@article{ART003367490},
author={Woo Dong-Han},
title={Causal Pathways from Participation Motivation to Behavioral Development in Youth Soccer Players: With Multidimensional Self-Concept as a Mediator},
journal={Industry Promotion Research},
issn={2466-1139},
year={2026},
volume={11},
number={3},
pages={371-380},
doi={10.21186/IPR.2026.11.3.371}
TY - JOUR
AU - Woo Dong-Han
TI - Causal Pathways from Participation Motivation to Behavioral Development in Youth Soccer Players: With Multidimensional Self-Concept as a Mediator
JO - Industry Promotion Research
PY - 2026
VL - 11
IS - 3
PB - Industrial Promotion Institute
SP - 371
EP - 380
SN - 2466-1139
AB - This study aims to investigate the psychological pathways through which sports participation motivation leads to behavioral development among youth soccer players, focusing on the mediating role of multidimensional self-concept (academic, social, family, and emotional self). A survey of 479 players in the Seoul and Gyeonggi regions collected in 2008 was analyzed using multiple regression analysis. The results showed that 'fun/enjoyment' motivation, as an antecedent predictor, was a key factor enhancing academic and emotional self-concepts. Second, the sub-factors of self-concept exerted differential effects on both positive and negative behavioral development. While academic, family, and emotional self-concepts significantly promoted pro-social 'sociable behaviors' and inhibited deviation, a higher 'social self'—which overvalues peer recognition—paradoxically aggravated 'delinquent behaviors' alongside sociable behaviors. Third, multidimensional self-concept significantly partially mediated the relationship between participation motivation and behavioral development. This study demonstrates the psychological mechanism wherein sports involvement shapes internal self-structures and transfers into multifaceted behavioral trajectories, suggesting the necessity of holistic coaching paradigms to mitigate dysfunctional conformity within sports groups.
KW - Youth Soccer;Participation Motivation;Self-Concept;Behavioral Development;Mediator
DO - 10.21186/IPR.2026.11.3.371
ER -
Woo Dong-Han. (2026). Causal Pathways from Participation Motivation to Behavioral Development in Youth Soccer Players: With Multidimensional Self-Concept as a Mediator. Industry Promotion Research, 11(3), 371-380.
Woo Dong-Han. 2026, "Causal Pathways from Participation Motivation to Behavioral Development in Youth Soccer Players: With Multidimensional Self-Concept as a Mediator", Industry Promotion Research, vol.11, no.3 pp.371-380. Available from: doi:10.21186/IPR.2026.11.3.371
Woo Dong-Han "Causal Pathways from Participation Motivation to Behavioral Development in Youth Soccer Players: With Multidimensional Self-Concept as a Mediator" Industry Promotion Research 11.3 pp.371-380 (2026) : 371.
Woo Dong-Han. Causal Pathways from Participation Motivation to Behavioral Development in Youth Soccer Players: With Multidimensional Self-Concept as a Mediator. 2026; 11(3), 371-380. Available from: doi:10.21186/IPR.2026.11.3.371
Woo Dong-Han. "Causal Pathways from Participation Motivation to Behavioral Development in Youth Soccer Players: With Multidimensional Self-Concept as a Mediator" Industry Promotion Research 11, no.3 (2026) : 371-380.doi: 10.21186/IPR.2026.11.3.371
Woo Dong-Han. Causal Pathways from Participation Motivation to Behavioral Development in Youth Soccer Players: With Multidimensional Self-Concept as a Mediator. Industry Promotion Research, 11(3), 371-380. doi: 10.21186/IPR.2026.11.3.371
Woo Dong-Han. Causal Pathways from Participation Motivation to Behavioral Development in Youth Soccer Players: With Multidimensional Self-Concept as a Mediator. Industry Promotion Research. 2026; 11(3) 371-380. doi: 10.21186/IPR.2026.11.3.371
Woo Dong-Han. Causal Pathways from Participation Motivation to Behavioral Development in Youth Soccer Players: With Multidimensional Self-Concept as a Mediator. 2026; 11(3), 371-380. Available from: doi:10.21186/IPR.2026.11.3.371
Woo Dong-Han. "Causal Pathways from Participation Motivation to Behavioral Development in Youth Soccer Players: With Multidimensional Self-Concept as a Mediator" Industry Promotion Research 11, no.3 (2026) : 371-380.doi: 10.21186/IPR.2026.11.3.371
