journal of sports education Spor Eğitim Dergisi 2602-4756 2602-4756 İbrahim ERDEMİR 10.55238/seder.1903429 Sports Science and Exercise (Other) Egzersiz ve Spor Bilimleri (Diğer) Parental Involvement and Sport Commitment in Student-Athletes: A Structural Model of the Mediating Role of Dual Career Competency Ergen Sporcularda Ebeveyn Katılımı ve Spora Bağlılık: Çift Kariyer Yetkinliğinin Aracı Rolünü İnceleyen Yapısal Bir Model https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4824-2215 Sarı Serkan Volkan Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Üniversitesi 04 30 2026 10 1 116 132 03 06 2026 04 29 2026 Copyright © 2017, Journal of Sports Education 2017 Journal of Sports Education

Aim: The aim of this study was to examine the structural relationships among parental involvement, dual career competency, and sport commitment in academy football players. Materials and Methods: Materials and Methods: A total of 485 male athletes aged 14–18 years, actively participating in professional club academies, were included in the study. The Youth Sport Parental Support Questionnaire, Sport Commitment Questionnaire-2, and Dual Career Competency Questionnaire for Athletes were used to assess parental involvement, dual career competency, and sport commitment levels. Data were collected on a voluntary basis, and SPSS 25.0 and AMOS 24.0 software were used during the analysis process. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) was employed to examine the direct and indirect relationships among the variables. Results: The results indicated that parental involvement significantly and positively predicted all dimensions of dual career competency as well as sport commitment. Within the model, dual career management and career planning demonstrated the strongest indirect effects. Furthermore, the direct relationship between parental involvement and sport commitment remained significant, indicating that dual career competency played a partial mediating role in this relationship. The proposed model explained a substantial proportion of the variance in sport commitment. Conclusion: The findings suggest that supportive parental involvement plays a significant role in enhancing adolescent athletes’ sport commitment by strengthening their dual career competencies.

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı, akademi futbolcularında ebeveyn katılımı, çift kariyer yetkinliği ve spora bağlılık arasındaki yapısal ilişkileri incelemektir. Gereç ve Yöntem: Araştırmaya profesyonel kulüp akademilerinde spor yapan 14–18 yaş aralığında toplam 485 erkek sporcu katılmıştır. Çalışmada ebeveyn katılımı, çift kariyer yetkinliği ve spora bağlılık düzeylerini belirlemek amacıyla Genç Sporcularda Ebeveyn Desteği Ölçeği, Spora Bağlılık Ölçeği-2 ve Sporcular için Çift Kariyer Yetkinlikleri Ölçeği kullanılmıştır. Veriler gönüllülük esasına dayalı olarak toplanmış ve analiz sürecinde SPSS 25.0 ve AMOS 24.0 programlarından yararlanılmıştır. Değişkenler arasındaki doğrudan ve dolaylı ilişkileri incelemek amacıyla Yapısal Eşitlik Modellemesi (YEM) kullanılmıştır. Bulgular: Analiz sonuçları, ebeveyn katılımının çift kariyer yetkinliğinin tüm boyutlarını ve spora bağlılığı anlamlı ve olumlu yönde yordadığını göstermiştir. Modelde çift kariyer yönetimi ve kariyer planlama boyutlarının en güçlü dolaylı etkilere sahip olduğu belirlenmiştir. Ayrıca ebeveyn katılımı ile spora bağlılık arasındaki doğrudan ilişkinin anlamlılığını koruduğu ve çift kariyer yetkinliğinin bu ilişkide kısmi aracılık rolü üstlendiği saptanmıştır. Kurulan model, spora bağlılıktaki varyansın önemli bir bölümünü açıklamıştır. Sonuç: Bulgular, destekleyici ebeveyn katılımının ergen sporcuların çift kariyer yetkinliklerini güçlendirerek spora bağlılıklarını artırmada önemli bir rol oynadığını göstermektedir.

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