Youth development through street-sports : an exploration of the relationship between learning styles and fear of failure : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Psychology at Massey University, Albany, New Zealand

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dc.contributor.authorGordon, Toni-Larissa
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-07T21:54:39Z
dc.date.available2016-03-07T21:54:39Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractResearch has found that being involved with sports can be physically, psychologically and socially beneficial, especially during youth’s developmental years (Fraser-Thomas, Cote, & Deakin, 2005). Many youth programs advocate sporting activities as a way to foster positive youth development. Within this body of research, the issues of fear of failure and perfectionism have been considered as factors that affect a person’s motivation to continue participating in sport (Conroy, 2001). To date, fear of failure and perfectionism have typically been explored in achievement settings, and only in relation to competitive sports (e.g. Dunn, Gotwals, Dunn, & Syrotuik, 2006; Flett & Hewitt, 2005; Sagar, Lavallee, & Spray, 2007). The present research explored these constructs within a street-sports environment, where achievement and success is not a fundamental aspect. Furthermore, because of the unique learning environment that street-sports provide, this study examined whether a relationship existed between learning styles, fear of failure and perfectionism. Participants included youth – aged 10 to 18 years old – who participated in street-sports as their main form of physical activity. The street-sports included in this study were skateboarding, BMX and parkour. Self-report questionnaires were used to measure learning style, fears of failing and perfectionism scores. Correlation and regression analyses were employed to examine existing relationships between the three constructs. Results demonstrated that a relationship did exist between perfectionism and fear of failure, although this was low in comparison to prior research in competitive sports. Confirming previous findings, concern over mistakes was the aspect of perfectionism that showed the strongest relationship to fear of failure. Additionally, the results indicated that street-sport participants were collaborative learners and the more collaborative their learning style, the less likely they were to experience fear of failure. This thesis presents a proposition for better inclusion of street-sports within quantitative studies, particularly with interest to youth development.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10179/7566
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMassey Universityen_US
dc.rightsThe Authoren_US
dc.subjectFear of failureen_US
dc.subjectLearning, Psychology ofen_US
dc.subjectSkateboardingen_US
dc.subjectBicycle motocrossen_US
dc.subjectBMXen_US
dc.subjectParkouren_US
dc.subjectStreet sportsen_US
dc.subjectSportsen_US
dc.subjectPsychological aspectsen_US
dc.subjectYouth developmenten_US
dc.titleYouth development through street-sports : an exploration of the relationship between learning styles and fear of failure : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Psychology at Massey University, Albany, New Zealanden_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
massey.contributor.authorGordon, Toni-Larissaen_US
thesis.degree.disciplinePsychologyen_US
thesis.degree.grantorMassey Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (M.Sc.)en_US
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