PriMera Scientific Medicine and Public Health (ISSN: 2833-5627)

Case Report

Volume 2 Issue 5

Athlete-Perceived Parental Involvement and Self-Esteem Among Malaysian Junior Tennis Athletes

Mohamad Rahizam Abdul Rahim*, Dayang Zulaikha Nadira Abang Sardon, Mohamad Nizam Mohamed Shapie, Nagoor Meera Abdullah and Vincent Parnabas

April 17, 2023

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Abstract

Participation of young tennis athletes can be highly influenced by parents. There are times when the parents are over-involved in their children’s sports career when their eagerness turns into obsession, especially among junior tennis athletes, in which may influence the psychological development of the athlete. This paper describes the relationship between parental involvement and their self-esteem as perceived by Malaysian junior tennis athletes. The Parental Involvement in Sports Questionnaire (PISQ) and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem (RSE) scale were used and filled by a total of 169 Malaysian junior tennis athletes aged between 11 to 16 years old. The participants were also categorized by age group of 11 to 12 years old, 13 to 14 years old, 15 to 16 years old. It was revealed that a significant difference between the component of the athlete-perceived parental involvement in sports on the combined dependent variable of the four components of Directive Behaviour, Praise and Understanding, Acting Involvement and Pressure among the three age groups. ANOVA test also indicated a statistically significant difference in the self-esteem scores for the three age groups. Correlation analysis showed a small but positive correlation between the Praise and Understanding component and the self-esteem. It can be concluded that age groups does significantly differ in both components of parental involvement and self-esteem among Malaysia junior tennis athletes. Praise and Understanding is also the only component of Parental Involvement that is positively related to the self-esteem of the Malaysian junior tennis athletes. The practical implications of these findings could serve to improve the experience of participants in youth sport.

Keywords: parent; praise: understanding; juniors; participation

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