Because millions of youth are involved in sport, the sport context is important to consider in advancing the growth experiences of young people (Côté et al., 2007 Côté, J., Strachan, L. and Fraser-Thomas, J. 2007. “Participation, personal development and performance through youth sport”. In Positive youth development through sport, Edited by: Holt, N. L. 34–45. London: Routledge. [Google Scholar]; Fraser-Thomas et al., 2005 Fraser-Thomas, J., Côté, J. and Deakin, J. 2005. Youth sport programs: An avenue to foster positive youth development. Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 10(1): 19–40. [Taylor & Francis Online] , [Google Scholar]). Furthermore, research in developmental psychology has highlighted the value of structured programs, including sport, in helping to promote positive youth development (Fredricks & Eccles, 2006 Fredricks, J. A. and Eccles, J. S. 2006. Extracurricular involvement and adolescent adjustment: Impact of duration, number of activities, and breadth of participation. Applied Developmental Science, 10(3): 132–146. [Taylor & Francis Online] , [Google Scholar]). Youth sport involvement has been linked to high levels of enjoyment (Scanlan et al., 1989 Scanlan, T. K., Stein, G. L. and Ravizza, K. 1989. An in-depth study of former elite figure skaters: II. Sources of enjoyment. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 11: 65–83. [Crossref], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]), however, negative outcomes, such as burnout, have also been reported (Gould et al., 1996 Gould, D., Tuffey, S., Udry, E. and Loehr, J. 1996. Burnout in competitive tennis players: II. Qualitative analysis. The Sport Psychologist, 10: 341–366. [Crossref], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]). In the present study, the Developmental Assets Profile (Search Institute, 2004 Search Institute. 2004. Developmental assets profile preliminary user manual, Minneapolis, MN: Author. [Google Scholar]) was used to explore personal (internal assets) and contextual (external assets) outcomes associated with youth sport. Results suggest that three particular assets (positive identity, empowerment, and support) are important to focus on in youth sport programs to decrease burnout symptoms and enhance enjoyment. Path analyses were also conducted to test a proposed model and exploratory results confirmed links of particular assets to sport outcomes. The results are discussed in terms of integration with Bronfenbrenner's ecological theory (1999) and recommendations are suggested for sport programmers to consider to develop these assets within youth sport.
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