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Parent Involvement In Young Adults’ Intercollegiate Athletic Careers: Developmental Considerations And Applied Recommendations, Travis E. Dorsch, Aryn M. Dotterer, Katie Lowe, Logan Lyons

Human Development and Family Studies Faculty Publications

Student-athletes have to balance their sport, academic, and social lives during the transition to college and parent involvement is an integral, but potentially problematic, aspect of this transition. The present study investigated how key parent involvement factors may be associated with positive developmental outcomes in NCAA Division I student-athletes. Student-athlete participants (N = 514) were 46% male, ranged in age from 18 to 25 years (M = 19.76, SD = 1.43), and were recruited from athletic departments at two NCAA Division I member-institutions. Participants completed online surveys with items assessing their perceptions of parent involvement (support from parents, contact with …