Leppard Tom R, Dufur Mikaela J
Department of Sociology and Anthropology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA.
Department of Sociology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, USA.
Sociol Sport J. 2022 Dec;39(4):401-411. doi: 10.1123/ssj.2021-0062. Epub 2021 Dec 16.
Recent research suggests positive associations between shared recreational activities and father-child relationships for young children. We extend these ideas to adolescents and to recreational activities in which the father's participation might be limited to audience membership. We use the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health to evaluate whether an association exists between adolescent sports participation and paternal relationships, focusing on the adolescent's perspective, and whether these associations differ for boys and girls. Findings show positive associations between sports participation and closer relationships between fathers and adolescents. Sports participation was more important for boys' relationships with fathers than girls'. We discuss our findings in terms of contemporary shifts in gendered norms and conclude that gender may remain salient in how sport participation can promote father-child relationships.
近期研究表明，共同参与娱乐活动与幼儿的父子关系之间存在积极关联。我们将这些观点扩展至青少年以及父亲参与度可能仅限于观众身份的娱乐活动。我们利用全国青少年健康纵向研究来评估青少年参与体育活动与父子关系之间是否存在关联，重点关注青少年的视角，以及这些关联在男孩和女孩中是否存在差异。研究结果显示，参与体育活动与父子关系更为亲密之间存在积极关联。体育活动对男孩与父亲关系的重要性高于女孩。我们根据当代性别规范的转变来讨论研究结果，并得出结论：在体育活动如何促进父子关系方面，性别可能仍然很突出。
