Youth perceptions of a caring climate, emotional regulation, and psychological well-being.

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the mediational effect of perceived affective self-regulatory efficacy on the relationship between youth sport participants' perceived caring climate and their mental well-being. Three hundred and 95 participants (mean age = 11.80 ± 1.54 years) from a National Youth Sport Program were recruited for the study. Participants completed a battery of questionnaires including demographic information, the Caring Climate Scale, the Affective Self-Regulatory Efficacy measure, and measures of psychological well-being (i.e., depression, hope, sadness, and happiness). Results from the structural equation model analysis of the proposed mediational model revealed that both positive and negative affective self-regulatory efficacy mediated the relationship between the perceived caring climate and mental well-being. Findings from this study call attention to the importance of creating a caring climate in youth sport programs to foster positive mental well-being in young athletes via their affective self-regulatory efficacy.

Motivational Climate, Staff and Members' Behaviors, and Members' Psychological Well-Being at a National Fitness Franchise

“…The researchers concluded that to facilitate athlete well-being, intentional efforts to foster a task-involving climate should be made. Regarding the caring climate, Fry et al (2012) found a connection between the caring climate and mental wellbeing (i.e., depression, hope, sadness, and happiness). Although these studies reflect the sport domain, many parallels exist between sport and exercise, and therefore, similar results in exercise could be expected.…”

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“…Notably, perceptions of a caring climate negatively predicted bullying in a physical education setting [23]. In separate investigations, Fry and colleagues reported positive associations between caring and enjoyment and positive attitudes in adolescent community soccer leagues [21], as well as hope and happiness in a physical activity setting [22]. From these findings it is reasonable to infer that the extent to which individuals feel valued and respected in group settings has implications for interpersonal relationships and the affective experience of group members.…”

“…Participants responded using a 5-point Likert-type scale ranging from 1 (not at all) to 5 (a lot). Prior research [22] has supported the internal consistency of these scales (α = 0.82-0.91). In this study the instructor items were reliable (α = 0.71) and the intercorrelation coefficient between the two classmates items was 0.84, indicating that participants responded fairly consistently to the items.…”

Predicting Social Responsibility and Belonging in Urban After-School Physical Activity Programs with Underserved Children

“…Adequate internal consistency (α = .92) and construct, discriminant and convergent validity have been established via confirmatory factor analysis (Newton et al, 2007b). Subsequent research has also supported the validity and reliability of the scale (Newton et al, 2007a;Fry & Gano-Overway, 2010;Fry et al, 2012). Contingent Competition Self-Esteem.…”