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Exploration of parental, youth sports coach, and 4-H Club advisor pressure and support of youth involvement in school sports and 4-H

Homan, Gregor G
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1092236025

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2004, Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, Agricultural Education.
The purpose of this correlation and descriptive study was to explore the perceptions that youth involved in school sports and/or 4-H programs have regarding the level of support or pressure from their parents, coaches, and/or 4-H club advisors. A Likert-based written survey was administered to 433 students in the eighth and ninth grade at Coldwater Exempted Village, Convoy-Crestview Local, and Delphos St. Johns Schools. This research did not find a statistically significant difference of parental support perceived by youth participants of school sports versus 4-H clubs. Youth involved in sports, and not 4-H, reported a higher level of pressure from their fathers than from their mothers (z=3.36, p<.05). There was not a statistically significant different level in support of sports involved children by mothers and fathers. There was no significant difference found in the level of support or pressure found by mothers and fathers of 4-H-involved youth. Youth involved in 4-H reported lower levels of pressure from 4-H club advisors than youth in sport reported from coaches (z=2.01, p<.05). There was not a significant difference found in advisor/coach support perceived by youth. Youth respondents whose mothers were alumni of school sports reported higher levels of maternal pressure than those whose mothers were not alumni of school sports (z=2.16, p<.05). Paternal alumni status did not explain any differences in paternal pressure or support of these youths’ extracurricular activities. There were small, but significant correlations found between enjoyment of school sports and coach support (r=.33, p<.05), paternal support (r=.29, p<.05), and maternal support (r=.31, p<.05). When comparing enjoyment of 4-H club involvement, there were small correlations between advisor support (r=.39, p<.05), advisor pressure (r=-.25, p<.05), paternal support (r=.36, p<.05), and maternal support (r=.32, p<.05). When evaluating the likelihood of their continued involvement in sports, there were multiple small, yet significant correlations found for coach support (r=.22 p<.01), coach pressure (-.12 p<.01), paternal support (r=.18 p<.01), and maternal support (r=.18 p<.01). A similar analysis of likely continued involvement in 4-H found correlations with advisor pressure (r=-.35 p<.01), paternal pressure (r=-.30 p<.01), and maternal pressure (r=-.25 p<.01).
Jo Jones (Advisor)
209 p.
Education, General
4-H; SPORTS; YOUTH; PRESSURE AND SUPPORT; SCHOOL SPORTS; Paternal; involvement in sports

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  • Homan, G. G. (2004). Exploration of parental, youth sports coach, and 4-H Club advisor pressure and support of youth involvement in school sports and 4-H [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1092236025

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Homan, Gregor. Exploration of parental, youth sports coach, and 4-H Club advisor pressure and support of youth involvement in school sports and 4-H. 2004. Ohio State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1092236025.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Homan, Gregor. "Exploration of parental, youth sports coach, and 4-H Club advisor pressure and support of youth involvement in school sports and 4-H." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University, 2004. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1092236025

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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