Influence of caring youth sport contexts on efficacy-related beliefs and social behaviors

Bibliographic Data

ID9792122
AuthorsLori A Gano-Overway, Lori A Gano‐Overway (0000-0001-7964-5191, Bridgewater College, corresponding author), Maria Newton (0000-0003-4418-0958, University of Utah), T Michelle Magyar (California Department of Education), Mary D Fry (0000-0002-6381-4824, University of Kansas), Mi-Sook Kim (0000-0002-5475-9886, San Francisco State University), Marta R Guivernau, Marta Guivernau (0000-0001-8834-2053, Kent State University at Ashtabula)
Year2009
Volume45
Issue2
Pages329-340
Publication date2009-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueDevelopmental Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0012-1649 • E-ISSN: 1939-0599
PublisherAmerican Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1037/a0014067
PMID19271822
OpenAlexW2009208605
LanguageEN
Citations received16
References cited26

Understanding what factors influence positive youth development has been advocated by youth development researchers (P. L. Benson, 2006; J. S. Eccles & J. A. Gootman, 2002). Consequently, the purpose of this study was to examine whether perceptions of a caring youth sport context influenced prosocial and antisocial behavior through efficacy-related beliefs, that is, positive and negative affective self-regulatory efficacy (ASRE) and empathic self-efficacy (ESE). Multiethnic youths taking part in summer sport programs (N = 395) completed a questionnaire that measured perceptions of the caring climate, ESE, ASRE, and social behavior. Structural equation modeling was used to test whether ASRE and ESE mediated the relationship between caring and social behaviors. Findings revealed that perceptions of caring positively predicted ASRE and ESE. In turn, positive ASRE positively predicted ESE. Prosocial behaviors were positively linked to ESE, whereas antisocial behaviors were negatively predicted by positive ASRE. The results suggest that caring influences prosocial and antisocial behavior because such contexts develop youths' ability to monitor, manage, and control positive affect, which in turn enhances their belief in their ability to empathize

Affect (linguistics · Context (archaeology · Developmental psychology · Empathy · Perception · Prosocial behavior · Social environment · Structural equation modeling · Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression · Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports · Psychology · Social Psychology · Youth Development and Social Support

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