Wie Eltern in der Schweiz ihre Kinder erfolgreich auf dem Karriereweg nach Olympia begleiten

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Developmental Psychology ◽  
Youth Sports ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Young Athletes ◽  
Successful Development ◽  
Healthy Development ◽  
Autonomy Development ◽  
Sports Science ◽  
Psychology Perspective ◽  
High Degree

Parents play a crucial role in the successful development and socialization of their children who are participating in Swiss sport [1]. They carry responsibility for the well-being of their protégés, take on many duties in the sporting environment and also provide support when the pressures of sport demands and requirements become intolerable for their child. These challenges seem to be particularly high when a performance peak is reached at young age and early in a career. The high degree of professionalization in youth sports has resulted in numerous Olympic victories in top young athletes competing in compositional sports. The downside of these medals becomes visible when the normal and healthy development of young althetes is subordinated to a primarily performance and success-oriented pursuit. This article deals with the developmental steps necessary for young athletes on their way to the Olympics, as well as the concominant responsibilities of their parents. The focus is on the process of autonomy-development in young athletes. This is first derived from a sports science and developmental psychology perspective. The main postulates of child- and youth-oriented autonomy development are then supplemented with the perspectives, beliefs and measures of selected sports parents, who recorded their experiences in short interviews. The conclusion deals with the findings and consequences – especially with regard to a more autonomy-promoting mentoring of young athletes.

scholarly journals Elite Youth Sports—The Year That Was 2017

2018 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-27
Author(s):  
Craig A. Williams
Keyword(s):  
Youth Development ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Youth Sports ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United States ◽  
Participation Rates ◽  
Young Athletes ◽  
Youth Athletes ◽  
Financial Costs ◽  
Health And Well Being

In 2017, considerable attention has been paid by researchers on early sports specialization for youth athletes. Issues related to injury, burnout, and talent development to name a few have been debated, particularly when contrasted against other opposing youth development approaches, such as a multisport approach. The increasing professionalization of young athletes, a particular concern of this author, is coupled with the ensuing physical and mental pressures on these youngsters, as highlighted by the 2 highlighted publications in this commentary. Moreover, the financial costs to parents to support talented youngsters lead me to conclude that we must not treat them as “mini-adult athletes.” Trying to predict too far into the sporting future of a 9- or 10-year athlete can lead us to forgetting that they are just a 9 year, who typically wants to play, have fun, and be with their friends. Embarking on concentrated training programs, endless travel for tournaments, and an overemphasis on winning can be detrimental to participation rates as shown by recent data in the United States. Therefore, the challenge for researchers in elite youth sports is to ensure that practices we pursue with our young charges promote their health and well-being and that sports is for the benefit of the athlete and not the other way around.

Social and hygienic factors of the quality of life of young athletes

2021 ◽  
pp. 25-36
Author(s):  
Elena Aleksandrovna Potapova ◽  
Dmitriy Alekseevich Zemlyanoy ◽  
Andrey Aleksandrovich Antonov ◽  
Elena Viktorovna Shcherba
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Survey Methods ◽  
Child Anxiety ◽  
Youth Sports ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Young Athletes ◽  
Sports Activity ◽  
Age Related

Sports activities are associated with significant physical and psychological stress and can have a negative impact on the health of children and adolescents, reducing the quality of life of young athletes. The purpose of the study is to evaluate the indicators of physical and socio-psychological components of the quality of life of adolescents who play sports in the framework of youth sports schools. Materials and methods. The analysis includes data from a study of 58 male athletes aged 14–17 years engaged in the sections of football, kickboxing and skiing duathlon of the youth sports school. We used survey methods, multi-dimensional assessment of child anxiety (MODT), and the quality of life of young athletes was assessed using the PedsQL ™ method for children aged 13 to 18 years. The features of the components of the athletes ‘day regimen that reduce the quality of life of young athletes include: reduced sleep duration, multiple meals, a significant optional load, intensive use of gadgets during rest periods. Statistically significant differences were found in the assessment of quality of life parameters depending on the type of sports activity, which is due to the specifics of the training process and the severity of sports loads. An age-related trend towards a decrease in the quality of life among athletes of older adolescence was found, which may be a consequence of an increase in training and training loads. The most significant correlations of the assessment of the quality of life of adolescents were established with such parameters as the age of athletes, the severity of training and sports load, emotional and social anxiety. Conclusion. The results of the study showed that not only medical, but also socio-psychological factors affect the health of teenagers who play sports. Assessment of quality of life indicators should be used as part of comprehensive support for young athletes, which will ensure their physical and psychoemotional well-being.

scholarly journals Sammenhenger mellom opplevd kontroll fra foreldre og vold mot barn og ungdom

2020 ◽  
pp. 145-166
Author(s):  
Else-Marie Augusti ◽  
Gertrud Sofie Hafstad
Keyword(s):  
Child Abuse ◽  
Parental Control ◽  
Adult Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Autonomy Development ◽  
Successful Resolution ◽  
Degree Of Control ◽  
General Experience ◽  
The One ◽  
High Degree

In this chapter we explore the associations between parental control behaviors and domestic violence. Limited autonomy in adolescence has been linked to child abuse. Autonomy is a primary developmental task in adolescence, and a successful resolution of this task is associated with well-being and adaptation in adult life. However, autonomy does not develop in isolation, but rather in the context of parents’ support on the one hand or parental control on the other, the latter hampers autonomy development in children and adolescents. The present chapter is based on a large national prevalence study on child abuse and neglect among 12–16-year-olds in Norway (N = 9240). In line with parenting standards in Norway, findings suggest that Norwegian adolescents in general experience a low degree of control. However, a high degree of controlling behaviors from parents is associated with both physical and psychological abuse. Age is not associated with degree of control, except for a decrease in parental supervision with age. Findings are discussed in light of parents’ country of origin.

Entrepreneurial Education - a New Challenge for Universities in Romania

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 57-68
Author(s):  
Gabriel Croitoru ◽  
Mircea Constantin Duica ◽  
Dorin Claudiu Manolache ◽  
Mihaela Ancuta Banu
Keyword(s):  
Social Role ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Positive Contribution ◽  
Business Decision ◽  
Entrepreneurial Spirit ◽  
The Social ◽  
New Thinking ◽  
High Degree

Abstract Entrepreneurial spirit plays an increasingly important role in the economic sphere, and universities are meant to play a central role in this process, where the main objective is the continuous development and mediation of the knowledge increasingly geared to the applications through innovation and patenting a secure platform for employment and well-being growth. The Universities have to take a position in if/and how they want to grow into a so-called “University of Entrepreneurship” which is characterized by a high degree of openness to the surrounding society and here we are talking, especially, about, the business sector in Romania. This evolution of expectations for the social role of universities has resulted from increased and recent interest in entrepreneurship and innovation of areas as research and theory of the business environment. The experience gained as teachers indicates that education and entrepreneurship education should include different theories and methodology than those applied in the usual way. The theory of traditional management and microeconomic models could even be a barrier to new thinking and change and, therefore, to the implementation of modern entrepreneurial actions. We want this article to be a source of inspiration for educational institutions and to have a positive contribution to research in business education and to be applicable in business decision-making.

scholarly journals School Dropout Intention and Self-esteem in Immigrant and Native Students Living in Poverty: The Protective Role of Peer Acceptance at School

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dora Bianchi ◽  
Elisa Cavicchiolo ◽  
Fabio Lucidi ◽  
Sara Manganelli ◽  
Laura Girelli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Developmental Psychology ◽  
Immigrant Students ◽  
Peer Acceptance ◽  
School Dropout ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Protective Role ◽  
Drop Out ◽  
Multilinear Regression ◽  
Immigrant Background

AbstractThe psychological well-being at school of immigrant students living in poverty is currently an understudied topic in developmental psychology. This is an important shortcoming because this population, which is rapidly increasing in many western countries, is in a double minority condition and has a greater risk of experiencing psychological distress at school, in comparison with their native peers. In order to improve our understanding on this issue, the present two-wave study investigated the prospective relationships between peer acceptance and two aspects of well-being at school—intention to drop out of school and negative self-esteem—specifically focusing on the differential effect of having (vs. not having) an immigrant background. The participants were 249 preadolescents and adolescents living in poverty (Mage = 12.76; SDage = 2.34; 41.8% girls; 19.3% immigrants) who were attending educational centres for disadvantaged minors. The poverty status of the participants was an inclusion criterion. A multilinear regression model with multigroup analysis was tested. As expected, the results showed that peer acceptance had a significant negative association with school dropout intentions and negative self-esteem only for immigrants, but not for natives. For immigrant students, the protective effect of peer acceptance was comparable to the stability over time of dropout intention and self-esteem, a result that has promising implications for prevention programs. The applied implications of the study for educational and clinical contexts are discussed.

Loneliness, college belongingness, subjective vitality, and psychological adjustment during coronavirus pandemic: Development of the College Belongingness Questionnaire

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-31
Author(s):  
Gökmen Arslan
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Psychological Adjustment ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Subjective Vitality ◽  
Healthy Development ◽  
Adverse Experiences ◽  
Health And Well Being

Loneliness is a serious risk factor for healthy development and flourishing. Although loneliness has been revealed to play an important role in psychological health and well-being, little is known about moderating and mitigating mechanisms underlying this association, especially during adverse experiences (e.g., COVID-19 pandemic). The current study purposed to explore whether subjective vitality mediated the association of loneliness with psychological adjustment and whether college belongingness moderated the mediating effect of subjective vitality on students’ adjustment in the context of loneliness. The study sample comprised 333 undergraduate students (69% female) from a public university in Turkey. They ranged in age between 19 and 41 years (M= 21.94, SD= 4.15). Findings from mediation analysis revealed that loneliness had a significant predictive effect on subjective vitality and psychological adjustment challenges. Subjective vitality also mediated the effect of loneliness on the psychological adjustment of college students. Further, college belongingness moderated the mediating effect of subjective vitality on adjustment and had a protective effect on the association between loneliness and subjective vitality in college students. These results indicate that subjective vitality and college belongingness are important mechanisms that may help develop prevention and intervention strategies to foster students’ psychological health and well-being in university settings.

Individuation-Attachment and Suicide Trajectory: A Developmental Guide FOR the Clinician

1993 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 207-237 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kalman J. Kaplan ◽  
Shirley A. Worth
Keyword(s):  
Human Development ◽  
Life Stage ◽  
External World ◽  
Advanced Stage ◽  
Successful Development ◽  
Life Event ◽  
Healthy Development ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Fundamental Shift ◽  
Axis View

This article applies a two-axis model of human development to the problem of suicide trajectory. The two-axis approach represents a fundamental shift in the way Eriksonian stages are viewed. Typical interpretations of Erikson suggest healthy development is achieved by resolving each stage crisis horizontally in favor of the syntonic as opposed to the dystonic ego quality. A two-axis view proposes that an organism begins each stage at the negative or dystonic position in reaction to the stage-initiating life event and must move ahead vertically to achieve the positive syntonic quality and the attaining of a stage-specific syntonic equilibrium. We are suggesting that successful development involves not the avoidance of the negative or dystonic ego qualities at each stage but the very plunging into each of them as the natural sequela of the preceding life event. Successful development involves working through a stage vertically to attain the respective stage-specific positive or syntonic ego position, followed by forward regression to the next advanced stage. The logic of this developmental axis is simply that the loosening of one's defenses (i.e., greater permeability of walls) should occur in conjunction with the strengthening of one's ego (i.e., greater definition of boundaries). Incongruent resolution of the individuation-attachment dilemma results in “enmeshment” (attachment to the external world without individuation), or in “disengagement” (remaining detached even after becoming sufficiently individuated). Extreme distress can result from the attempt to simultaneously apply enmeshed and disengaged styles to cope with the overwhelming challenges of the new life stage, creating a potentially suicidal level of stress.

scholarly journals Promoting psychological well-being in doctoral students: a qualitative study adopting a positive psychology perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia C. Jackman ◽  
Kelly Sisson
Keyword(s):  
Positive Psychology ◽  
Doctoral Students ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Support Network ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Doctoral Graduates ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Psychology Perspective ◽  
Pathological Focus

Purpose Concerns about psychological well-being (PWB) in doctoral students have grown in recent years. The purpose of this study was to explore qualitatively doctoral students’ perceptions of factors that promoted their PWB during the doctoral journey. Design/methodology/approach Nine recent doctoral graduates at an English university participated in the study. Participants recalled their experience and PWB during the doctoral journey via a life grid and semi-structured interview. The life grids were visually inspected to identify high points in PWB whilst the interview data were analysed thematically. Findings The analysis produced the following seven themes representing factors that participants described during periods of better PWB: accomplishments; intrinsic rewards; self-efficacy; comprehension and understanding; supervisor support; wider support network; and self-care and lifestyle. Originality/value By adopting a positive psychology approach and exploring qualitatively factors that promoted PWB in doctoral students, this study offers an alternative perspective to research on doctoral student well-being, which has largely adopted a pathological focus. As such, the study demonstrates the utility of approaching research on doctoral students’ PWB from a positive psychology perspective. Findings are discussed in relation to the extant literature, and future directions for research are outlined.

scholarly journals Self Esteem and General Well Being in Adolescents with Low vs High Emotional Competence

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarvdeep Kohli ◽  
Anjali Malik ◽  
Varsha Rani
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Competence ◽  
Sample Selection ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
The Self ◽  
Successful Development ◽  
Emotional Evaluation ◽  
Competence Scale ◽  
Age Range ◽  
Selection Of

An essential component of youths’ successful development is learning to appropriately respond to emotions, including the ability to recognize, identify and describe one’s feelings. Emotional competence refers to one’s ability to express or release one’s inner feelings or emotions. Self-esteem reflects a person’s overall subjective emotional evaluation of his or her own worth. It is a judgment of oneself as well as an attitude toward the self. General well being refers to the harmonious functioning of the physical as well as psychological aspects of the personality, giving satisfaction to the self and benefit to the society. The present study focuses on the self esteem and general well being in adolescents with low vs high emotional competence. For this purpose, first of all emotional competence scale was administered on 260 adolescents within the age range of 15-18 years, to identify the low emotionally competent and high emotionally competent adolescents. After the sample selection of 152 subjects (76 low emotionally competent and 76 high emotionally competent) Rosenberg’s Self-esteem scale and General well being scale were administered. Results indicate that high emotionally competent adolescents have high self-esteem and better general well being than low emotionally competent adolescents.

scholarly journals Distribution of trichostrongylosis of geese on the territory of Poltava region

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (97) ◽  
pp. 125-129
Author(s):  
V. О. Yevstafieva ◽  
Y. S. Starodub
Keyword(s):  
Gastrointestinal Tract ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Parasitic Diseases ◽  
Successful Development ◽  
Number Of Patients ◽  
Significant Damage ◽  
Invasive Diseases ◽  
Trichostrongylus Tenuis ◽  
Poultry Farming

Successful development of poultry farming can be achieved not only as a result of the creation of highly productive new breeds of geese, the improvement of diets for nutrients, but also in the conditions of stable epizootic well-being of infectious and invasive diseases. Parasitic diseases of domestic waterfowl account for a large proportion of other diseases and cause significant damage to geese farming. Among helminthiases of geese, infections caused by nematodes parasitizing in the gastrointestinal tract of birds, in particular Trichostrongylus tenuis, are quite common. The aim of this study was to study the distribution of trichostrongylosis among populations of domestic geese in the territory of Poltava region, Ukraine (Velyka Bahachka, Hlobyne, Hrebinka, Zinkiv, Karlivka, Poltava, Myrhorod, Shyshaky districts). The conducted scatoscopical studies showed that the average extensity and intensity of trichostrongylosic infestation was respectively 22.9 % and 89.7 ± 8.2 eggs per 1 g of poultry feces. Invasiveness in the region studied ranged from 17.2 to 26.7 % and from 20 to 380 eggs per 1 g of feces. At the same time, it was found out that the degree of affliction of domestic geese by the agent of trichostrongylosis in farms with different capacity and technology of keeping was significantly different. In individual farms and farms, the extensity and intensity of the invasion of geese is higher (24.4 % and 97.7 ± 10.7 eggs per 1 g of feces) than in the specialized geese farms (16.1 % and 70.3 ± 15.1 eggs in 1 g of feces). It has been found that goose trichostrongylosis is more frequently present in the mixinvasions of the digestive canal of the bird along with protosooses and nematodoses. Extensity of mixinvasions reaches 18.1 %, which is 78.9 % of the total number of patients at geese trichostrongylosis. Extensity of trichostrongylosic mono-invasion was 4.8 % (21.1 % of the total invasion of T. tenuis birds). The results of the conducted studies lead to a further, deeper study of the issues of epizootic features of trichostrongylosis of geese, taking into account the seasonal and age dynamics of invasion, as well as the effectiveness of therapeutic and preventive measures.

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