Young athletes’ perceptions of the role of their mothers in their sport career
The aim of the study was to examine the role played by mothers in the development of their young sons and daughters. Participants were four Spanish young athletes competing at international level and their mothers. The athletes were interviewed and the interviews were analysed following the guidelin...
| Main Authors: | , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Asociación Española de Ciencias del Deporte
2011-06-01
|
| Series: | European Journal of Human Movement |
| Online Access: | https://eurjhm.com/index.php/eurjhm/article/view/265 |
| _version_ | 1818210978676867072 |
|---|---|
| author | Miriam Palomo Nieto Luis Miguel Miguel Ruiz Perez Mauro Sánchez Sánchez Virginia García Coll |
| author_facet | Miriam Palomo Nieto Luis Miguel Miguel Ruiz Perez Mauro Sánchez Sánchez Virginia García Coll |
| author_sort | Miriam Palomo Nieto |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | The aim of the study was to examine the role played by mothers in the development of their young sons and daughters. Participants were four Spanish young athletes competing at international level and their mothers. The athletes were interviewed and the interviews were analysed following the guidelines of the Grounded Theory (Strauss and Corbin, 1998). This approach revealed how participants perceived the role played by their mothers in their athlete career. According to these perceptions, athletes considered that their mothers' role was heavily centred on their unconditional support. This unconditional support was later itemized into a series of additional aspects. Our results concerning the factors with an impact on the development of sports excellence are coincidental with those of other authors. Sadly, there is very little literature on the issue and, consequently, our findings are difficult to check against other surveys. Our results, nevertheless, reveal the enormous influence the mother’s role has on the development of talented athlete children.
Key Words: Social support, Sports Excellence, Family, Talent, Grounded Theory |
| first_indexed | 2024-12-12T05:25:12Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-ef44c9e486eb4ba2a9a9ab3a1d547ac7 |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 2386-4095 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-12-12T05:25:12Z |
| publishDate | 2011-06-01 |
| publisher | Asociación Española de Ciencias del Deporte |
| record_format | Article |
| series | European Journal of Human Movement |
| spelling | doaj.art-ef44c9e486eb4ba2a9a9ab3a1d547ac72022-12-22T00:36:30ZengAsociación Española de Ciencias del DeporteEuropean Journal of Human Movement2386-40952011-06-0126Young athletes’ perceptions of the role of their mothers in their sport careerMiriam Palomo Nieto0Luis Miguel Miguel Ruiz Perez1Mauro Sánchez Sánchez2Virginia García Coll3Universidad de Castilla La ManchaUniversidad de Castilla La ManchaUniversidad de Castilla La ManchaUniversidad de Castilla La ManchaThe aim of the study was to examine the role played by mothers in the development of their young sons and daughters. Participants were four Spanish young athletes competing at international level and their mothers. The athletes were interviewed and the interviews were analysed following the guidelines of the Grounded Theory (Strauss and Corbin, 1998). This approach revealed how participants perceived the role played by their mothers in their athlete career. According to these perceptions, athletes considered that their mothers' role was heavily centred on their unconditional support. This unconditional support was later itemized into a series of additional aspects. Our results concerning the factors with an impact on the development of sports excellence are coincidental with those of other authors. Sadly, there is very little literature on the issue and, consequently, our findings are difficult to check against other surveys. Our results, nevertheless, reveal the enormous influence the mother’s role has on the development of talented athlete children. Key Words: Social support, Sports Excellence, Family, Talent, Grounded Theoryhttps://eurjhm.com/index.php/eurjhm/article/view/265 |
| spellingShingle | Miriam Palomo Nieto Luis Miguel Miguel Ruiz Perez Mauro Sánchez Sánchez Virginia García Coll Young athletes’ perceptions of the role of their mothers in their sport career European Journal of Human Movement |
| title | Young athletes’ perceptions of the role of their mothers in their sport career |
| title_full | Young athletes’ perceptions of the role of their mothers in their sport career |
| title_fullStr | Young athletes’ perceptions of the role of their mothers in their sport career |
| title_full_unstemmed | Young athletes’ perceptions of the role of their mothers in their sport career |
| title_short | Young athletes’ perceptions of the role of their mothers in their sport career |
| title_sort | young athletes perceptions of the role of their mothers in their sport career |
| url | https://eurjhm.com/index.php/eurjhm/article/view/265 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT miriampalomonieto youngathletesperceptionsoftheroleoftheirmothersintheirsportcareer AT luismiguelmiguelruizperez youngathletesperceptionsoftheroleoftheirmothersintheirsportcareer AT maurosanchezsanchez youngathletesperceptionsoftheroleoftheirmothersintheirsportcareer AT virginiagarciacoll youngathletesperceptionsoftheroleoftheirmothersintheirsportcareer |