The purpose of this study was to identify and examine how sport parents engage in autonomy-supportive parenting in the family home setting. A total of 44 parents and children from 19 families were initially interviewed. Data from these families were profiled to identify seven families that adopted a highly autonomy-supportive parenting style. The seven families’ data were then examined using a theoretically focused qualitative analysis using the three dimensions of autonomy-supportive parenting. Sport parents engaged in autonomy support (vs. control) through flexible conversations and supporting decision making. The themes of boundary setting and establishing expectations based on values were indicative of structure. The authors found high levels of involvement across contexts. These findings depict the nature and types of social interactions in the family home that created an autonomy-supportive emotional climate, which often extended to sport, providing a foundation for future theoretical development and applied research in sport.

本研究的目的是确定和检查运动父母如何在家庭环境中参与自主支持的育儿。最初采访了来自19个家庭的44名家长和孩子。对来自这些家庭的数据进行分析，以确定七个采用高度自主支持的养育方式的家庭。然后，使用自主支持养育的三个维度，使用以理论为重点的定性分析来检查七个家庭的数据。体育家长通过灵活的对话和支持决策参与自主支持（与控制）。边界设置和基于价值观建立期望的主题是结构的指示。作者发现高度参与跨上下文。这些发现描述了家庭中社会互动的性质和类型，这些互动创造了一种支持自主的情感氛围，这种氛围通常扩展到体育运动，为未来的体育理论发展和应用研究奠定了基础。