University of Notre Dame Australia.
Res Q Exerc Sport. 2020 Mar;91(1):1-14. doi: 10.1080/02701367.2019.1643821. Epub 2019 Sep 3.
Our identity develops with age, and many impacting factors will determine whether it is healthy or unhealthy. A particularly fragile phase of identity development occurs during adolescence when level of motor competence may be influential, yet is rarely considered. : The purpose of this study was to examine male and female adolescent's perceptions towards their motor competence and identity development. In-depth information was also collected to understand what factors are important towards identity development during adolescence. : An explanatory sequential mixed methods study was used to examine the extent motor competence influenced the health of an adolescent's identity. A sample of 160 adolescents (male = 103, female = 57, = 14.45 = .75) completed the Adolescent Motor Competence Questionnaire (AMCQ) and the Assessment of Identity Development in Adolescence (AIDA). The AMCQ scores were used to group the participants into high (HMC = > 83) and low (LMC = < 83) motor competence. : More females had less-healthy identities than males and those with LMC had less-healthy identities than those with HMC. Subsamples of 17 participants were interviewed in order to explain these results. The most at risk group, females with LMC, identified negative peer comparisons, poor social support and higher stress levels to achieve academic performance as key challenges. . Well-designed support services for those with LMC, especially for the females should incorporate activities to develop individual competency and close friendships.
我们的身份会随着年龄的增长而发展，许多影响因素将决定它是健康的还是不健康的。身份发展特别脆弱的阶段发生在青少年时期，此时运动能力水平可能具有影响力，但很少被考虑到。本研究的目的是检验青少年对其运动能力和身份发展的看法。还收集了深入的信息，以了解在青少年时期对身份发展重要的因素。本研究采用解释性顺序混合方法研究，以检验运动能力在多大程度上影响青少年身份的健康。研究对象为 160 名青少年（男性 103 名，女性 57 名，年龄 14.45 岁，标准差.75），他们完成了青少年运动能力问卷（AMCQ）和青少年身份发展评估（AIDA）。根据 AMCQ 得分将参与者分为高运动能力组（HMC>83）和低运动能力组（LMC<83）。与男性相比，更多的女性拥有不太健康的身份，与 HMC 相比，LMC 参与者拥有不太健康的身份。为了解释这些结果，对 17 名参与者进行了访谈。最危险的群体是运动能力低的女性，她们认为与同伴的负面比较、缺乏社会支持和为了取得学业成绩而承受更高的压力是主要挑战。为 LMC 参与者，特别是女性，设计良好的支持服务应包括发展个人能力和建立亲密友谊的活动。
