Teixeira Marco, Morais Catarina, Gomes A Rui
Faculty of Education and Psychology, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Porto, Portugal.
Research Center for Human Development, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Porto, Portugal.
Sci Rep. 2024 Dec 30;14(1):31969. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-83620-z.
This study explored the relationship between perceived parental involvement, perfectionist dispositional-like traits (striving for perfection; negative reactions to imperfection), and sports performance. Specifically, it examined whether perfectionism mediates the relationship between parental involvement and sports performance. Data were collected on perceived parental involvement, perfectionism in sports, and sports performance using both subjective and objective measures. The sample included 299 young male football athletes (from 15 teams across 8 clubs), all competing in U15 to U19 national championships. Path analysis revealed several findings, namely that (a) athletes who perceived higher parental involvement exhibited greater striving for perfection and reported higher levels of perceived individual and collective sports performance; (b) striving for perfection positively predicted both perceived collective sports performance and objective performance; (c) negative reactions to imperfection negatively predict objective performance; (d) striving for perfection positively mediated the relationship between perceived parental involvement and performance (both perceived individual and collective performance as well as objective sports performance). These findings underline the complex role parental behaviors, especially as perceived by young athletes, have in shaping athletic development and performance, and also highlight both the positive and potential negative effects of parental involvement, stressing the importance of providing parents with guidance on fostering a supportive sports environment.
本研究探讨了父母参与感、类似完美主义的特质（追求完美；对不完美的负面反应）与运动表现之间的关系。具体而言，研究考察了完美主义是否在父母参与和运动表现之间起中介作用。使用主观和客观测量方法收集了关于父母参与感、运动中的完美主义以及运动表现的数据。样本包括299名年轻男性足球运动员（来自8个俱乐部的15支球队），他们均参加U15至U19全国锦标赛。路径分析得出了几个结果，即：（a）认为父母参与度较高的运动员表现出更强的追求完美的倾向，并且报告的个人和集体运动表现感知水平更高；（b）追求完美正向预测了集体运动表现感知和客观表现；（c）对不完美的负面反应负向预测客观表现；（d）追求完美在父母参与感和表现（包括个人和集体表现感知以及客观运动表现）之间起正向中介作用。这些发现强调了父母行为，尤其是年轻运动员所感知到的父母行为，在塑造运动发展和表现方面所起的复杂作用，同时也突出了父母参与的积极和潜在负面影响，强调了为父母提供关于营造支持性运动环境的指导的重要性。
