Understanding enjoyment in youth sport: A developmental perspective

By P. McCarthy, Marc V Jones, D. Clark-Carter. 2008

214 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Developmental and Educational Psychology, Safety Research, Social Psychology

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In Developmental and Educational Psychology

1. Camilla J. Knight
2. N. Holt
3. J. Crane
4. K. Chan
5. C. Lonsdale
6. P. Parker
7. V. Temple
8. R. White

In Safety Research

1. Camilla J. Knight
2. J. Crane
3. C. Lonsdale
4. P. Parker
5. V. Temple
6. R. White
7. N. Holt
8. M. Drummond

In Social Psychology

1. Camilla J. Knight
2. N. Holt
3. Candice M. Boden
4. J. Crane
5. K. Chan
6. T. Astell‐Burt
7. C. Lonsdale
8. P. Parker

Citations in the corpus

• Do Customers and Employees Enjoy Service Participation? Synergistic Effects of Self- and Other-Efficacy (2012, background): “…customer’s (an employee’s) level of positive affective experience as a result of his or her (his or her customer’s) participation during the service process that reflects generalized feelings of pleasure, enjoyment, and fun (Babin, Darden, and Griffin 1994; McCarthy, Jones, and Clark-Carter 2008).”
• A systematic review of dropout from organized sport among children and youth (2015, background): “Cross-sectional studies show that participation in sport is associated with more positive perceptions of competence (McCarthy et al., 2008); higher self-esteem (Findlay and Coplan, 2008; Marsh and Kleitman, 2003); more positive mood states, emotional control and social adequacy (Griffiths et al.”
• Junior Tennis Players’ Preferences for Parental Behaviors (2010, background): “Such positive parental involvement has been associated with athlete enjoyment and sport adherence ( Fraser-Thomas & Cote, 2009 ; McCarthy & Jones, 2007 ; McCarthy, Jones, & Clark-Carter, 2008 ).”
• Domain-Specific Physical Activity and Mental Health: A Meta-analysis. (2017, background): “Leisure-time PA is often a chosen activity in which individuals are likely to participate owing to enjoyment or perceived benefits.(56,57) Choosing to participate for enjoyment is central to autonomous motivation.”
• Parental Behaviors in Team Sports: How do Female Athletes Want Parents to Behave? (2011, background): “One of the main sources of enjoyment for girls in sport is positive parental involvement ( McCarthy, Jones, & Clark-Carter, 2008 ).”