Tamminen Katherine A, Bonk Devin, Eckardt Valeria C, Sutherland Sara, McEwen Carolyn
Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education, University of Toronto, Canada.
Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education, University of Toronto, Canada.
Psychol Sport Exerc. 2024 Jan;70:102541. doi: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2023.102541. Epub 2023 Sep 28.
Parents of youth sport athletes report a variety of stressors associated with their child's participation in youth sport settings. However, research examining associations between parents' stressors and relevant outcomes is limited due to the lack of a comprehensive and validated measure of parents' stressors in youth sport. Therefore, the purpose of this research was to develop and provide preliminary validation of the Stressors among Parents in Youth Sport Survey (SPYSS).
In Study 1 we developed an initial version of the survey and tested the factor structure of the scale using exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses with a sample of 1187 Canadian parents of minor hockey athletes. In Study 2, we administered the SPYSS to an independent sample of 783 parents with children participating in multiple sports, who also completed measures of parent stress and well-being, as well as parent-athlete outcomes, to establish convergent and divergent validity evidence and test associations with relevant outcomes for youth sport parents.
The results from Study 1 supported the development of a 42-item survey of parental stressors in youth sport. Results from Study 2 provided further evidence for the factor structure and validity evidence of a measure assessing parental stressors in youth sport.
The SPYSS assesses the frequency and intensity of a variety of stressors relevant for parents of youth sport athletes. The measure may be a useful tool for researchers, sport organizations, and practitioners to assess, monitor, and target the stressors experienced by parents in youth sport settings.
青少年体育运动员的家长报告了与孩子参与青少年体育活动相关的各种压力源。然而，由于缺乏一种全面且经过验证的青少年体育家长压力源测量方法，研究家长压力源与相关结果之间关联的研究有限。因此，本研究的目的是开发并提供青少年体育家长压力源调查（SPYSS）的初步验证。
在研究1中，我们开发了该调查的初始版本，并使用探索性和验证性因素分析对1187名加拿大青少年曲棍球运动员的家长样本进行量表的因素结构测试。在研究2中，我们将SPYSS应用于783名有孩子参与多项运动的家长的独立样本，这些家长还完成了家长压力和幸福感以及家长 - 运动员结果的测量，以建立收敛和发散效度证据，并测试与青少年体育家长相关结果的关联。
研究1的结果支持了一项关于青少年体育家长压力源的42项调查的开发。研究2的结果为评估青少年体育家长压力源的量表的因素结构和效度证据提供了进一步的证据。
SPYSS评估了与青少年体育运动员家长相关的各种压力源的频率和强度。该测量方法可能是研究人员、体育组织和从业者评估、监测和针对青少年体育环境中家长所经历压力源的有用工具。
