scholarly journals Relationships Among Extreme Sports Participation, Sensation Seeking, and Negative Risky Behaviors of Middle-School Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hu Chunmei ◽  
He Lingling ◽  
Ge Ning ◽  
Li Yang
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Sensation Seeking ◽  
Participation Rate ◽  
Sports Participation ◽  
Risky Behaviors ◽  
Gambling Behavior ◽  
Drinking Alcohol ◽  
School Students ◽  
Extreme Sports

Objective: The aim was to investigate the relationships among extreme sports participation, sensation seeking, and negative risky behaviors (smoking, drinking alcohol, and gambling) for middle-school students.Methods: Using a convenience sampling procedure, all students from a middle school in a district of Chongqing were selected to participate in the survey, which included questions on their extreme sports participation rate, and smoking, drinking alcohol, and gambling behavior.Results: A sample of 2,987 middle-school students participated in this study. The results showed that the proportions of students participating in extreme sports, smoking, drinking alcohol, and gambling were 19.9, 4.8, 18.4, and 3.0%, respectively. There were significant differences between different genders, schools, place of residence, smoking, drinking, gambling, and sensation seeking of the participation rate of students of extreme sports, the rate of boys, junior middle-school students, urban students, smokers, alcohol drinkers, gamblers, and high-sensation-seeking students were relatively higher than that of girls, senior middle-school students, rural students, no-smokers, no-alcohol drinkers, no-gamblers, and low-sensation-seeking students. Alcohol drinking, gambling, and sensation seeking were associated with extreme sports participation, and the students who drank alcohol, who gambled, and who were high sensation seeking were more likely to participate in extreme sports than those who did not drink alcohol, who did not gamble, and who were low sensation seeking.Conclusion: Middle schools should integrate extreme sports education into physical education and risky-behavior education, strengthen relevant knowledge and safety training, and guide students to meet their sensation-seeking needs through participation in extreme sports instead of risky behaviors.

scholarly journals The effect of sensation seeking on alcohol use among middle school students: a latent state-trait analysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 316-324
Author(s):  
Christopher Cappelli ◽  
James Russell Pike ◽  
Georgia Christodoulou ◽  
Nathaniel R. Riggs ◽  
Christopher M. Warren ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Sensation Seeking ◽  
School Students ◽  
Trait Analysis

The Consequences of Friend-Related Stress Across Early Adolescence

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 249-272
Author(s):  
Aprile D. Benner ◽  
Yang Hou ◽  
Kristina M. Jackson
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Middle School ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
High School Transition ◽  
School Transition ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Risky Behaviors ◽  
Transition To High School ◽  
School Students ◽  
Related Stress

The current study investigated early adolescents’ experiences of friend-related stress across middle school and its developmental consequences following the transition to high school. Using a sample of approximately 1,000 middle school students, four unique friend-related stress trajectories were observed across middle school: consistently low friend-related stress (57% of the sample), consistently high friend-related stress (7%), moderate and increasing friend-related stress (22%), and moderate but decreasing friend-related stress (14%). Groups characterized by higher levels of friend-related stress across middle school were linked to subsequent poorer socioemotional well-being, lower academic engagement, and greater involvement in and expectancies around risky behaviors following the transition to high school. Increased friend-related stress across the high school transition was also linked to poorer outcomes, even after taking into account earlier stress trajectories. Gender differences highlighted the particular struggles girls experience both in friend stress and in the links between friend stress and subsequent well-being.

scholarly journals Association of Sports Participation and Diet with Motor Competence in Austrian Middle School Students

Nutrients ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 1837 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clemens Drenowatz ◽  
Klaus Greier
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Motor Development ◽  
Dietary Pattern ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Sports Participation ◽  
School Students ◽  
Motor Competence ◽  
Motor Test ◽  
Club Sports

Physical activity and diet are important contributors to overall health and development in adolescents. There remains, however, limited research on the combined association of sports participation and dietary pattern on motor competence, which is crucial for an active lifestyle during and beyond adolescence. The present study, therefore, examined the association between sports participation, dietary pattern, and motor competence in 165 middle school students (55% male) between 11 and 14 years of age. Body weight and height were measured, and motor competence was determined via the German motor test during regular Physical Education (PE). Further, participants completed a food frequency questionnaire and reported their engagement in club sports. Of the total sample 20% were overweight/obese and 49% reported participation in club sports, with no differences between boys and girls. Interaction effects of sports participation and dietary pattern on motor competence were limited, but sports participation and healthy diet were independently associated with higher motor performance. Healthy dietary choices, along with participation in club sports, therefore, should be promoted in adolescents in order to facilitate motor development. As adolescence is a crucial time for the establishment of lifelong behaviors, such efforts could facilitate a healthy lifestyle throughout adulthood.

Motivation for Sports Participation Among High- and Middle School Students

2016 ◽  
Vol 48 ◽  
pp. 47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alvin Tran ◽  
Jeanette Garcia ◽  
John R. Sirard ◽  
Diane Whaley ◽  
Nancy Deutsch ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Sports Participation ◽  
School Students

scholarly journals Sociodemographic Correlates of Organized Sports Participation in a Sample of Middle School Students in China

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tao Ren ◽  
Jin Yan ◽  
Qiang Sun
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Sport Participation ◽  
Sports Participation ◽  
School Students ◽  
Organized Sport ◽  
The Past ◽  
Han Ethnicity ◽  
Sociodemographic Correlates ◽  
Sport Skills

Background: Organized sport participation (OSP) is considered as one method with the potential to increase overall physical activity (PA) levels in young people. It is essential to understand the correlates of OSP to inform future PA interventions.Purpose: This study aimed to explore the sociodemographic correlates of OSP among middle school students from the Nanjing City of China.Methods: A total of 7,097 adolescents (50.1% girls) aged 12–15 years from Nanjing, China, were recruited in this survey. Self-reported data on sex, grade, race, residence areas, proficient sport skills, and parental highest education were obtained. OSP was assessed by the question asked in the questionnaire on whether participants were involved in any “sports club or team” with the binary answer options of “yes” and “no,” for statistical analysis purposes. Generalized linear models were used to determine the correlates of OSP.Results: Only 16.6% reported participating in any organized sport over the past whole year, while boys (OR = 1.34, 95% CI: 1.18–1.53) and 7th graders (OR = 1.40, 95% CI: 1.18–1.65) were more likely to participate in organized sport. Adolescents being Han ethnicity were less likely to either participate in organized sport (OR = 0.60, 95% CI: 0.40–0.92), or masterless (one or two) proficient sport skills [OR (one) = 0.27, 95%CI: 0.20–0.37; OR (two) = 0.43, 95% CI: 0.36–0.50]. Besides, both residence area and parental highest education were not significantly associated with OSP among the participating adolescents.Conclusion: The current study confirmed that only one-sixth of adolescents participate in the organized sport over the past year. At-risk population subgroups include girls, older adolescents, being Han ethnicity, and those proficient in fewer sport skills. Sex, grades, race, and proficient sport skills were significant correlates of OSP. School, community, and families need to provide more resources and support for disadvantaged populations in OSP.

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