Being a SportParent: Buffering the effect of your talented child's poor performance on his or her subjective well-being

The focus of this longitudinal study was the process that can explain why poor performance (as assessed by the coach) may lead to less subjective well-being. The participants were 59 young, highly skilled male soccer players (mean age: 15.6 years) attending a prestigious soccer school. In line with previous research, the results suggest that performance was a predictor rather than an outcome variable. As expected, the link between poor performance and psychological health symptoms was mediated by the estimated chance of dismissal, However, a relation between the estimated chance of dismissal and psychological health symptoms teas found only for individuals with low scores on perceived availability of parental support (either father's support or mother's support), which underlines the crucial role of SportParents in the development of young athletes.