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

Ausra Lisinskiene, Emily May and Marc Lochbaum
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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

IJERPH, 2019, vol. 16, issue 13, 1-20

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.

Keywords: questionnaire; interpersonal relationships; youth sports; coach; athlete; parent (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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