Melnick, Dunkelman and Mashiach (1981) Familial factors of sports giftedness among young Israeli athletes

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Familial factors of sports giftedness among young Israeli athletes

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CONTRIBUTORS:

	Author:	Melnick, M. J. (State University of New York College at Brockport)
	Author:	Dunkelman, N.
	Author:	Mashiach, A.

JOURNAL:

Journal of Sport Behavior (JSB), 4(2), 82 - 94.

YEAR:

1981

PUB TYPE:

Journal Article

SUBJECT(S):

Israel; child; sport; socialization; family; parent-child-relation; expectation; aspiration

DISCIPLINE:

No discipline assigned

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https://secure.sportquest.com/su.cfm?articleno=102494&title=102494

LANGUAGE:

English

PUB ID:

103-343-245 (Last edited on 2002/02/27 18:44:12 US/Mountain)

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ABSTRACT:
This study investigated the relationship between family sports environment and a child's selection for and participation in a sports program designed for gifted young athletes. The results indicated that the primary sports involvement of the parents of track and field athletes and the secondary sports involvement of the parents of gifted swimmers were both signigicantly higher than that of the parents of a control group. The family thus appears to play a significant role in the socialization of children into sports. Analyzes the relationship between parent child interaction and family environmental contingencies on children's socialization into sport. Mothers of three groups of gifted young athletes and a comparison group of children completed Orlick's Family Sport Environment Interview Schedule. Findings indicated that the primary sports involvment of the parents of the track and field athletes and the swimmers were both higher than parents of the comparison group. Parents of the athletes held significantly higher expectations and aspirations for their children and offered them more encouragement for their participation. Total FSE scores for each of the gifted groups were significantly more positive than the comparison group's score, explaining the athletes' continued interest and elite participation.

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