Youth Sports Participation and Attitudes Toward Societal Competition, Concern for Material Items, and the Consequences of Manipulative Advertising

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ID2328796
AuthorsBryan E Denham (0000-0002-8864-1368, Clemson University, Clemson, SC,, corresponding author)
Year2009
Volume41
Issue1
Pages124-147
Publication date2009-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueYouth & Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0044-118X • E-ISSN: 1552-8499
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0044118x08327517
OpenAlexW2166893568
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited25

Grounded in social cognitive theory, this study examines how a combination of personal, behavioral and environmental factors among youth populations correspond with attitudes toward competition, concern for material items, and the effects of advertising practices in the United States. Of particular interest was whether school-sponsored sports participation appeared to influence respondent attitudes. Drawing on data gathered from high school seniors in the 2005 Monitoring the Future study ( N = 2,579), ordinary least squares (OLS) and ordinal logistic regression analyses revealed greater support for societal competition, material items, and persuasive advertising appeals among men, those who socialized the most with friends, and those who participated the most in school-sponsored sports. In addition to sex and socializing with friends, controls included race, exposure to print media, and participation in recreational sports

Advertising · Business · Competition (biology) · Economics · Ordinary least squares · Political science · Recreation · Respondent · Social cognitive theory · Psychology · Social Psychology · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts · Sports, Gender, and Society · Youth Development and Social Support

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