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

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Publication Type Manuscript
School or College College of Health
Department Exercise & Sport Science
Creator Newton, Maria
Other Author Fry, Mary D.; Guivernau, Marta; Kim, Misook; Gano-Overway, Lori A.; Magyar, T. Michelle
Title Youth perceptions of a caring climate, emotional regulation and psychological well-being
Date 2009
Description The purpose of this study was to examine the meditational 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) 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.
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Publisher American Psychological Association (APA)
Language eng
Bibliographic Citation Fry, M. D., Guivernau, M., Kim, M., Newton, M., Gano-Overway, L. A., & Magyar, T. M. (2009). Youth perceptions of a caring climate, emotional regulation and psychological well-being. Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology.
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