Department of Psychology, Brock University, 500 Glenridge Avenue, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada L2S 3A1.
J Adolesc. 2011 Oct;34(5):1087-91. doi: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2010.06.004. Epub 2010 Jul 5.
Drawing on identity development theory, the connection between engagement in sport and identity status was examined. First-year undergraduates (n = 116 sport-involved youth; 67% women; mean age = 18.58 yrs) completed measures of interpersonal and ideological identity status (achievement, moratorium, diffusion, foreclosure), along with behavioral (breadth, intensity) and psychological (e.g., enjoyment, competence) indicators of sport engagement. Using structural equation modeling, we examined the relation between latent sport engagement and identity status in interpersonal and ideological domains. As hypothesized, latent sport engagement predicted greater interpersonal (but not ideological) identity achievement. Consistent with identity development theory, an additional specific relation was observed between lower breadth of sport involvement and higher interpersonal identity achievement. Results demonstrate the value of examining behavioral and psychological indicators of sport engagement jointly, and support a growing body of research linking sport and positive youth development.
本研究借鉴身份发展理论，考察了参与体育运动与身份状态之间的关系。研究选取了 116 名参与体育运动的一年级大学生（67%为女性，平均年龄为 18.58 岁）作为被试，要求他们完成人际关系和观念身份状态（成就、延缓、扩散、早闭）的测量，以及运动参与的行为（广度、强度）和心理（如享受、能力）指标的测量。研究采用结构方程模型，考察了人际和观念领域中潜在运动参与与身份状态之间的关系。正如假设的那样，潜在运动参与预测了更高的人际关系（但不是观念）身份成就。与身份发展理论一致，还观察到一个特定的关系，即较低的运动参与广度与更高的人际关系身份成就之间存在关系。研究结果表明，共同考察运动参与的行为和心理指标具有重要价值，并支持了越来越多的将运动与积极的青年发展联系起来的研究。
