Term of Award
Summer 2015
Degree Name
Master of Science in Kinesiology (M.S.)
Document Type and Release Option
Thesis (restricted to Georgia Southern)
Copyright Statement / License for Reuse
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Department
Department of Health and Kinesiology
Committee Chair
Jody Langdon
Committee Member 1
Brandonn Harris
Committee Member 2
Daniel Czech
Abstract
Youth athletes participate in youth sport for various reasons. Parents, coaches, and others in one’s environment create the atmosphere that can promote or inhibit such participation. However, one’s motivation towards achievement in sport can at times be negatively influenced by these factors when they fear failure. The aim of the current study was to explore the relationships between environmental factors and goal orientations, while considering fear of failure. Select youth soccer athletes reported that mastery goal orientations were higher when they perceived a task-involving climate and parental involvement was moderate. Performance orientations were higher when parent involvement was high, athletes perceived an ego-involving climate, and they had higher fear of failure. Additionally, fear of failure aided in understanding these relationships through partial correlations. Without considering fear of failure, the relationships between climate and parents with goal orientations are incomplete. These findings are paramount to improving and sustaining youth sport participation.
Recommended Citation
Schlote, Robert, "Exploring Relationships Between Motivational Climate, Parental Involvement, Fear of Failure, and Goal Orientations in Youth Club Soccer Athletes" (2015). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 1319.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/etd/1319
