The Relationship of Perceived Positive and Negative Parenting Attitude, Motivational Climate, Life Skills, and Transfer of Adolescent Taekwondo Trainees

The purpose of this study was to identify the relationship of perceived positive and negative parenting attitude, motivational climate, life skills, and transfer of adolescent Taekwondo trainees. Participants of this study were 294 (average age=15.45) Taekwondo trainees in Pusan including 226 middle school students and 68 high school students. The PSCQ-KA, Korean version of CCS and PMCSQ, KLSSS, and KLSTS were used to measure. After data collection, descriptive statistics, correlation, and structural equation model (SEM) were conducted for data analysis. In the SEM, we tested two models; (a) positive parenting attitude model and (b) negative parenting attitude model. First, positive parenting attitude had a positive effect on motivational climate and life skills. In addition, the path of motivational climate to life skills and life skills to transfer were statistically significant in positive. Second, negative parenting attitude had a negative effect on motivational climate. Furthermore, the path of motivational climate to life skills and life skills to transfer were statistically significant. In conclusion, parents’ positive attitude such as warmth, structure, and autonomy support, is a key component to increasing a positive climate and fostering life skills. In addition, motivational climate improves life skills development.