Brofenbrenner model Flashcards
(18 cards)
Microcycle
immediate environment
e.g., peers, school/setting, family, local sports club, coach
context
Mesocycle
relationship between 2 or more microsystems
added to each time individual enters a new setting or reduced when leave
interaction across different settings
social netwrok
e.g., university student athletes
context
Exosystem
individual not directly situated but influence indirectly
context
e.g., coach home environment impacts training and how interact with individual
Macrosystem
economic, social, education, legal and political systems
context
e.g., NGBs, funding from government
Chronosystem
time crucial for human development
changes that occur over life course
young = more microsystems
older = impact exosystems depending on choices make or individual (e.g., puberty)
Proximal processes
driving forces of human development
interaction between individual and environment
positive mental health in stable environment
unstable = slow down development
impact varies depending on personal characteristics and time
wheter flourish or languish
strong athlete-coach relationship
Activity become a proximal process
- individual engaged in activities with other people, objects or symbols
- regular basis over extended period of time
- long enough to become more complex
- not uni-directional - must influence in both directions
Sport related proximal processes
engagement with object e.g., ball
with symbol e.g., trophy
skill acquisition program
conversation with teammate
exchanging ideas with coach about performance, strategies, skill
Person factors
resources
demand
force
Person resource factors
influence person’s ability to engage in proximal processes
positive towards development = ability, skill, experience
limit = genetic defects, low birthweight
mental and emotional resources/assets
athlete strong emotional regulation skills - opportunities to practice/refine in supportive environment - access to resources
Person demand factors
qualitites of an individual that invite or discourage reactions from social environment
influence way proximal processes are established
age, gender, skin, colour, physical appearance
Person force factors
motivation, persistence and temperament
e.g., commitment to training/fitness vs not attending/not doing extra fitness
Time
natural age progression - birth to adulthood
historical - shaped by past and future experiences e.g., BLM/racism in sport
Micro-time
what happens during specific episodes of ongoing proximal processes
specific moment in time
1 day of training
Meso-time
how often these episodes of proximal processes take place
3 week training for lead up to important comp
Macro-time
changing expectations and events over a larger period of time
entire season
Why is time important for development?
consider what is happening in certain periods of time that could influence development and mental health
