Svensson Joar, Leis Oliver, Trotter Michael G
School of Health and Medical Sciences, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden.
Sport Psychology, Faculty of Sport Science, Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany.
Front Sports Act Living. 2024 Feb 29;6:1366122. doi: 10.3389/fspor.2024.1366122. eCollection 2024.
Esports have grown substantially in the last decade and may be an effective way of engaging and exposing the youth, who is not actively participating in traditional sports, to the benefits of sports related performance environments. However, due to negative stereotypes about gamers and concerns about esports, parents might be hesitant to support their children's esports participation and may instead actively discourage it. The purpose of this perspective article was to discuss the determinants of parental support based on the theory of planned behaviour. Parents attitudes seem to be mostly negative and their perceived behavioral control is likely low due to a lack of knowledge about esports. The subjective norms are mixed and seem to be growing progressively more positive. Based on the theory of planned behaviour, parents seem unlikely to support their children's esport participation, however, more research is needed. Recommendations on how to increase the likelihood of parental support are discussed.
在过去十年中，电子竞技有了大幅发展，对于那些未积极参与传统体育活动的年轻人来说，它可能是一种让他们接触并受益于与体育相关的表现环境的有效方式。然而，由于对游戏玩家的负面刻板印象以及对电子竞技的担忧，家长们可能会犹豫是否支持孩子参与电子竞技，甚至可能积极劝阻。这篇观点文章的目的是基于计划行为理论探讨家长支持的决定因素。家长的态度似乎大多是负面的，由于对电子竞技缺乏了解，他们感知到的行为控制可能较低。主观规范参差不齐，且似乎正逐渐变得更加积极。基于计划行为理论，家长似乎不太可能支持孩子参与电子竞技，不过，还需要更多的研究。本文还讨论了如何提高家长支持可能性的建议。
