Psychosocial Predictors of Drop-Out from Organised Sport: A Prospective Study in Adolescent Soccer

Psychosocial Predictors of Drop-Out from Organised Sport : A Prospective Study in Adolescent Soccer

Funding: The Swedish Football Association, Halland's Football Association, Skåne's Football Association, and Västergötland's Football Association.
In recent years an increased drop-out rate in adolescents' soccer participation has been observed. Given the potentially adverse consequences of drop-out from soccer, more information about risk factors for drop-out is warranted. In the current study, Classification and Regression Tree (CRT) analysis was used to investigate demographic and motivational factors associated with an increased risk of drop-out from adolescent soccer. The results of this study indicate that older age, experiencing less autonomy support from the coach, less intrinsic motivation, being female, and lower socioeconomic status are factors associated with an increased risk of drop-out. An interpretation of the results of this study is that coaches play a central part in creating a sports context that facilitates motivation and continued soccer participation. Based on the findings of the current study we propose that soccer clubs implement theoretically informed coach education programs to help coaches adopt autonomy-supportive coaching strategies.

Stenling, Andreas,1982-Umeå universitet,Institutionen för psykologi,Department of Sport Science and Physical Education, University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway,Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden; University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway(Swepub:hh)andste (author)
Solstad, Bard ErlendDepartment of Sport Science and Physical Education, University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway; Norwegian Research Centre for Children and Youth Sports, Oslo, Norway (author)
Svedberg, Petra,1973-Högskolan i Halmstad,Akademin för hälsa och välfärd(Swepub:hh)petsve (author)
Johnson, Urban,1961-Högskolan i Halmstad,Akademin för hälsa och välfärd(Swepub:hh)urjo (author)
Ntoumanis, NikosHögskolan i Halmstad,Akademin för hälsa och välfärd,University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark (author)
Gustafsson, Henrik,1974-Karlstads universitet,Institutionen för pedagogiska studier (from 2013),Department of Educational Studies, Karlstad University, Karlstad, Sweden; Department of Sport and Social Sciences, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Oslo, Norway(Swepub:kau)henrgust (author)
Ivarsson, Andreas,1984-Högskolan i Halmstad,Akademin för hälsa och välfärd,University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway(Swepub:hh)andiva (author)
Högskolan i HalmstadAkademin för hälsa och välfärd (creator_code:org_t)

In:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public HealthBasel : MDPI19:241661-78271660-4601

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By the university: Karlstad University; Umeå University; Halmstad University

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