs, leading to higher dropout intentions.
Area of Science:
- Sports Psychology
- Developmental Psychology
- Youth Sports Research
Background:
- Self-determination theory provides a framework for understanding motivation in sports.
- Parental aspirations can significantly influence a child's engagement in athletic activities.
- Understanding factors affecting youth sports participation and dropout is crucial for athlete development.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the relationship between fathers' aspirations and children's psychological needs in youth baseball.
- To examine how children's psychological needs satisfaction and frustration relate to their intention to continue or drop out of baseball.
- To explore the mediating role of psychological needs in the link between parental aspirations and youth sports persistence.
Main Methods:
- Cross-sectional study design involving 533 fathers and 533 children in Hermosillo, Mexico.
- Data collection on fathers' aspirations (intrinsic vs. extrinsic) regarding their children's baseball practice.
- Assessment of children's basic psychological needs (satisfaction and frustration) and their intentions regarding baseball continuation or dropout.
Main Results:
- Fathers' intrinsic aspirations positively correlated with children's psychological needs satisfaction.
- Fathers' extrinsic aspirations positively correlated with children's psychological needs frustration.
- Psychological needs satisfaction was linked to higher continuation intentions, while frustration was linked to higher dropout intentions.
Conclusions:
- Fathers pursuing intrinsic aspirations for their children in baseball enhance psychological needs satisfaction and promote continued participation.
- Fathers prioritizing extrinsic aspirations risk frustrating their children's psychological needs, increasing the likelihood of dropout.
- Parental aspirations critically impact youth athletes' psychological well-being and sustained involvement in sports.
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