A1 Journal article (refereed)
The development of school and sports task values among adolescent athletes : The role of gender (2023)

Viljaranta, J., Aunola, K., Tolvanen, A., & Ryba, T. V. (2023). The development of school and sports task values among adolescent athletes : The role of gender. Current Psychology, 42, 17573-17582. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-022-02880-y

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All authors or editors: Viljaranta, Jaana; Aunola, Kaisa; Tolvanen, Asko; Ryba, Tatiana V.

Journal or series: Current Psychology

ISSN: 1046-1310

eISSN: 1936-4733

Publication year: 2023

Publication date: 09/03/2022

Volume: 42

Pages range: 17573-17582

Publisher: Springer

Publication country: United States

Publication language: English

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-022-02880-y

Publication open access: Openly available

Publication channel open access: Partially open access channel

Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/80177

Abstract

Successfully integrating elite sports with education requires motivation to commit oneself to both domains. This study examines the development of and gender differences in adolescent athletes’ task values for school and sports across the upper secondary school years. A total of 391 adolescents (aged 15–16 at the beginning of the study) were followed four times during sports upper secondary school. The participating student athletes were recruited from six sports upper secondary schools in Finland, which offer equal competitive sport opportunities for both genders. The results showed that school- and sports- task values are strongly related to each other. Males valued school less than females at the beginning of upper secondary school, and this gender difference remained, and also strengthened across years. No gender differences in sports-related task values were found. The findings indicate that females may be more committed to integrating elite sports and education than males due to their higher valuing of school.

Keywords: young people; professional sports career; study; valuation; gender differences

Free keywords: dual career; gender differences; task values; sports; education; upper secondary school

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Reporting Year: 2022

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