This study aims to map the development of the concept of parenting in sport over time and the network of studies related to this concept. In order to identify study trends and gaps in the field of parenting in sport, bibliometric data of open access publications in the Web of Science (WOS) database between 1994 and 2024 were analyzed. The study was conducted using a criterion-based sampling technique. As a result of the first search, it was determined that 638 works were found, and the majority of these works were in journal article format. When “sport sciences, psychology, applied psychology, multidisciplinary psychology, clinical psychology, social psychology, family studies, behavioral sciences” and English as the language of publication were selected, the number of works decreased to 268. When only SSCI and SSCI-Expanded categories are selected in the WOS index type, this number decreases to 232, and when open access works between 1994-2024 are limited to the last 10 years, 193 works were identified. The years with the highest number of publications were determined as 2023, 2021 and 2019, respectively, and the authors who published the most works were Chris G. Harwood, Travis E. Dorsch and Camilla J. Knight. As a result, by examining the distribution of studies on parenting in sport, basic research themes and author collaborations, it is aimed to reveal how this concept is shaped in the scientific literature and in which areas it is concentrated.
Sport, parent, bibliometrics, basic research