ArticleFrontiers in psychology2025
Parents' sports-related behaviors, self-concept of ability, interest and organized after-school sports activities participation among Chinese elementary school children.
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- Exploring the interplay between gender, self-concept, motivation, and basic psychological needs among high school athletes.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Relationship between parental physical activity and adolescents' physical activity: the mediating role of family physical activity support.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Relationship between parental physical activity and adolescents' exercise cognition: the mediating role of family activity support.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
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Abstract
Background: Grounded in Expectancy-Value Theory, this study investigated how parents' sports-related socialization behaviors in the family context influence their children's participation in organized after-school sports activities. More precisely, the research analyzed the mediating effect of self-concept of ability and interest in the relationship between parents' sports-related socialization behaviors and children's participation in organized after-school sports activities. Methods: The research sample was derived from elementary schoolchildren in the 5th and 6th grades in urban areas of Zhaoqing, China. A total of 367 participants completed the questionnaire (177 boys; 190 girls; Results: The results indicated that parents' sports-related socialization behaviors had significant direct and indirect effects on children's participation in organized after-school sports activities. Specifically, the self-concept of ability and interest mediated the relationship between parental behaviors and children's sports activities participation, respectively. Also, the self-concept of ability and interest serially mediated the relationship between parental behaviors and children's sports activities participation. Conclusion: These findings underscore the crucial role parents play in their children's participation in organized after-school sports activities. The study implies that initiatives should be taken to guide parents to perform positive family-supportive behaviors, such as offering encouragement, participating in co-activities, providing activity-related materials, and acting as role models. These behaviors can not only directly contribute to children's participation in after-school sports activities but also indirectly influence it by enhancing children's self-concept of sports ability and cultivating their interest in sports activities.
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