ERIC Number: EJ803978
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006-Mar
Pages: 17
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ISSN: ISSN-1052-0147
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You Can't Be Serious, that Ball Was IN: An Investigation of Junior Tennis Cheating Behavior
Casper, Jonathan
Qualitative Report, v11 n1 p20-36 Mar 2006
Because junior tennis players have to enforce the rules of the game against each other, cheating to give a player an unfair advantage is common. While this deviant behavior is found to be commonplace in the sport, there is little research to investigate its cause or influences. Results indicated that junior players felt that personal and parental pressures were the most common sources of perceived pressure to win that resulted in cheating behavior. The prevalence of parents who cheat was also cited as a major issue with the participants. Implications as to how the current study adds to the literature of youth cheating as well as practical implications are discussed. (Contains 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Racquet Sports, Cheating, Behavior Problems, Ethics, Etiology, Performance Factors, Youth Problems, Constructivism (Learning), Focus Groups, Adolescent Attitudes, Norms, Investigations
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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