scholarly journals Sport Events for Sport Participation: A Scoping Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Georgia Teare ◽  
Marijke Taks
Keyword(s):  
Scoping Review ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Sport Participation ◽  
Database Search ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Manual Search ◽  
Current State ◽  
Research Designs ◽  
Sport Events ◽  
Study Context

Research on sport participation impacts from sport events has been sporadic. This scoping review assesses the current state of literature that addresses impacts, legacies, and leveraging of sport events for sport participation outcomes and the gaps in terms of study context and research designs. Two systematic approaches of article identification were performed: a traditional database search and a systematic manual search. Studies on sport participation outcomes from events mainly focused on mega sport events and adult populations, with the majority employing cross-sectional data and quantitative methods. The use theoretical of frameworks is limited and inconsistent. There is a need for longitudinal investigations, as well as more focus on youth populations, participant events, and smaller-sized events to advance the research agenda for sport participation outcomes from sport events.

scholarly journals Individualized Research Consultations in Academic Libraries: A Scoping Review of Practice and Evaluation Methods

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 247 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karine Fournier ◽  
Lindsey Sikora
Keyword(s):  
Scoping Review ◽  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Objective Assessment ◽  
Assessment Methods ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Qualitative Synthesis ◽  
Manual Search ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Introduction – Librarians in academic institutions have been providing personalized services to the student population by offering individualized research consultations (IRC) for decades. These consultations usually consume many hours of librarians’ busy schedules, and yet the impact of these consultations is unknown. Therefore, it’s worth asking the question: what assessment methods have been used in academic libraries to evaluate the impact of IRC? Methods – A retrospective scoping review of the literature was performed using the following databases: Library and Information Science Abstracts (LISA), Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC), Library and Information Technology Abstracts (LISTA), Scopus, and Web of Science. Additionally, a manual search of the included papers reference lists was conducted to locate additional relevant papers. Articles that mentioned a format of evaluation or assessment and were based within a library setting were included. Articles that discussed group instruction that were not in a library setting, or that did not include any form of evaluation or assessment, were excluded. Results – Researchers located 578 articles and reviewed titles and abstracts. 523 titles were eliminated, while full text sources of the remaining 55 were examined to check inclusion and exclusion criteria. 20 articles remained for qualitative synthesis. Specific methods of assessment were reviewed and three overall assessment methods were identified: 1) usage statistics, 2) survey, and 3) objective quantitative methods. Conclusion – Many articles using a usage statistics method stated that they wanted to further their assessment of individual consultations. Several authors using a survey method described the value of the information gathered by surveying their users for improving their service, but also mentioned that this method is subjective in nature. They mentioned that objective assessment methods would provide a better understanding of the impact of IRCs. The few articles using objective quantitative methods obtained mixed results. Overall, more research in the assessment of IRCs is needed, particularly those with objective quantitative methods.

scholarly journals Italian social psychiatry research: What gets published in peer reviewed journals?

2007 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 212-224 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gian Maria Galeazzi ◽  
Stefan Priebe
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Psychiatric Patients ◽  
Critical Mass ◽  
Community Mental Health Services ◽  
Social Psychiatry ◽  
Original Research ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Current State ◽  
Psychiatric Issue ◽  
Intervention Trials

SummaryAims– To explore the current state of Italian social psychiatry research as evidenced by original papers published in peer-reviewed journals 2004-2006.Methods– Electronic databases and hand searches of leading peer-reviewed journals were used to identify original research papers published in 2004-2006, addressing a social psychiatric issue, having at least one Italian author, and reporting data from Italian samples.Results– A total of 174 papers were identified. A substantial proportion reported findings of international collaborative research. Quantitative methods dominated, with 86 papers on cross-sectional surveys. Only 18 papers showed results of intervention trials with pre and post measures. Most common target group were psychiatric patients in community mental health services which featured in 93 papers.Conclusions– There is a critical mass of Italian social psychiatry research, dominated by a few research centres and with considerable amount of international collaboration. The findings of this survey might reflect the relative shortage of national funding for social psychiatry research.Declaration of Interest: None.

scholarly journals Talent Research in Sport 1990–2018: A Scoping Review

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph Baker ◽  
Stuart Wilson ◽  
Kathryn Johnston ◽  
Nima Dehghansai ◽  
Aaron Koenigsberg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South America ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Female Athletes ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Central Element ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Cognitive Variables ◽  
Inclusion Criteria ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Research Designs

Several recent systematic and targeted reviews have highlighted limitations in our understanding of talent in sport. However, a comprehensive profile of where the scientific research has focused would help identify gaps in current knowledge. Our goal in this scoping review was (a) to better understand what others have done in the field of research (e.g., what groups have been examined using what research designs and in what areas), (b) to summarize the constituent areas of research in a meaningful way, (c) to help identify gaps in the research, and (d) to encourage future research to address these gaps. Peer-reviewed articles written in English that met several inclusion criteria were analyzed. A total of 1,899 articles were identified, and the descriptive findings revealed a relatively narrow focus of research on talent in sport. Specifically, the majority of examined articles focused on (a) males only, (b) the sport of soccer, (c) perceptual cognitive variables, (d) developing athletes, (e) adult samples, and (f) cross-sectional designs. For better or worse, the concept of talent remains a central element of how coaches, practitioners, and scientists think about athlete development. Findings from this scoping review highlight the continued need to explore issues related to talent identification, selection, and development in more diverse samples (e.g., female athletes and younger ages) and contexts (e.g., from Africa, Asia, and South America). There is also a clear necessity to focus on under-researched areas using alternative methodologies.

scholarly journals Current state of the evidence on community treatments for people with complex emotional needs: a scoping review

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Ledden ◽  
Luke Sheridan Rains ◽  
Merle Schlief ◽  
Phoebe Barnett ◽  
Brian Chi Fung Ching ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Scoping Review ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Bibliographic Databases ◽  
Emotional Needs ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Current State ◽  
Testing Stage

AbstractBackgroundImproving the quality of care in community settings for people with ‘Complex Emotional Needs’ (CEN - our preferred working term for services for people with a “personality disorder” diagnosis or comparable needs) is recognised internationally as a priority. Plans to improve care should be rooted as far as possible in evidence. We aimed to take stock of the current state of such evidence, and identify significant gaps through a scoping review of published investigations of outcomes of community-based psychosocial interventions designed for CEN.MethodsWe conducted a scoping review with systematic searches. We searched six bibliographic databases, including forward and backward citation searching, and reference searching of relevant systematic reviews. We included studies using quantitative methods to test for effects on any clinical, social, and functioning outcomes from community-based interventions for people with CEN.ResultsWe included 226 papers in all (209 studies). Little relevant literature was published before 2000. Since then, publications per year and sample sizes have gradually increased, but most studies are relatively small, including many pilot or uncontrolled studies. Most studies focus on symptom and self-harm outcomes of various forms of specialist psychotherapy: most result in outcomes better than from inactive controls and similar to other specialist psychotherapies. We found large evidence gaps.Adaptation and testing of therapies for significant groups (e.g. people with comorbid psychosis, bipolar disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder or substance misuse; older and younger groups; parents) have for the most part only reached a feasibility testing stage. We found little evidence regarding interventions to improve social aspects of people’s lives, peer support or ways of designing effective services.ConclusionsCompared with other longer term mental health problems that significantly impair functioning, the evidence base on how to provide high quality care for people with CEN is very limited. There is good evidence that people with CEN can be effectively helped when specialist therapies are available and they are able to engage with them. However, a much more methodologically robust and substantial literature addressing a much wider range of research questions is urgently needed to optimise treatment and support across this group.

scholarly journals The Shape of Public Governance in Taiwan: Penetrating the Boundary between Public Management and Public Policy

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 7
Author(s):  
Jun Yi Hsieh
Keyword(s):  
Local Governments ◽  
Public Management ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Research Management ◽  
Public Governance ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Civil Resistance ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative Methods ◽  
Research Designs ◽  
Policy Streams

Despite a wealth of research on public governance and development of public administration in East Asian countries, there have been few studies of public governance in Taiwan. The articles in this symposium are empirical cases of public governance in Taiwan, in the intersection between public management and policy, covering both the central and local governments, and including both qualitative and quantitative methods, with research designs that use data that are cross-sectional, longitudinal and panel analysis. The substantive topics examined include open governance, public service motivation, management innovation, civil resistance, policy streams, and public human research management. Each paper concludes with policy and management implications.

Are “youth days” effective at motivating new sport participation? Evidence from a pre-post event research design

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-104
Author(s):  
Jordan Taylor Bakhsh ◽  
Luke R. Potwarka ◽  
Ryan Snelgrove
Keyword(s):  
Sport Participation ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Multiple Time ◽  
Elite Sport ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Sport Competition ◽  
Research Designs ◽  
Multiple Time Points ◽  
Motivation To Participate

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the effects that exposure to a youth day event at an elite sport competition has on youth spectators’ motivations to participate in the sport on display. Design/methodology/approach The paper was underpinned by the theory of planned behavior (TPB). Pre- and post-event questionnaires were administered to local grade seven and eight students (n=318) as part of a youth day event at the 2016 Milton International Track Cycling Challenge in Ontario, Canada. Questionnaires assessed each TPB construct one week before the youth day and immediately following the event. Findings The paper provides empirical insights about the shifts from pre- to post-event behavioral antecedent measures. Results suggest youth day events can be effective at driving positive shifts in participation intention and subjective norm among youth populations. Research limitations/implications A control group was not possible as an ethical limitation was created from the school boards which did not allow for some students/classes within the study to not experience the event. Researchers are encouraged to develop a study which allows for a youth control group and assesses the shift in behavioral antecedents at multiple time points post-event. Practical implications The paper includes implications for how to leverage subjective norms as a means of motivating post-event participation. Originality/value The paper fulfils a methodological gap to move beyond cross-sectional data and employ pre-post event research designs to measure the effect spectating an elite sport competition can have on youth’s motivation to participate in the sport on display.

scholarly journals Physical-mental multimorbidity in children and youth: a scoping review

BMJ Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. e043124
Author(s):  
Isabella Romano ◽  
Claire Buchan ◽  
Leonardo Baiocco-Romano ◽  
Mark A Ferro
Keyword(s):  
Scoping Review ◽  
Critical Appraisal ◽  
Grey Literature ◽  
Children And Youth ◽  
Research Focus ◽  
Attention Disorders ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Current State ◽  
Asthma And Allergy ◽  
State Of Research

ObjectiveEfforts to describe the current state of research are needed to advance the field of physical-mental multimorbidity (ie, the co-occurrence of at least one physical illness and at least one mental disorder) among children and youth. Our objective was to systematically explore the breadth of physical-mental multimorbidity research in children and youth and to provide an overview of existing literature topics.DesignScoping review.MethodsWe conducted a systematic search of four key databases: PubMed, EMBASE, PsycINFO and Scopus as well as a thorough scan of relevant grey literature. We included studies of any research design, published in English, referring to physical-mental multimorbidity among children and youth aged ≤18 years. Studies were screened for eligibility and data were extracted, charted and summarised narratively by research focus. Critical appraisal was employed using the modified Quality Index (QI).ResultsWe included 431 studies and 2 sources of grey literature. Existing research emphasises the co-occurrence of anxiety, mood and attention disorders among children with epilepsy, asthma and allergy. Evidence consists of mostly small, observational studies that use cross-sectional data. The average QI score across applicable studies was 9.1 (SD=1.8).ConclusionsThere is a pressing need for more robust research within the field of child physical-mental multimorbidity.

scholarly journals A scoping review on biomedical journal peer review guides for reviewers

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. e0251440
Author(s):  
Eunhye Song ◽  
Lin Ang ◽  
Ji-Yeun Park ◽  
Eun-Young Jun ◽  
Kyeong Han Kim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Peer Review ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Database Search ◽  
Biomedical Journal ◽  
Inclusion Criteria ◽  
Academic Fields ◽  
Current State ◽  
Article Type ◽  
Biomedical Journals ◽  
Protocol Registration

Background Peer review is widely used in academic fields to assess a manuscript’s significance and to improve its quality for publication. This scoping review will assess existing peer review guidelines and/or checklists intended for reviewers of biomedical journals and provide an overview on the review guidelines. Methods PubMed, Embase, and Allied and Complementary Medicine (AMED) databases were searched for review guidelines from the date of inception until February 19, 2021. There was no date restriction nor article type restriction. In addition to the database search, websites of journal publishers and non-publishers were additionally hand-searched. Results Of 14,633 database publication records and 24 website records, 65 publications and 14 websites met inclusion criteria for the review (78 records in total). From the included records, a total of 1,811 checklist items were identified. The items related to Methods, Results, and Discussion were found to be the highly discussed in reviewer guidelines. Conclusion This review identified existing literature on peer review guidelines and provided an overview of the current state of peer review guides. Review guidelines were varying by journals and publishers. This calls for more research to determine the need to use uniform review standards for transparent and standardized peer review. Protocol registration The protocol for this study has been registered at Research Registry (www.researchregistry.com): reviewregistry881.

scholarly journals Governance in Sport: A Scoping Review

2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (5) ◽  
pp. 438-451 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mathew Dowling ◽  
Becca Leopkey ◽  
Lee Smith
Keyword(s):  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Sport Management ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Manual Search ◽  
Not For Profit ◽  
Current State ◽  
Notable Increase ◽  
Comprehensive Search

This article examines the current state of sport governance research within the field of sport management. In adopting Arksey and O’Malley’s framework, a scoping review was conducted involving a comprehensive search of all published literature between 1980 and 2016. The process involved searching four electronic databases and a manual search of sport management journals. The search identified (N = 243) journal articles that examined sport governance–related issues. Findings are presented as a frequency and thematic analysis. The frequency analysis reveals a notable increase in sport governance research in recent years with a large number of nonempirical studies focused on the not-for-profit sector. The thematic analysis draws upon and extends Henry and Lee’s three notions of governance and identifies sport governance–related topics, research contexts, and social issues. Findings indicate that all three forms of governance (organizational, systemic, and political) have contributed to our understanding of sport governance, but more empirical and theoretically driven research is needed.

Behavioral Genetics: Concepts for Research and Practice in Language Development and Disorders

1995 ◽  
Vol 38 (5) ◽  
pp. 1126-1142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey W. Gilger
Keyword(s):  
Language Development ◽  
Behavioral Genetics ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Genetic Research ◽  
Great Promise ◽  
Behavioral Genetic ◽  
Fine Grained ◽  
Future Goals ◽  
Current State ◽  
Research Designs

This paper is an introduction to behavioral genetics for researchers and practioners in language development and disorders. The specific aims are to illustrate some essential concepts and to show how behavioral genetic research can be applied to the language sciences. Past genetic research on language-related traits has tended to focus on simple etiology (i.e., the heritability or familiality of language skills). The current state of the art, however, suggests that great promise lies in addressing more complex questions through behavioral genetic paradigms. In terms of future goals it is suggested that: (a) more behavioral genetic work of all types should be done—including replications and expansions of preliminary studies already in print; (b) work should focus on fine-grained, theory-based phenotypes with research designs that can address complex questions in language development; and (c) work in this area should utilize a variety of samples and methods (e.g., twin and family samples, heritability and segregation analyses, linkage and association tests, etc.).

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