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Original Articles

Trait Anxiety in Young Athletes as a Function of Parental Pressure and Motivational Climate: Is Parental Pressure Always Harmful?

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Pages 398-412 | Received 21 Aug 2010, Accepted 02 Jan 2011, Published online: 24 Oct 2011
 

Abstract

We assessed the role of parental behaviors on sport performance anxiety. Measures of trait anxiety, parental pressure, and parent-initiated motivational climate were administered to youth swimmers throughout the season. High parental pressure within either a low mastery or a high ego motivational climate was associated with the highest levels of anxiety at all time points. An early-season, high-pressure/low-mastery combination was also associated with relative increases in anxiety over the season, whereas high pressure within a high mastery climate was associated with relative decreases. Results indicate that parental pressure can have differential effects depending upon motivational climate.

Acknowledgments

This research was supported in part by Grant 1529 from the William T. Grant Foundation awarded to Ronald E. Smith and Frank L. Smoll.

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