幼児の運動プログラム参加に対する母親の発達期待

抄録

The purpose of this study was to examine the mothers' developmental expectancy toward their child taking part in the motor programs. The subjects were 171 mothers having children at the age of three to six who were participating in the motor programs in the sports clubs. The subjects answered a questionnaire consisting of 35 items about the developmental expectancy.
The main results can be summarized as follows:
1) Factor analysis with normal varimax rotation to the questionnaire revealed the developmental expectancy consists of seven factors; general development, competence/mastery, courtesy, autonomy, cooperation, social skills, health/fitness.
2) The mothers who have a lower age child scored significantly high on the fifth subscale (cooperation), while there was no differences in the other subscales. And the sports experiences of mothers only related to cooperation.