A multilevel analysis of social stratification patterns of leisure-time physical activity among Europeans

Tuyckom, Charlotte Van; Scheerder, Jeroen

doi:10.1016/j.scispo.2010.04.003

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“…As a result, we still know little about the infl uences of factors from different levels as well as their interplay on member commitment. In both sport sociology and sport management research, only a few studies currently relate contextual factors to individual behaviour in a suitable way (in sport participation research: Hallmann, Wicker, Breuer & Schüttoff, 2011;Hallmann, Wicker, Breuer & Schönherr, 2012;van Tuyckom & Scheerder, 2010;; player salaries in baseball teams : Todd, Crook & Barilla, 2005; member action in sport clubs: Schlesinger & Nagel, 2013a;2013b The article is structured as follows: The theoretical framework starts with some general refl ections on the relevance of social context conditions associated with individual action. These general assumptions are used to develop a specifi c multilevel framework for explaining the commitment of members in sport clubs.…”

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Does context matter? Analysing structural and individual factors of member commitment in sport clubs

Schlesinger

Nagel

2015

European Journal for Sport and Society

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This article addresses factors that infl uence member commitment in sport clubs. Based on the theory of social action and the economic behaviour theory, it focuses not only on individual characteristics of club members but also on the corresponding structural conditions of sport clubs. Accordingly, a multilevel framework is developed for explaining member commitment in sport clubs. Different multilevel models were estimated in order to analyse the infl uences of both the individual and corresponding context level in a sample of n = 1,699 members of 42 Swiss and German sport clubs. The multilevel analysis permitted an adequate handling of hierarchically structured data. Results of these multilevel analyses indicated that the commitment of members is not just an outcome of individual characteristics such as strong identifi cation with their club, positively perceived (collective) solidarity, satisfaction with their sport club, or voluntary engagement. It is also determined by club-specifi c structural conditions: commitment proves to be more probable in rural sport clubs and clubs that explicitly support sociability. Furthermore, cross-level effects in relation to member commitment were also found between the context variable sociability and the individual variable identifi cation.

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Does context matter? Analysing structural and individual factors of member commitment in sport clubs

Schlesinger

Nagel

2015

European Journal for Sport and Society

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“…Accordingly, there is a need to conduct cross‐country research to examine if the association between community size and sport participation occurs in more diverse countries, and if this effect is specific to team sport. This is important as initial research suggests the reverse trend is true for exercise: that community size is positively associated with physical activity (Van Tuyckom & Scheerder, ). The aim of the present study was to test a large cross‐country dataset to determine how one's community size is associated with sport, team sport, and exercise participation.…”

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Community size and sport participation across 22 countries

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Rainham

Blanchard

2014

Scandinavian Med Sci Sports

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The objective of this study was to examine, across 22 countries, the association between community size and individual sport, team sport, and exercise participation. Hierarchal non-linear Bernoulli modeling is used to examine the association between community size (100,000-10,000; <10,000) and (a) individual sport, (b) team sport, and (c) exercise participation. After controlling for country-level clustering and demographic variables, those residing a community with between 100,000 and 10,000 residents are more likely to participate in individual sport [odds ratio (OR) = 1.14; 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.05-1.23] while residing in a community with less than 10,000 residents is unrelated (OR = 1.06; 95% CI = 0.96-1.19). Those residing in communities with between 100,000 and 10,000 residents were more likely to participate in team sport (OR = 1.21; 95% CI = 1.01-1.45) while residing in a community with less than 10,000 residents is unrelated (OR = 1.02; 95% CI = 0.88-1.18). Residing in a community with between 100,000 and 10,000 residents is unrelated to exercise participation (OR = 0.97; 95% CI = 0.89-1.7), while residing in a community with less than 10,000 residents is negatively related to exercise participation (OR = 0.86; 95% CI = 0.79-0.93). These findings provide novel evidence that communities between 100,000 and 10,000 residents are related to increased sport participation, particularly team sport participation.

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“…Notes 1. Sport participation was defined as being physically active in one's leisure time (including leisurely activities like casual swimming, walking the dog, but not gardening) at least once a week for 30 minutes Rasciute 2010, Van Tuyckom andScheerder 2010). This perspective is derived from the 1992 European Sports Charter which indicates that sport is associated not only with competition but also with casual or organised participation.…”

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“…Haug et al 2010) which is negligent or research only presented the ICC as indication for the variance of the second level (e.g. Todd et al 2005, van Tuyckom andScheerder 2010).…”

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Design and delivery of sport for all programmes: should it be market, non-profit, or state-run?

Hallmann

Feiler

Breuer

2015

International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics

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Based on a survey conducted in the city of Munich with a sample of n = 6924 residents and data on sport programmes, multilevel analyses were carried out to investigate the design and delivery of sport programmes and whether substitution effects exist. The results suggested that sport programmes offered by non-profit sport clubs foster participation in clubs, whereas the availability of programmes of commercial providers decreases participation in non-profit clubs. Thus, substitution effects were observed. However, commercial providers also complemented non-profit clubs in terms of specific sport programmes, as different groups are targeted and wider hours of operation are provided. No influence was observed for state-run programmes. Thus, nonprofit sport clubs can be regarded as guarantors of sport participation, and, since they also foster social capital and positive externalities, policy makers should invest public funds in non-profit sport clubs.

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A multilevel analysis of social stratification patterns of leisure-time physical activity among Europeans

Cited by 35 publications

References 18 publications

Does context matter? Analysing structural and individual factors of member commitment in sport clubs

Does context matter? Analysing structural and individual factors of member commitment in sport clubs

Community size and sport participation across 22 countries

Design and delivery of sport for all programmes: should it be market, non-profit, or state-run?

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