Factors Motivating andObstructingParents of Elementary School Soft Tennis Playersto SupportTheir Childrenin School Team Participation—A Case Study in Examples from Southern Taiwan

• Main Authors: CHEN-JUNG-CHANG, 陳榮漳
• Other Authors: MO-YU Hsieh
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2017
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/j5pv7e

碩士 === 正修科技大學 === 休閒與運動管理所 === 105 === Factors Motivating andObstructingParents of Elementary School Soft Tennis Playersto SupportTheir Childrenin School Team Participation—A Case Study in Examples from Southern Taiwan Student:JUNG-CHANG CHEN Advisor:MO-YU Hsieh 2017.06 Abstract Objective: This study aimed to understand about factors that motivate and obstruct parents of elementary school soft tennis players in southern Taiwan to support their children in school team participation.Method: This study adopted the method of questionnaire survey by administering a total of 200 questionnaires to parents of elementary school students on soft tennis teams in southern Taiwan as research subjects. Of these questionnaires, 176 copies were collected. With SPSS22.0 statistical software as a research tool, the collected data were statistically analyzed by applying descriptive statistics, t-test analysis, one-way ANOVA, the Scheffe test, and correlation analysis. Results:1. The motives for parents of elementary school soft tennis players in southern Taiwan to support their children in school team participation included six factors: “health fitness,” “need for achievement,” “traditional school,” “professional knowledge,” “coach quality,” as well as “rewards and compliments.” 2. The factors that obstruct parents of elementary school soft tennis players in southern Taiwan from supporting their children in school team participation included the five factors of “physical fitness issues,” “coach quality,” “academic performance issues,” “external factors,” and “developmental issues.” 3. Among the motives for parents of elementary school soft tennis players in southern Taiwan to support their children in school team participation, the factors of “health fitness” and “need for achievement” were the most significant ones, followed by “traditional school,” “professional knowledge,” “coach quality,” and finally “rewards and compliments.” 4. Among the factors that obstruct parents of elementary school soft tennis players in southern Taiwan from supporting their children in school team participation, the factors of “physical fitness issues” and “coach quality” were the most significant ones, followed by “academic performance issues,” “external factors,” and finally “developmental issues.” 5.A comparison of the motives for support found significant differences in the factor dimensions of “need for achievement” and “coach quality” between parents of different genders. A comparison between different professions found significant differences in the factor dimension of “need for achievement;” a comparison between children’s lengths of playing soft tennis found significant differences in the factor dimensions of “need for achievement,” “traditional school,” “professional knowledge,” and “reward and compliments.” 6. A comparison of differences in obstructive factors found significant differences in the factor dimension of “coach quality” between parents of different genders; significant differences were found in the factor dimension of “external factor” between parents with different ages.A comparison between children’s lengths of playing soft tennis found significant differences in the factor dimensions of “physical fitness issues,” “academic performance issues,” and “developmental issues.” 7. A negative correlation was found between the factors that motivated and obstructed parents of elementary school soft tennis players in southern Taiwan to support their children in school team participation. Conclusion:This study discoveredhigher motives for support when children had a longer length of playing soft tennis; the obstructive factors also became relatively weakened. As a result, coaches are recommend to promote players’ interests during initial training arrangements. By doing so, it is important for parents to develop a sense of identification with the school team in order to promote parents’ supportive motives. Keywords: Career planning, sport talent identification