Mehus Ingar, Martindale Russell J J, Andronikos Georgios, Aspvik Nils Petter, Bergström Max, Sæther Stig Arve
Department of Sociology and Political Science, Sport Science, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.
Edinburgh Napier University, School of Applied Sciences, Edinburgh, UK.
Eur J Sport Sci. 2025 Jan;25(1):e12225. doi: 10.1002/ejsc.12225. Epub 2024 Dec 1.
Currently, there is little research on successful talent development environments (TDEs) focusing on women and girls. In response, the main aim of the present study was to compare TDEs of age-specific national teams for girls and boys in the Norwegian context (N = 216: 92 girls and 124 boys). Gender differences were investigated in the two different sports of handball and ice hockey, which in the Norwegian context represent more and less successful sports (handball and ice hockey, respectively). Before investigating gender differences in the two sports, a necessary first step was to investigate the psychometric properties of Norwegian version of the Talent Development Environment Questionnaire (TDEQ-5). Results support the Norwegian TDEQ-5 to be a reliable and valid measure within the Norwegian context. The successful sport of Norwegian handball showed no significant gender differences regarding TDE. The less successful and male dominated sport of Norwegian ice hockey showed girls to score lower on several TDEQ factors compared to boys. Results also showed ice hockey having lower TDEQ scores compared to handball. We argue that handball provide similarly functional TDEs for girls and boys, making gender equality a characteristic feature of a TDE that is successful both in terms of mass participation and international achievements.
目前，针对以女性和女孩为重点的成功人才发展环境（TDEs）的研究很少。作为回应，本研究的主要目的是比较挪威背景下特定年龄段男女国家队的人才发展环境（N = 216：92名女孩和124名男孩）。在手球和冰球这两项不同的运动中调查了性别差异，在挪威背景下，这两项运动分别代表了较成功和不太成功的运动（分别为手球和冰球）。在调查这两项运动中的性别差异之前，必要的第一步是调查挪威版人才发展环境问卷（TDEQ - 5）的心理测量特性。结果支持挪威TDEQ - 5在挪威背景下是一种可靠且有效的测量工具。挪威手球这项成功的运动在人才发展环境方面没有显著的性别差异。挪威冰球这项不太成功且男性主导的运动显示，与男孩相比，女孩在几个TDEQ因素上得分较低。结果还显示，冰球的TDEQ得分低于手球。我们认为，手球为女孩和男孩提供了同样有效的人才发展环境，使性别平等成为一个在大众参与和国际成就方面都很成功的人才发展环境的特征。
