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PROXIMAL AND DISTAL FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH DROPOUT VERSUS MAINTAINED PARTICIPATION IN ORGANIZED SPORT |
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Julie C.S. Boiché1 
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1University of La Réunion, France, 2University of Grenoble, France. |
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| ABSTRACT | |||
| The purpose of this study was to investigate a large number of
determinants of sport dropout among French adolescents, in order to reveal
proximal and distal factors of dropout. 261 current and 106 dropout athletes
(M = 14.6) participated to the study. The data were collected by a questionnaire
assessing demographic information, athletes' perceptions on their experience,
their parents, teammates and coach. t-tests revealed that current and former
athletes were distinct on numerous variables. A discriminant function analysis
showed three proximal predictors of sport dropout (perceived value of the
activity, satisfaction, parents' investment). Subsequent regression analyses
showed that perceived value was positively predicted by perceived competence,
the value of the activity for teammates, coach's investment, and negatively
by conflicts of interest and goal conflict with teammates; satisfaction
was positively predicted by the coach's mastery climate, but negatively
predicted by conflicts of interest and goal conflict with teammates and
with the coach; parents investment was negatively predicted by the goal
conflicts with them. This study permitted to discriminate between proximal
and more distal psychological antecedents of the dropout behaviour. It brings
information relative to the possible targets of interventions aiming at
preventing dropout from organized sport.
Key words: Psychology, public health, motivation, athletes. |
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