Roles of Parenting Aquatic Athletes Through Mediators Achievment Motivation

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the role of parenting model to the performance of athletes through the mediator of achievement motivation. The hypothesis of this research is the theoretical model used to measure the performance of an athlete through achievement motivation mediator with empirical data. The population used in this study are the aquatic athletes who follow the Festival of Acuatiq Indonesia 2018 in Surabaya. The sampling technique used in this study is Total sampling. Samples in this study were 39 athletes consisting of 12 swimming athletes, 4 synchronous swimming athletes, and 23 water polo athletes. Data collection was done using scale and documentation. The data analysis uses the SmartPLS program to test the suitability of the measurement model with existing data in the field. The results showed Goodness of Fit (GoF) values: 0.271 and can be used as a model to measure individual performance through achievement motivation mediator in accordance to empirical data. The test results show that the role of the parenting model is direct, positive and significant to the athlete's achievement and there is a significant role model of care for the employee through the mediator of achievement motivation.