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

Jenny Back (), Andreas Stenling, Bård Erlend Solstad, Petra Svedberg, Urban Johnson, Nikos Ntoumanis, Henrik Gustafsson and Andreas Ivarsson
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Jenny Back: School of Health and Welfare, Halmstad University, P.O. Box 823, 301 18 Halmstad, Sweden
Andreas Stenling: Department of Psychology, Umeå University, 901 87 Umeå, Sweden
Bård Erlend Solstad: Department of Sport Science and Physical Education, University of Agder, 4630 Kristiansand, Norway
Petra Svedberg: School of Health and Welfare, Halmstad University, P.O. Box 823, 301 18 Halmstad, Sweden
Urban Johnson: School of Health and Welfare, Halmstad University, P.O. Box 823, 301 18 Halmstad, Sweden
Nikos Ntoumanis: School of Health and Welfare, Halmstad University, P.O. Box 823, 301 18 Halmstad, Sweden
Henrik Gustafsson: Department of Educational Studies, Karlstad University, 651 88 Karlstad, Sweden
Andreas Ivarsson: School of Health and Welfare, Halmstad University, P.O. Box 823, 301 18 Halmstad, Sweden

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 24, 1-11

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: adolescents; drop-out; soccer; sport participation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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