Social Antecedents and Consequences of Gender-Sport Stereotypes During Adolescence

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ID12005232
AutoresJulie Boiché (0000-0002-1676-0528, Laboratory Epsylon, University Montpellier 1, Montpellier, France, autor de correspondencia), Mélissa Plaza (Laboratory Epsylon, University Montpellier 1, Montpellier, France), Aïna Chalabaëv (0000-0002-1806-354X, Sport Sciences Department, University of Paris West Nanterre La Defense, Nanterre, France), Emma Guillet‐Descas (0000-0003-2248-3720, Lyon 1 Université), Emma Guillet-Descas (Centre de Recherche et d'Innovation sur le Sport (CRIS), Université Lyon 1, Lyon, France), Philippe Sarrazin (0000-0003-0598-7564, Laboratory Sport et Environnement Social, University of Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France)
Año2013
Volumen38
Número2
Páginas259-274
Fecha de publicación2013-10-08
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaPsychology of Women Quarterly (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0361-6843 • E-ISSN: 1471-6402
EditorialSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0361684313505844
OpenAlexW2142713057
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas12
Referencias citadas45

Eccles et al.’s Expectancy-Value Model posits that the stereotypes endorsed by parents may influence their children’s participation in leisure-time activities. This influence is presumed to occur through the mediating role of children’s perceived competence and value given to the activity, predicting in turn drop out. Previous research is scarce relative to (a) the parent–child transmission of gender stereotypes and (b) the relationships among stereotypes, self-perceptions, and decision to drop out from an activity. We present three studies that examined gender stereotypes in the sport context to test these underexplored aspects of the model. Study 1 revealed significant links among perceived gender stereotypes in the social environment (i.e., general and parental beliefs), personal endorsement of stereotypes, and dropout behavior among 347 adolescents. Study 2 revealed no bound between stereotypes assessed among parents and 104 adolescent athletes. It further indicated that self-perceptions may mediate the relationship between 155 adolescents’ gender stereotypes and intentions to drop out from sport. Study 3 involved 23 parent–adolescent dyads and revealed that parents’ and adolescents’ endorsement of gender stereotypes were not significantly related when assessed with explicit measures, but significantly correlated when assessed through an implicit test. Taken as a whole, the results of this set of studies suggest that gender sport stereotypes are conveyed from social environment to adolescents and that they can lead to drop out. The implications for parents and practitioners are discussed

Developmental psychology · Drop out · Expectancy theory · Implicit attitude · Perception · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports · Psychology · Social Psychology · Sports, Gender, and Society