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  • Protective or Problematic Influences? Individual Differences in Motivation, Personality and Vulnerability to Risky Peers in Adolescent Sport

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    Author(s)
    Drane, Cathy F.
    Primary Supervisor
    Barber, Bonnie
    Modecki, Kathryn
    Year published
    2017
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    Abstract
    Why do some adolescents who participate in extracurricular sport benefit, whereas others do not? There is extensive research outlining the role sport plays in positive adolescent development (Barber, Abbott, Blomfield, & Eccles, 2009; Feldman & Majasko, 2005; Marsh & Kleitman, 2002). Despite this, findings also point to links between sport and risky behaviour, specifically alcohol use (Eccles & Barber, 1999; Modecki, Barber, & Eccles, 2014). To develop a more nuanced understanding of the sport context and explain this diversity of outcomes, this thesis examines individual differences among adolescent athletes and how these ...
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    Why do some adolescents who participate in extracurricular sport benefit, whereas others do not? There is extensive research outlining the role sport plays in positive adolescent development (Barber, Abbott, Blomfield, & Eccles, 2009; Feldman & Majasko, 2005; Marsh & Kleitman, 2002). Despite this, findings also point to links between sport and risky behaviour, specifically alcohol use (Eccles & Barber, 1999; Modecki, Barber, & Eccles, 2014). To develop a more nuanced understanding of the sport context and explain this diversity of outcomes, this thesis examines individual differences among adolescent athletes and how these contribute to positive outcomes and risks among adolescents who are embedded in the sport environment. Thus, several approaches to the measurement of individual differences within the sport context are adopted to better understand how individual attributes of athletes may promote positive experiences within the sports context for some adolescents and contribute to susceptibility to risk for others. Data were collected for the three empirical studies from a sample of Western Australian adolescents in conjunction with the Youth Activity Participation Study of Western Australia (YAPS-WA. Study 1 (Chapter 3) utilizes Wave 4 data (Year 9 and year 12), study 2 (Chapter 4) uses longitudinal data from Wave 1 through to Wave 4 (Year 8 – Year 11). Study 3 (Chapter 5) also longitudinal, uses data from Wave 1 to Wave 3 (Year 8 – Year 10) (see Appendix A for a copy of the entire Wave 4 survey).
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    Thesis Type
    Thesis (PhD Doctorate)
    Degree Program
    Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
    School
    School of Applied Psychology
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.25904/1912/741
    Copyright Statement
    The author owns the copyright in this thesis, unless stated otherwise.
    Subject
    Positive adolescent development
    Risk behaviour
    Alcohol abuse
    Youth Activity Participation Study of Western Australia (YAPS-WA)
    Binge drinking
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/365946
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