The influence of social factors on psychological safety and well-being in youth sport

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 21K21232
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: 0909:Sports sciences, physical education, health sciences, and related fields
• Research Institution: Waseda University
• Principal Investigator: Kinoshita Keita 早稲田大学, スポーツ科学学術院, 助教 (50907152)
• Project Period (FY): 2021-08-30 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: スポーツマネジメント / ユーススポーツ / ウェルビーイング / 心理的安全性 / インシビリティ

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research project investigated how the disrespectful behaviors of coach and teammates influence youth sport participants. The study collected longitudinal data at three time points to investigate how coaches and teammates incivility influence changes in psychological safety and how the changes in psychological safety influence psychological well-being and prosocial behavior of the sport participants. The results showed that coach and teammate incivility influenced the change in psychological safety over time. The change in psychological safety was significantly associated with youth athletes’ well-being and social outcomes.

Free Research Field

スポーツマネジメント

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

中高生年代におけるスポーツ参加においての指導のあり方や、子ども同士の関わり方についてさまざまな議論が飛び交う昨今において、ほんのちょっとした敬意を欠いた行動が、スポーツチームにおける失敗を恐れてチャレンジがし辛い環境を作り出し、子どものスポーツを通した健全な育成にネガティブな影響を与えるということが本研究を通して理解できた。