In the article of Gender differences in Sport Involvement: Apply the Eccles’ Expectancy- Value Model by J.S. Eccles and Rena D. Harold presents inequality of gender in sports participation and how it affects the sport camp enrolment by children attendance. One of the ways this article talks about gender inequality in sport participation is by focusing on the reasons why girls are more likely to sit- back and not participate. “Girls also participated in substantially fewer number than boys even in their most preferred sports” (p.8)
Eccles has developed a theoretical frame work explaining the motivational factors that underlie individual’s decision regarding different activities and achievement- related choices such as academic achievements, …show more content…
For example, if a child in middle school is participating in certain sport and his or her best friends show support and encourage the kid, then she or he is more likely to continue participating in sports. Some of the social constrains were presented in a study: perceptions of socializers’ beliefs, perceived approval/regard, relatedness which are linked to self-perceptions, affects, and motivation. All of these constrains have shown the way of influencing one’s participation level, and giving findings of Sullivan’s (1953) proposition, both friends and the larger peer group are developmentally critical social agents in late childhood and early …show more content…
Results showed peer acceptance to be a dominant predictor variable at the main effect level. Also, a higher perceptions of peer acceptance was associated with higher soccer enjoyment and perceived soccer competence, lower soccer-related stress, and more self-determined motivation for soccer. These findings are easily to be incorporated in our research because it shows how younger children (middle school age) are influenced by their parents perception on a sport. Also, it is important to note that as children getting older, they are easily influenced by friends and peer’s attitudes towards the sport. Once there is parental and friendship support, a child is feeling more motivated, experience less stress in activity, and is more likely to raise their competence level which leads to continuity in sport
Eccles has developed a theoretical frame work explaining the motivational factors that underlie individual’s decision regarding different activities and achievement- related choices such as academic achievements, …show more content…
For example, if a child in middle school is participating in certain sport and his or her best friends show support and encourage the kid, then she or he is more likely to continue participating in sports. Some of the social constrains were presented in a study: perceptions of socializers’ beliefs, perceived approval/regard, relatedness which are linked to self-perceptions, affects, and motivation. All of these constrains have shown the way of influencing one’s participation level, and giving findings of Sullivan’s (1953) proposition, both friends and the larger peer group are developmentally critical social agents in late childhood and early …show more content…
Results showed peer acceptance to be a dominant predictor variable at the main effect level. Also, a higher perceptions of peer acceptance was associated with higher soccer enjoyment and perceived soccer competence, lower soccer-related stress, and more self-determined motivation for soccer. These findings are easily to be incorporated in our research because it shows how younger children (middle school age) are influenced by their parents perception on a sport. Also, it is important to note that as children getting older, they are easily influenced by friends and peer’s attitudes towards the sport. Once there is parental and friendship support, a child is feeling more motivated, experience less stress in activity, and is more likely to raise their competence level which leads to continuity in sport