Exploring Attachment Differences Across the Contexts of Sports and Academics: A Qualitative Exploration of Child and Parent Experiences
Sheng-I Chang, Ya-Hsin Lai · 2024
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Sheng-I Chang and Ya-Hsin Lai explore how parent-child attachment differs between school and sports settings. Their 2024 qualitative study interviews fifteen Taiwanese youths and parents across four groups with varied attachment mixes. The team wanted to know how these bonds shape children's mental outcomes in each arena.
Warm, prompt parental responses helped children open up in both settings, and genuine parental concern bred empathy in children. Cold or dismissive replies had the opposite effect, shutting down sharing. Parents' beliefs about achievement also mattered, such as treating sport mainly as a back door to good schools. Pressure-heavy practices frustrated children's needs for freedom and competence. The authors draw lessons for parenting across both worlds.
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| CREATOR | Sheng-I Chang, Ya-Hsin Lai |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 63 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |