Health, Sports & Psychology
Adam Peaty: the family behind the athlete
...thinks and behaves, and the opportunities they are presented with. Admittedly, social factors such as cost, local provision and proximity to amenities are relevant but these decisions are informed by the parents’ own attitudes and beliefs. Expectancy Value Model (Eccles et al., 1983; Eccles, 1993) states that if parents perceive sport to be important, they will provide...