TY - JOUR
T1 - Trajectories of Participation in Athletics and Positive Youth Development
T2 - The Influence of Sport Type
AU - Agans, Jennifer P.
AU - Geldhof, G. John
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported in part by a grant to Richard M. Lerner from the National 4-H Council.
PY - 2012/7
Y1 - 2012/7
N2 - In order to examine youth experiences in athletic activities with different characteristics, the present study explored the developmental outcomes associated with participation in three different types of sport (individual sports, team sports, and dance-type sports) as well as across six identified patterns of participation (no participation, joining sports, constant participation, changing participation, dropping out, and inconsistent participation), using data from Grades 10, 11, and 12 of the 4-H Study of Positive Youth Development. Results indicated that female youth who participated in athletics across all three years, as well as youth who participated simultaneously in both individual and team sports, showed the most favorable outcomes when compared to youth who did not participate in athletics. Findings are discussed in relation to prior work on youth sport participation from an embodied relational developmental systems perspective. We also include suggestions for future research.
AB - In order to examine youth experiences in athletic activities with different characteristics, the present study explored the developmental outcomes associated with participation in three different types of sport (individual sports, team sports, and dance-type sports) as well as across six identified patterns of participation (no participation, joining sports, constant participation, changing participation, dropping out, and inconsistent participation), using data from Grades 10, 11, and 12 of the 4-H Study of Positive Youth Development. Results indicated that female youth who participated in athletics across all three years, as well as youth who participated simultaneously in both individual and team sports, showed the most favorable outcomes when compared to youth who did not participate in athletics. Findings are discussed in relation to prior work on youth sport participation from an embodied relational developmental systems perspective. We also include suggestions for future research.
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U2 - 10.1080/10888691.2012.697792
DO - 10.1080/10888691.2012.697792
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84864024109
SN - 1088-8691
VL - 16
SP - 151
EP - 165
JO - Applied Developmental Science
JF - Applied Developmental Science
IS - 3
ER -