Development of parenting psycho-social skill training program based on parent-athlete relationship in teenage soccer players: an action research study
Subject Areas : Sociological studies of sports
shiva molavinia
1
,
rokhsareh badami
2
*
,
Zohreh Meshkati
3
1 - Departmentof Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Isfahan (Khorasgan)
2 - Associate Professor, Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran
3 - Associate Professor of motor behavior, Dept. of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran
Keywords: psycho-social skills, parent-athlete relationship, soccer player, adolescent,
Abstract :
Abstract Objective: The purpose of this study was to develop a training program for parents' psycho-social skills based on the relationship between parents and athletes in teenage soccer players: an action research study. Methodology: For this purpose, 30 parents (father or mother) and 2 coaches from a dedicated football academy were selected as participants in this study. The method of this study was action research and the data collection method was qualitative. For this purpose, data were collected by monitoring verbal and non-verbal behaviors, as well as to know the thoughts, feelings and attitudes of the participants from the reflective diaries, as well as the researcher's reflective diaries and semi-structured interviews with the coaches and parents of the athletes. The collected data were carefully implemented and analyzed using the qualitative content analysis method. Results: The findings were placed in the five comprehensive categories of empowering parents in problem solving, improving parental self-efficacy, self-control, social competence, and self-esteem from the perspective of parents in the field of psycho-social skills. Conclusion: Considering the importance of the role of parents in raising children, training parents based on identified needs and the duration of the intervention is very important in improving psycho-social skills and developing individual skills.
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