Adolescents' Commitment to Developing Talent: The Role of Peers in Continuing Motivation for Sports and the Arts |
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| Authors: | Patrick Helen Ryan Allison M Alfeld-Liro Corinne Fredricks Jennifer A Hruda Ludmila Z Eccles Jacquelynne S |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Educational and Psychological Foundations, Northern Illinois University, USA;(2) University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign;(3) Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin, Germany;(4) MacArthur Network for Successful Pathways through Middle Childhood, USA;(5) Combined Program in Education and Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor;(6) Women's Studies, and Education, and Research Scientist, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, USA |
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| Abstract: | The role of peer relationships in supporting or hindering adolescents' talent development has received little research attention, despite the importance of peers in adolescents' lives. We conducted semi-structured in-depth interviews with 41 adolescents talented in sports or the arts, and their parents, to investigate (a) the role of peer relationships in adolescents' continued involvement in their talent activities, (b) possible differences in this role by activity domain, and (c) possible gender differences. Thematic analysis indicated that peers typically played a positive function in supporting the continued involvement of talented adolescents in their talent activities. There were differences in opportunities for peer relationships and social satisfaction between in-school and out-of school activities, but not between activity domains. Both males and females mentioned equally social benefits of such involvement. However, females mentioned receiving negative peer attention more frequently than males, and more often cited social dissatisfaction as a significant contributor to decreased involvement or quitting. |
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