Exploring Parental Experiences and Meaning of Involvement within Youth Sport
An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11216785 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Keetyn Maxwell (University of Regina, corresponding author), Shannon Kerwin (0000-0002-7274-4645, Brock University) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 114-131 |
| Publication date | 2026-01-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Leisure Sciences (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0149-0400 • E-ISSN: 1521-0588 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01490400.2023.2285339 |
| OpenAlex | W4389056376 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 33 |
By applying an interpretative phenomenological analysis approach, the purpose of the study was to explore the lived experience of parental involvement in youth sport and the meaning the involvement holds. Specifically, I wanted to examine how role identity theory can provide deeper understanding to how parents experience and provide meaning to their involvement in their children’s sport. A key aspect to the study is that as the researcher, I was attempting to understand the experiences of the participant’s meaning-making. Master themes that capture the overall phenomenon were constructed that were present across the majority of participants while still allowing for each participant’s unique experience to be understood. The overarching themes interpreted from the data include: Desiring Involvement, Onus on Parental Roles within Involvement, Commitment, and Constructing Meaning-making of the Experience. These findings highlight the ways in which role identity salience defines the experience and the meaning involvement holds to a parent. This study provided deeper theoretical understanding of the experience of being a parent involved in youth sport, as well as highlighted the usefulness of conducting research in this field with an interpretative phenomenological analysis approach to explore a complex and diverse topic
Aesthetics · Cognitive psychology · Epistemology · Identity (music · Interpretative phenomenological analysis · Meaning (existential · Meaning-making · Phenomenology (philosophy · Psychotherapist · Qualitative research · Salience (neuroscience · Social science · Sociology · Psychology · Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management · Social Psychology · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts · Sports, Gender, and Society
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |