| 172 | Tuesday, March 13, 2007 |
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| 7:30 PM-8:45 PM | Convention Center:310 |
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| 2007 R. Tait McKenzie Memorial Lecture: Influences on and Consequences of Sport Participation in Adolescence |
| What is role of participation in sports for adolescent development? In the 2007 R. Tait McKenzie Lecture, Dr. Jacquelynne S. Eccles, McKeachie Collegiate Professor of Psychology at the University of Michigan will first discuss the psychological influences on adolescents’ decisions to participate in either physical activity or competitive sports. She will draw on the Eccles et al. Expectancy-Value Model of Achievement-Related Choices to explain both individual and gender differences in adolescents’ participation in sport based on differences in individuals’ confidence in their sport abilities and the value they attach to participating and succeeding in sport. Their longitudinal studies confirm these hypotheses for both individual and gender differences. In the second part of her talk, she will discuss the long term outcomes predicted by participation in competitive sports during high school. Eccles et al.’ studies show that participation in high school sports at grade 10 predicts higher high school GPA, increased likelihood of graduating from high school and both attending and graduating from college, better occupational outcomes at age 25 (higher salary and better jobs), and reduced likelihood of using drugs or smoking. On the negative side, participation in high school sports at grade 10 predicts greater alcohol use in grade 12. This latter relationship appears to be mediated by the peer culture surrounding sports in many, but not all, American high schools. These negative effects disappear once the students leave high school. |
Keyword(s): research, youth sports
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| Presiders: Danny J. Ballard and Ron E. McBride, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX |
| Speaker: Jacquelynne S. Eccles, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI |