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The Initial Questionnaire Development in Measuring of Coach-Athlete–Parent Interpersonal Relationships: Results of Two Qualitative Investigations

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  • Ausra Lisinskiene

    (Education Academy, Vytautas Magnus University, 44248 Kaunas, Lithuania)

  • Emily May

    (Department of Kinesiology and Sport Management, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409-3011, USA)

  • Marc Lochbaum

    (Education Academy, Vytautas Magnus University, 44248 Kaunas, Lithuania
    Department of Kinesiology and Sport Management, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409-3011, USA)

Abstract

The interpersonal relationship among the coach, athlete, and parent (C-A-P) in youth sports is a complex and dynamic phenomenon. The evaluation of such interpersonal relationship becomes an important factor in trying to understand the overall youth sports environment. The purpose of this study was to begin the development of a questionnaire to assess the coach-athlete–parent interpersonal relationships in youth sports. To achieve our purpose, two qualitative studies were conducted. In the first qualitative study, 136 research participants completed an online questionnaire asking for statements concerning the C-A-P based on an extensive literature review. In the second phase, a follow up phenomenological study design was conducted. For the phenomenological study, 30 participants (10 coaches, 10 athletes, and 10 youth sports parents) completed in-depth interviews. Based on both qualitative study results, the following three themes emerged: group processes, motivation, and over-involvement. The two qualitative investigations revealed themes and 48 potential questions to be used in developing a C-A-P questionnaire in quantifying the C-A-P results.

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  • Ausra Lisinskiene & Emily May & Marc Lochbaum, 2019. "The Initial Questionnaire Development in Measuring of Coach-Athlete–Parent Interpersonal Relationships: Results of Two Qualitative Investigations," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(13), pages 1-20, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:16:y:2019:i:13:p:2283-:d:243653
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    1. Ausra Lisinskiene & Marc Lochbaum & Emily May & Matt Huml, 2019. "Quantifying the Coach–Athlete–Parent (C–A–P) Relationship in Youth Sport: Initial Development of the Positive and Negative Processes in the C–A–P Questionnaire (PNPCAP)," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(21), pages 1-11, October.
    2. Santos Villafaina & Eugenio Merellano-Navarro & Juan M. García-Ceberino, 2021. "Coach’s Perception of Parent’s Attitudes in School-Age Sports," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(20), pages 1-11, October.
    3. Ausra Lisinskiene & Marc Lochbaum, 2022. "The Coach–Athlete–Parent Relationship: The Importance of the Sex, Sport Type, and Family Composition," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(8), pages 1-12, April.

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