ArticleFrontiers in psychology2026
A psychological network analysis of parental and peer support on children's football participation: the bridging role of self-efficacy.
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Introduction: Guided by ecological systems theory, this study employs psychological network analysis to investigate how parental and peer support interact with children's football participation and whether these ecological dynamics differ by gender. Methods: We estimated regularized partial correlation networks using EBICglasso on a sample of 287 primary school students ( Results: Self-efficacy emerged as the most central node and the primary bridge connecting social support to football participation. The global network structure did not differ significantly between boys and girls, suggesting a largely similar psychological architecture across genders. Descriptive patterns suggested that internal persistence items were more central for boys, whereas participation and relational support items were more central for girls. Discussion: These findings suggest a possible integration of social cognitive and ecological systems perspectives within a network framework. They offer tentative insights that could be considered when developing broadly applicable or gender-responsive interventions to support children's sustained football participation.
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