Sport, Educational Engagement and Positive Youth Development: Reflections of Aboriginal Former Youth Sports Participants

Fitch, Nicole; Ma’ayah, Fadi; Harms, Craig; Guilfoyle, Andrew

doi:10.1017/jie.2016.23

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“…Generally, there does appear to be some consensus, including the findings reported in this study that demographic and social-contextual factors determine successful and beneficial engagement in sports experiences as well as the resultant positive psychosocial development and satisfaction. Therefore, the results are generally indicative and consistent with earlier studies that participation in sports is positively related to several cognitive and non-cognitive outcomes [78].…”

Section: Relating Psychosocial Development and Satisfaction With Engagement Demographic And Contextual Factorssupporting

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Sports Academy as an Avenue for Psychosocial Development and Satisfaction of Youth Athletes in Ethiopia

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This study aimed to explore a social-contextual view of talent development in sports by which the demographic and contextual factors of engagement, psychosocial development, and satisfaction, and the extent of their relationships, may be investigated concurrently. The sample (n = 257, nfemale = 122, and nmale = 135) consists of youth athletes (mean age = 17.87 and standard deviation = 1.10), and cross-sectional survey data from two randomly selected sports academies in Ethiopia. Analyses involve group comparisons to identify differences and multiple regressions to examine predictions. Group comparison results show that enrollment in a sports academy accounted for a significant difference in youth athletes’ measured engagement. Moreover, results of regression analyses indicate that higher psychosocial development and more satisfaction of youth athletes were associated with higher engagement and some demographic and contextual factors. Results also show that higher engagement of youth athletes was associated with some demographic and contextual factors. The group comparison results support the self-determination theory, providing evidence regarding the importance of social-contextual conditions in determining the engagement of youth athletes. The results of multiple regression analyses validate engagement theory and substantiate the results of previous studies on talent development. Specifically, it may be inferred that youth athletes’ engagement is not only one of the results of participation in sports but also one of the processes contributing to higher levels of reported psychosocial development and satisfaction. The implications of these results for theory and practice are discussed.

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Sports Academy as an Avenue for Psychosocial Development and Satisfaction of Youth Athletes in Ethiopia

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“…Lack of motivation, time and a lack of interest to do any/more sport were also barriers [34,41]. Being overweight or obese and seeing oneself as lacking sporting ability were identified as barriers [25,34]. Shyness, related to wearing sports clothing or bathers (for swimming), was identified as a barrier particularly for adolescent girls [34,40].…”

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“…Research by Dalton, Wilson, Evans and Cochrane [19] found that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people who participated in sport were 3.5 times more likely to report good general health and 1.6 times more likely to have no probable serious mental illness than those who did not participate in sport [24]. In a qualitative study of six Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adolescents undertaken by Fitch, Ma'ayah, Harms and Guilfoyle [25], the influence of sports participation in secondary school on their lives was retrospectively reported. Involvement in sport positively influenced a wide range of areas including their motivation for education, school engagement, planning and decision-making, interpersonal skills and development of a more positive and empowered identity.…”

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Barriers and facilitators of sport and physical activity for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and adolescents: a mixed studies systematic review

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Background: Participation in sport and physical activity could minimise the inflated risk of poor physical health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and adolescents. This review aimed to synthesise existing quantitative and qualitative literature regarding barriers and facilitators to physical activity and sports participation in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. Methods: Literature was systematically searched to include studies reporting barriers or facilitators to physical activity and/or sports participation in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children aged 0-18 years. Using a preestablished taxonomy based on the social-ecological model, a deductive analysis was performed. Quality appraisal was performed using the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool. Results: Of 3440 unique articles, nine studies were included with n = 10,061 total participants. Of the nine included studies one reported on participants from urban areas, two from regional and three from remote areas. Three were from representative samples of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population. Barriers were reported in all nine studies: 18 individual, 9 interpersonal, 27 community and 4 at the policy level (58 total); Facilitators were reported in five studies: 12 individual, 11 interpersonal, 11 community and 3 policy level (37 total). Conclusions: Research in this area is lacking with some states in Australia not represented and small samples. Strategies for improving participation in sport and physical activity by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and adolescents need to integrate a comprehensive identification of barriers and facilitators with a social-ecological understanding of how community and cultural factors can impact individual participation.

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“…Moreover, sports participation has been linked with a range of educational and developmental benefits such as higher academic performance in high school, greater likelihood of attending college, and greater autonomy and satisfaction with job experience [ 10 ]. Also, many psychosocial health benefits in youth are attributed to sports participation [ 11 ].…”

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A survey of contextual factors and psychological needs satisfaction as correlates of youth athletes’ developmental outcomes in the Ethiopian sports academy context

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BMC Sports Sci Med Rehabil

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Background This study examined the contextual factors associated with psychological need satisfaction (PNS) and the predictability of the PNS components, together with the contextual factors, on the developmental outcomes of elite young athletes in the Ethiopian sports academies, and further identified differences in perception of PNS from a comparative perspective. The study used a cross-sectional survey design applying developmental and PNS theories as guiding frameworks. Samples of elite young Ethiopian athletes participated (n = 257, 47.47% were women with a mean age of 17.44 years and SD = 0.87, and 52.53% were men with a mean age of 18.25 years and SD = 1.14). Results Structural equation modeling showed that the three PNS domains, together with the five contextual factors positively predicted the three developmental outcomes measured (41–54% explained variance). Moreover, there were higher differences in PNS (0.55 ≤ Cohen’s d ≥ 0.71) among young athletes classified by the sport types. Discussion As per the findings of this study, young athletes may differ in the levels of PNS they obtained depending on the type of sports enrolled in sports academies. Also, the results of this study indicated that PNS attained may be modestly influenced by some contextual factors. It also evidenced that those developmental outcomes in elite young athletes are significantly positively associated with contextual and PNS factors. Stakeholders such as young athlete coaches, parents, sports psychologists, and administrators must consider the differing implications of program type during the elite young athletes’ participation in sports academics and the significant positive association between contextual factors, PNS, and developmental outcomes of elite young athletes. Conclusions In sum, the PNS of youth athletes may differ across sports types and the talent development of elite young athletes should emphasize the individual nature of the processes. Also, it can be concluded that the PNS components than the contextual factors had higher predictions of developmental outcomes.

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Sport, Educational Engagement and Positive Youth Development: Reflections of Aboriginal Former Youth Sports Participants

Cited by 11 publications

References 26 publications

Sports Academy as an Avenue for Psychosocial Development and Satisfaction of Youth Athletes in Ethiopia

Sports Academy as an Avenue for Psychosocial Development and Satisfaction of Youth Athletes in Ethiopia

Barriers and facilitators of sport and physical activity for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and adolescents: a mixed studies systematic review

A survey of contextual factors and psychological needs satisfaction as correlates of youth athletes’ developmental outcomes in the Ethiopian sports academy context

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