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Parental Involvement, Pressure, and Support in Youth Sport: A Narrative Literature Review
Author(s) -
Lindstrom Bremer Karin
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of family theory and review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.454
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1756-2589
pISSN - 1756-2570
DOI - 10.1111/j.1756-2589.2012.00129.x
Subject(s) - typology , narrative , psychology , developmental psychology , family systems theory , narrative review , social psychology , sociology , psychotherapist , linguistics , philosophy , anthropology
The aim of this literature review is to describe and critique what is known about relations between parents and their athlete children in contemporary research. Athlete families are prevalent and in need of research based in family systems theory. I describe a typology of underinvolved, moderately involved, and overinvolved parents. I found themes of parental involvement, pressure, support, and family‐level issues. I conclude with suggestions for guiding research on sports parenting with family systems theory.