Leisure Behavior of Young Immigrants in Andalusia (Spain): The Process of Acculturation through Physical Activities and Sport

The purpose of this paper is to understand the role that physical activity and sport plays during leisure time (LTPAS) in the social integration of young immigrants (Africans, Latin-Americans, and Eastern Europeans) in Andalusia, Spain. Method: With this aim, Physical Activity and Sport Acculturation Index (PASAI) data were collected through a survey of the immigrant population aged 15–20. The final sample consists of 440 surveys. The average age was 17.6 (SD = 2.9). 48.4% of them were men, 72% were single, and 72.8% had secondary-level studies. In terms of generation, the second-generation population represented 25.8% of the total, the 1.5 generation 43.5%, and the first generation 30.7%. The questionnaire was voluntarily answered by immigrant students in classrooms and was completed in the second stage via random surveys of residential areas to cover the quota of age and origin. A regression analysis was applied in two phases, generating two models. The first included independent socio-demographic variables; the second included structural variables. Results: First, the results show that immigrants have a low participation rate in physical activity and sport during their leisure time. Second, generation and origin are the main variables that predict variation in physical and sport participation.

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Pengenalpastian Faktor Psikologi yang Menentukan Penglibatan Pelajar Universiti Awam Tempatan dalam Aktiviti Fizikal Masa Senggang

Jurnal Pembangunan Sosial ◽

10.32890/jps.18.2015.11525 ◽

2015 ◽

Author(s):

LIM KHONG CHIU ◽

KHOR POY HUA ◽

RADZLIYANA RADZUWAN

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Undergraduate Students ◽

Leisure Time ◽

Sport Participation ◽

Leisure Time Physical Activity ◽

Cluster Sampling ◽

University Management ◽

Motivation Level ◽

Positive Correlations ◽

The University

The purpose of this study is to identify the infuence of attitude, self-effcacy, and motivation on leisure time physical activity and sport participation among students in the Malaysia public universities. The study sample comprised of 551 male and 801 female undergraduates who were selected by means of random cluster sampling. Questionnaires were utilized to collect data. The results of the study showed that there were positive correlations among leisure attitude, motivation, self-effcacy and leisure time physical activity and sport participation among undergraduate students. The results also revealed that motivation and self-effcacy were the best predictors of leisure time physical activity and sport participation. This study suggests that in the effort to encourage the student’s leisure time physical activity and sport participation and involvement, the university management should plan and organize programmes to develop positive attitude among students, increase their self- effcacy and motivation level of physical activity and sport participation.

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Sport policy and practice: Why a focus on retention of sport participants is required for both health and performance

10.21203/rs.3.rs-19573/v3 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Rochelle Eime ◽

Melanie Charity ◽

Hans Westerbeek

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Leisure Time ◽

Sport Participation ◽

Leisure Time Physical Activity ◽

Developed Countries ◽

Drop Out ◽

Retention Data ◽

Pathway Model ◽

Significant Drop ◽

Sport Policy

Abstract Background: Australia like many developed countries is largely an inactive nation. Participation in sport, a form of leisure-time physical activity, can contribute to a range of individual and community health benefits. National sport policy often has a dual focus on population-based participation, and elite performance. Whist there are various sport models depicting the pathway to elite, there has been no strategic population-level sport participation pathway model developed as a guide towards increasing sport participation. The aim of this study is to explore sport participation across age groups and develop a neutral (conceptual) model that does not favour community or elite sport and that highlights the critical participation transition points including drop-out, and specifically for children and youth. Methods: We conducted a longitudinal analysis of sport participation records for 8 major sports from 2015-2017 for children and young people aged 4-29 years. Individual participation within sports was tracked from 2015 and subsequent years 2016 and 2017. Results: The total number of participants was 579,696. Only half 50.8% played continuously for the three years, 44.7% dropped out, and 4.5 played discontinuously. Drop-out was highest for those aged 4 (57.0%), and lowest for those aged 10-14 years (39.3%). From the retention and drop-out participation patterns across the lifespan, in conjunction with the published literature on sport policy and participation, we developed the Sport Participation Pathway Model (SPPM). The SPPM conceptually depicts sport participation and in doing so emphasises the significant drop-out of sport. Conclusion: The retention data and the SPPM, demonstrates the trends in participation in sport and the high drop-out of competitive club-based sport. Those who manage and govern sport need to better recognise that club-based sport is merely one component of a range of leisure-time physical activities. If sport is to have an increased impact on making populations more active, then the evidence about the participation patterns and significant drop-out should be used to justify a re-focus on retention. We also recommend that the collection, analysis and reporting of longitudinal physical activity and sport participation data is expanded, to better serve policy evaluation and redirection.

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Sport policy and practice: Why a focus on retention of children and young people as sport participants is required for both health and performance

10.21203/rs.3.rs-19573/v2 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Rochelle Eime ◽

Melanie Charity ◽

Hans Westerbeek

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Young People ◽

Leisure Time ◽

Sport Participation ◽

Population Level ◽

Developed Countries ◽

Drop Out ◽

Pathway Model ◽

Children And Young People ◽

Sport Policy

Abstract Background: Australia like many developed countries is largely an inactive nation. Participation in sport, a form of leisure-time physical activity, can contribute to a range of individual and community health benefits. National sport policy often has a dual focus on population-based participation, and elite performance. Whist there are various sport models depicting the pathway to elite, there has been no strategic population-level sport participation pathway model developed as a guide towards increasing sport participation across the lifespan. The aim of this study is to explore sport participation across the lifespan and develop a neutral (conceptual) model that does not favour community or elite sport and that highlights the critical participation transition points including drop-out. Methods: We conducted a longitudinal analysis of sport participation records for 8 major sports from 2015-2017 for children and young people aged 4-29 years. Individual participation within sports was tracked from 2015 and subsequent years 2016 and 2017. Results: The total number of participants was 579,696. Only half 50.8% played continuously for the three years, 44.7% dropped out, and 4.5 played discontinuously. Drop-out was highest for those aged 4 (57.0%), and lowest for those aged 10-14 years (39.3%). From the retention and drop-out participation patterns across the lifespan, in conjunction with the published literature on sport policy and participation, we developed the Sport Participation Pathway Model (SPPM). The SPPM conceptually depicts current sport participation and in doing so emphasises the significant drop-out of sport across the lifespan. Conclusion: Sport policy should focus on retention strategies. Further, a population level, competitive club-based sport alone is not going to solve the physical inactivity epidemic. Our SPPM, and the new (retention related) data presented in this paper, demonstrates the population trends in participation in sport and the high drop-out of competitive club-based sport. We suggest that for people to eventually become active sport participants, the recruitment narrative could be changed towards, first, engaging people in leisure time physical activities. We feel that this can only be done by developing an integrated policy system across the physical activity-sport spectrum rather than looking at sport participation in a closed (club-based) system.

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Leisure-time Physical Activity and Sport Participation in Patients with Cardiomyopathies

Cardiac Electrophysiology Clinics ◽

10.1016/j.ccep.2012.11.005 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 65-71 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Antonio Pelliccia ◽

Filippo M. Quattrini

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Leisure Time ◽

Sport Participation ◽

Leisure Time Physical Activity

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METHODS OF TESTING IDEAS IN THE PROJECT "VILLAGES ON MOVE BALTIC": EXPERIENCES FROM BALTIC COUNTRIES

Visuomenės sveikata ◽

10.5200/sm-hs.2018.011 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 28 (2) ◽

pp. 5-10 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Viktorija Piščalkienė ◽

Milda Gintilienė ◽

Donatas Misiūnas ◽

Vilma Rastenienė ◽

Marita Mattila ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Physical Health ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Social Engagement ◽

Leisure Time ◽

Sport Participation ◽

Healthy Lifestyle ◽

Physical Activities ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Baltic Countries

Physical activity is considered as an important tool for promoting of public health. Studies have shown connections between physical activities and mental and physical health, as it is one of the evaluating factors of community indicators. It is recommended that community sport participation is advocated as a form of leisure time for children and adolescents, in an effort to not only improve physical health in relation to such matters as the obesity crisis, but also to enhance psychological and social health outcomes. One of the project "Villages on Move Baltic" (VOMB) 1.1.2016-31.12.2017 (Number 2016-3715/001-001) objectives is to focus more on Health Enhancing Physical Activity and joy of sports for rural citizen in participating regions. This article covers the reasons for seeking to increase participation in sport and other physical recreation activities: health and social engagement; lifestyle, everyday attraction and tourism opportunities. "Villages on Move Baltic" project is activating people to give ideas on how to promote everyday physical activity and how to organise their leisure time in rural areas. The collected ideas are developed by means of culture of experimentation. The Project‘s participants have visited village events and have promoted healthy lifestyle. The goal is to activate inhabitants in rural areas to have more movement and more joy of sports. The ideas about the desirable and interesting forms of physical activity among the rural population were gathered within the participation in 40 events of Villages on Move Baltic" project (VOMB). A total number of participants is 2030, which provided 830 ideas related to physical activity in everyday life and in various events. Conclusions: A great number of ideas about physical activities were collected using verbal and non-verbal methods such as physical activity exercises or games, structured interviews, writing ideas, discussion and drawing. The idea is that competition methods should be applied to specific age and culture groups.

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The Physical Activity and Sport Participation Framework—A Policy Model Toward Being Physically Active Across the Lifespan

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living ◽

10.3389/fspor.2021.608593 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 3 ◽

Author(s):

Hans Westerbeek ◽

Rochelle Eime

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Policy Development ◽

Physical Inactivity ◽

Leisure Time ◽

Sport Participation ◽

Leisure Time Physical Activity ◽

Population Based ◽

Physically Active ◽

Policy Model ◽

Sport Policy

The changing social and policy context in which sport is produced, delivered, and consumed is considered as a foundation for proposing a new integrated framework that incorporates participation in sport with participation in leisure-time physical activity (PA) more broadly. In order to position sport in the broader context of leisure-time PA, the concept of physical literacy is reviewed and integrated into the theoretical foundations of a new lifespan framework. It is argued that historically, sport policy largely focused on competitive club-based sport and elite performance and that in line with this, talent development pathway models were developed and implemented. However, with increasing physical inactivity globally, these models do not apply to the general population. This is why we propose a population-based “whole of sport ecosystem” lifespan model—the Physical Activity and Sport Participation (PASP) framework. We conclude that this framework may serve as a holistic policy and implementation guide for all in the sport ecosystem. This includes governmental PA and sport policy makers, sport governing bodies and clubs, and the ever-increasing range of private PA and sport providers and also health agencies. In recognition of the changing patterns of participation in PA and sport across the lifespan, the PASP framework can contribute to coordinated and integrated PA and sport policy development, which, in turn, can lead to strategies that tackle the global physical inactivity crisis.

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How Consistent are Genetic Factors in Explaining Leisure-Time Physical Activity and Sport Participation? The Portuguese Healthy Families Study

Twin Research and Human Genetics ◽

10.1017/thg.2018.47 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 21 (5) ◽

pp. 369-377 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Sara Pereira ◽

Peter T. Katzmarzyk ◽

Thayse N. Gomes ◽

Robert Elston ◽

José Maia

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Leisure Time ◽

Genetic Factors ◽

Sport Participation ◽

Leisure Time Physical Activity ◽

Age Groups ◽

Age Group ◽

Environmental Correlations ◽

Sibling Correlations ◽

Younger Age

This study investigates how consistent genetic factors are, as measured by heritability estimates (h2), in the leisure-time physical activity index (LTPAI) and sport participation index (SPI) from early (10–14 yrs) to late adolescence (15–19 yrs). The sample comprises 12,385 subjects from 3,378 Portuguese nuclear families. Height and weight were measured and body mass index (BMI) was calculated, and the LTPAI and SPI were estimated by questionnaire. Socioeconomic status (SES) was assessed by parental occupation. Analyses were done using S.A.G.E. software. Our results showed that h2 estimates for the LTPAI and SPI in the two age groups (10–14 yrs and 15–19 yrs) were stable: for the LTPAI, h2 = 0.297 and 0.322, respectively; and for the SPI, h2 = 0.413 and 0.428, respectively. Sibling correlations and environmental correlations are higher in the younger age group for both the LTPAI and the SPI. Spousal correlations are higher in the younger age group for the LTPAI and lower for the SPI than the older group. Parent–offspring correlations are similar in both age groups for the LTPAI and SPI. In conclusion, the influence of genetic factors on physical activity and sport participation remains stable across age in adolescence. However, variation in sibling correlations — in particular, environmental correlations — was observed. These findings suggest that shared/non-shared environmental factors express different degrees of importance across age. Future intervention programs aiming to promote change in behaviors need to consider these results to bring about positive changes in physical activity and sport participation behaviors within the family setting.

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Mothers and Fathers Both Matter: The Positive Influence of Parental Physical Activity Modeling on Children’s Leisure-Time Physical Activity

Pediatric Exercise Science ◽

10.1123/pes.2015-0236 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 28 (3) ◽

pp. 466-472 ◽

Cited By ~ 17

Author(s):

Stephanie Schoeppe ◽

Markus Röbl ◽

Sebastian Liersch ◽

Christian Krauth ◽

Ulla Walter

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Leisure Time ◽

Sport Participation ◽

Leisure Time Physical Activity ◽

Positive Influence ◽

Child Gender ◽

Mothers And Fathers ◽

Child Reports ◽

Activity Modeling ◽

Parental Physical Activity

Purpose:To investigate associations between maternal and paternal sport participation, and children’s leisure-time physical activity, and to explore differences by child gender.Method:The sample comprised 737 year five students (mean age: 11.0 ± 0.6 years, 52% male) recruited through the Fit for Pisa Project which was conducted in 2008 at 6 secondary schools in Goettingen, Germany. Maternal and paternal sport participation were assessed through child reports of mothers’ and fathers’ weekly participation in sport. Children’s leisure-time physical activity was measured as minutes/week that children engaged in organized and nonorganized sport. Multiple linear regression was used to assess associations between maternal and paternal sport participation, and children’s leisure-time physical activity.Results:Both maternal and paternal sport participation were positively associated with children’s leisure-time physical activity (maternal: b = 34.20, p < .001; paternal: b = 25.32, p < .05). When stratifying analyses by child gender, maternal sport participation remained significantly associated with leisure-time physical activity in girls (b = 60.64, p < .001). In contrast, paternal sport participation remained significantly associated with leisure-time physical activity in boys (b = 43.88, p < .01).Conclusion:Both maternal and paternal modeling positively influence children’s leisure-time physical activity.

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