The key roles of teammates, coaches, and instrumental support in adolescent sports participation: a one-year prospective study
IntroductionSports participation is important for promoting lifelong health and well-being. However, it often declines during adolescence, highlighting the need to understand the factors related to adolescent sports participation. This prospective study examines the associations between different so...
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| author | Gwennyth E. Spruijtenburg Femke van Abswoude Sebastiaan W. J. Platvoet Mark de Niet Bert Steenbergen |
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| description | IntroductionSports participation is important for promoting lifelong health and well-being. However, it often declines during adolescence, highlighting the need to understand the factors related to adolescent sports participation. This prospective study examines the associations between different sources (e.g., family, peers, coaches, teachers) and types (e.g., emotional, instrumental, co-participation) of social support and hours of organized sports participation among secondary school students (N = 294). It also explores whether these associations change from the second to the third year of secondary education.MethodsData were collected using questionnaires and anthropometric measurements in October/November 2021 and October/November 2022. Multilevel linear fixed effects regression models were used to analyze relationships between sources and types of social support and sports participation. Additionally, scatterplots illustrated individual variability in these associations.ResultsResults showed significant associations for various sources and types of social support with organized sports participation. Social support from teammates and coaches and instrumental support emerged as the strongest predictors of hours of participation. Additionally, we found that the relationships remained stable over time. Yet, substantial individual variability in how social support related to sports participation was also observed.DiscussionThese findings emphasize the importance to promote social support from within the sports environment and to encourage instrumental support. Tailored approaches addressing individual differences are recommended to enhance adolescent sports participation. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-28434583a0ab41bdbfaaf0f5709d05f52025-01-20T07:20:33ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Sports and Active Living2624-93672025-01-01710.3389/fspor.2025.14996931499693The key roles of teammates, coaches, and instrumental support in adolescent sports participation: a one-year prospective studyGwennyth E. Spruijtenburg0Femke van Abswoude1Sebastiaan W. J. Platvoet2Mark de Niet3Bert Steenbergen4Behavioural Science Institute (BSI), Radboud University, Nijmegen, NetherlandsBehavioural Science Institute (BSI), Radboud University, Nijmegen, NetherlandsInstitute for Studies in Sports and Exercise, HAN University of Applied Sciences, Nijmegen, NetherlandsInstitute for Studies in Sports and Exercise, HAN University of Applied Sciences, Nijmegen, NetherlandsBehavioural Science Institute (BSI), Radboud University, Nijmegen, NetherlandsIntroductionSports participation is important for promoting lifelong health and well-being. However, it often declines during adolescence, highlighting the need to understand the factors related to adolescent sports participation. This prospective study examines the associations between different sources (e.g., family, peers, coaches, teachers) and types (e.g., emotional, instrumental, co-participation) of social support and hours of organized sports participation among secondary school students (N = 294). It also explores whether these associations change from the second to the third year of secondary education.MethodsData were collected using questionnaires and anthropometric measurements in October/November 2021 and October/November 2022. Multilevel linear fixed effects regression models were used to analyze relationships between sources and types of social support and sports participation. Additionally, scatterplots illustrated individual variability in these associations.ResultsResults showed significant associations for various sources and types of social support with organized sports participation. Social support from teammates and coaches and instrumental support emerged as the strongest predictors of hours of participation. Additionally, we found that the relationships remained stable over time. Yet, substantial individual variability in how social support related to sports participation was also observed.DiscussionThese findings emphasize the importance to promote social support from within the sports environment and to encourage instrumental support. Tailored approaches addressing individual differences are recommended to enhance adolescent sports participation.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fspor.2025.1499693/fullorganized sportsyouthsocial supportsources of supporttypes of supportlongitudinal design |
| spellingShingle | Gwennyth E. Spruijtenburg Femke van Abswoude Sebastiaan W. J. Platvoet Mark de Niet Bert Steenbergen The key roles of teammates, coaches, and instrumental support in adolescent sports participation: a one-year prospective study Frontiers in Sports and Active Living organized sports youth social support sources of support types of support longitudinal design |
| title | The key roles of teammates, coaches, and instrumental support in adolescent sports participation: a one-year prospective study |
| title_full | The key roles of teammates, coaches, and instrumental support in adolescent sports participation: a one-year prospective study |
| title_fullStr | The key roles of teammates, coaches, and instrumental support in adolescent sports participation: a one-year prospective study |
| title_full_unstemmed | The key roles of teammates, coaches, and instrumental support in adolescent sports participation: a one-year prospective study |
| title_short | The key roles of teammates, coaches, and instrumental support in adolescent sports participation: a one-year prospective study |
| title_sort | key roles of teammates coaches and instrumental support in adolescent sports participation a one year prospective study |
| topic | organized sports youth social support sources of support types of support longitudinal design |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fspor.2025.1499693/full |
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