The Effect of Chronological Age and Gender on the Development of Sprint Performance During Childhood and Puberty

The roles chronological age and gender play in subjective time experience were explored in a sample of 294 adult men and women. Subjective time experience (STE: the difference between subjective age and chronological age) was found to vary widely among individuals, with some being “accurate” (SA = CA), and others either “retarded” (SA < CA) or “advanced” (SA > CA). Males were more retarded in STE than females at every point in the lifespan, and patterns of age differences in adulthood differed for the two sexes as well. The results suggest that chronological age may play a key role in transitions in STE, and that chronological age is more significant in the STE of women than in the STE of men.

Download Full-text

Experiences of Age and Gender: Narratives of Progress and Decline

The International Journal of Aging and Human Development ◽

10.2190/ag.69.2.d ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 69 (2) ◽

pp. 133-158 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Jane Nolan ◽

Jacqueline Scott

Keyword(s):

Historical Development ◽

Double Standard ◽

Chronological Age ◽

British Household Panel Survey ◽

Panel Survey ◽

Age And Gender ◽

Cultural Narrative ◽

Aging Body ◽

And Gender ◽

Using Data

This article examines experiences of chronological age. Using data from the British Household Panel Survey, we analyze both qualitatively and quantitatively verbatim responses from 8177 respondents aged 16 and over concerning the (dis)advantages of their age. Two main questions are tested: 1) Is the cultural narrative of age decline supported by the experiences of our respondents? 2) Are age experiences differentiated by gender? We find people's age experiences are multidimensional and multidirectional, incorporating narratives of progress and decline. Our data show marked gender differences in age experiences, but give little support to claims of a double standard concerning the aging body. More generally, we find that people contrast current experiences with their younger and older selves. We argue that future conceptual developments need to take seriously both a synchronic and diachronic understanding of age, highlighting not just the present but also the distinctive historical development of individuals across time.

Download Full-text

Coping and Coping Effectiveness in Relation to a Competitive Sport Event: Pubertal Status, Chronological Age, and Gender among Adolescent Athletes

Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology ◽

10.1123/jsep.31.3.299 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 31 (3) ◽

pp. 299-317 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Adam Nicholls ◽

Remco Polman ◽

David Morley ◽

Natalie J. Taylor

Keyword(s):

Coping Strategies ◽

Chronological Age ◽

Adolescent Athletes ◽

Age And Gender ◽

Pubertal Status ◽

Coping Effectiveness ◽

Response To Stress ◽

And Gender ◽

And Coping ◽

The Relationship

An aim of this paper was to discover whether athletes of different pubertal status, chronological age, and gender reported distinct coping strategies in response to stress during a competitive event in their sport. A secondary aim was to examine pubertal status group, chronological age, and gender differences in coping effectiveness. Participants were adolescent athletes (n = 527), classified as beginning-pubertal (n = 59), midpubertal (n = 189), advanced-pubertal (n = 237), and postpubertal (n = 22). Findings revealed that there were small, but significant differences in how athletes of different pubertal status and chronological age coped. There were also significant differences between how athletes of different pubertal status perceived the effectiveness of their coping strategies. Interestingly, our results suggested that the relationship between pubertal status and coping and coping effectiveness is different from the relationship between chronological age and coping and coping effectiveness.

Download Full-text

ORIENTATION AND MOBILITY OF VISUALLY IMPAIRED CHILDREN IN RELATION TO CHRONOLOGICAL AGE AND GENDER

Journal Human Research in Rehabilitation ◽

10.21554/hrr.092103 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (2) ◽

pp. 69-72

Author(s):

Dzenana Radzo Alibegovic ◽

◽

Sevala Tulumovic ◽

Keyword(s):

Visual Impairment ◽

Visually Impaired ◽

Chronological Age ◽

Age And Gender ◽

Blind And Visually Impaired ◽

Orientation And Mobility ◽

Visually Impaired Students ◽

And Gender ◽

Impaired Children ◽

Visually Impaired Children

The aim of this study was to examine the orientation and mobility in children with visual impairment in relation to gender and chronological age. The study included a sample of 35 respondents with visual impairment, aged between 7 and 15. The research was conducted in Sarajevo at the “Centre for Blind and Visually Impaired Children and Youth - Nedžarići” (Bosnian: Centar za slijepu i slabovidnu djecu i omladinu Nedžarići). The results of the research showed that there were statistically significant differences in relation to chronological age obtained on the variables “orientation indoors and in buildings” and “orientation in the yard”, and that there is a relation between orientation and mobility and chronological age on the variables “orientation indoors and in buildings” and “orientation in the yard”. Gender has no significant effect on the orientation and mobility abilities of visually impaired students.

Download Full-text

Voices from the Margins: ‘Older’ Sportswomen Speak Out

Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal ◽

10.1123/wspaj.15.2.3 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 15 (2) ◽

pp. 3-13 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Irene Ryan

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Chronological Age ◽

Field Hockey ◽

Age And Gender ◽

Gender Stratification ◽

Memory Work ◽

Counter Narratives ◽

Hockey Players ◽

Subordinate Group ◽

And Gender

This study will explore the interconnected constructs of age and gender within the context of sport in New Zealand. It draws on one story written for a method known as memory-work to highlight the possibilities offered by this methodology. Memory-work is used to open a space for the voices of masters, female field hockey players who, as a group, are defined by chronological age and constructed by meanings through and by reference to age and gender. It is argued that through practice, sport has evolved in a way that makes it a special form of physical activity. Tins separation implies certain chronological age categories working hand-in-hand with gender stratification. Counter narratives are presented to illustrate how a subordinate group - in this case mid-life, masters sportswomen - contest externally derived images and alternative meanings are constructed.

Download Full-text