PMID- 29381719
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20180309
LR  - 20181113
IS  - 1932-6203 (Electronic)
IS  - 1932-6203 (Linking)
VI  - 13
IP  - 1
DP  - 2018
TI  - Positive youth development and observed athlete behavior in recreational sport.
PG  - e0191936
LID - 10.1371/journal.pone.0191936 [doi]
LID - e0191936
AB  - OBJECTIVES: Competence, confidence, connection, and character are regarded as 
      outcomes of positive youth development (PYD) in sport. However, the specific 
      athlete behaviors associated with different PYD profiles are not well understood. 
      Thus, the purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between 
      athletes' observed behavior during sport competitions and their perceptions of 
      PYD outcomes. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study with systematic behavioral 
      observation. METHOD: Sixty-seven youth athletes were observed during basketball 
      games near the end of their season, and the content of their behavior was 
      systematically coded. Athletes also completed measures of the 4 Cs (competence, 
      confidence connection, and character). A person-centered analysis approach was 
      used to examine the relationship between PYD profiles and observed behavior. 
      RESULTS: A cluster analysis identified two homogenous groups of athletes 
      characterized by relatively high and low perceptions of confidence, connection, 
      and character. A MANCOVA revealed that after controlling for gender and years of 
      playing experience, the high Cs group engaged in more frequent sport 
      communication with their coaches. CONCLUSIONS: Results re-affirm the critical 
      role that coaches play in the developmental experiences of young athletes, and 
      highlight the importance of contextual factors of the youth sport environment.
FAU - Vierimaa, Matthew
AU  - Vierimaa M
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-9576-3910
AD  - Department of Kinesiology and Health Science, Utah State University, Logan, Utah, 
      United States of America.
FAU - Bruner, Mark W
AU  - Bruner MW
AD  - Schulich School of Education, Nipissing University, North Bay, Ontario, Canada.
FAU - Cote, Jean
AU  - Cote J
AD  - School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, 
      Canada.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
DEP - 20180130
PL  - United States
TA  - PLoS One
JT  - PloS one
JID - 101285081
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Child
MH  - Cluster Analysis
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - *Recreation
PMC - PMC5790257
COIS- Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
EDAT- 2018/01/31 06:00
MHDA- 2018/03/10 06:00
PMCR- 2018/01/30
CRDT- 2018/01/31 06:00
PHST- 2017/01/18 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2018/01/08 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2018/01/31 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2018/01/31 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2018/03/10 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2018/01/30 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - PONE-D-17-02429 [pii]
AID - 10.1371/journal.pone.0191936 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - PLoS One. 2018 Jan 30;13(1):e0191936. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0191936. 
      eCollection 2018.