ArticleChildren (Basel, Switzerland)2025
Associations Between Parental Expectations and Competitive State Anxiety in Adolescent Tennis Players: Mediation by Basic Psychological Needs.
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- Effects of Perioperative Music Interventions on Emotional Outcomes in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Integrating Developmental Psychology and Music Education Perspectives.Paediatric anaesthesia · 2026Pooled it
- Latent profiles of pre-competition psychological states in young Chinese judo athletes: associations with depression and mental toughness.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Participation motivation and athletes' competitive anxiety, mediating role of psychological resilience and moderating role of sport commitment.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
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Abstract
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objectivesIn youth competitive sports, excessive parental expectations are frequently identified as critical external stressors that can impair athlete well-being. Grounded in Self-Determination Theory (SDT), this study aimed to investigate specific psychological needs that mediate the relationship between parental expectations and competitive state anxiety, particularly within the context of adolescent tennis players.
methodsA sample of 420 adolescent tennis players participated in this study. Participants completed self-report questionnaires, including the Parental Expectations Questionnaire for parental expectations, the Chinese version of the Basic Psychological Needs Scale for basic psychological needs (autonomy, competence, and relatedness), and the Chinese version of the Competitive State Anxiety Inventory-2 for competitive state anxiety. Data were analyzed using regression models and mediation analysis to test the hypothesized relationships.
resultsParental expectations significantly and positively predicted competitive state anxiety (B = 0.111,
conclusionsFindings indicate that parental expectations function both as a direct stressor and a psychological burden that specifically undermines the athlete's sense of competence. These results highlight that in individual competitive sports, the erosion of self-efficacy is the primary psychological conduit linking parental pressure to pre-competitive distress.
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