Effect of Parents’Social Support on Youth Soccer Players’State Confidence and Perceived Performance

The purpose of this study is to find out the effect of parents' social support on the perceived performance status confidence of middle and high school soccer players and to find out the correlation and influence of parents' perceived performance and state confidence.<br/> The study participants adopted the convenience sampling method for 343 middle and high school students registered in the Korea Football Association, and conducted a survey through self-evaluation. Data processing was analyzed using SPSS 28.0 and AMOS 28.0. To secure the reliability and validity of the measurement tool, normality verification and confirmatory factor analysis were performed, and internal consistency was analyzed through the Cronbach's α coefficient. In addition, to verify the relationship between the research variables, the causal relationship was analyzed using the structural equation model, and the presence or absence of a mediating effect was verified through the bootstrapping method.<br/> The analysis results of this study are as follows. First, it was found that parents' social support had a statistically positive effect on the perceived performance of adolescent soccer players. Second, it was found that parents' social support had a statistically positive effect on the state confidence of adolescent soccer players. Third, it was found that the state confidence of adolescent players had a statistically positive effect on perceived performance. From these results, it seems that the social support of parents improves the psychological stability by increasing the competence and confidence of adolescent soccer players. Through this, it seems that belief or confidence in the players themselves directly affects the qualitative improvement of the performance of the game. Therefore, it is necessary to increase the perceived performance or state confidence of the players through social support between parents and players.