Making Decisions: Gender and Sport Participation among British Adolescents

Coakley, Jay; White, Anita

doi:10.1123/ssj.9.1.20

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“…Friends, community, and fellowship were rephrased among the descriptions: "sports are very social"; "pleasant belonging to a group"; and "making friends in the group." Other studies concerning children show similar results (Allander, Cowburn & Foster, 2006;Author, 2014;Coakley & White, 1992;MacPhail, Gorely & Kirk, 2003). Accordingly, a common reason to drop out is because friends do (Côté & Hay, 2002;Franzén & Peterson, 2004).…”

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Reasons to Stay in Club Sport According to 19-Year-Old Swedish Participants: A Salutogenic Approach

Jakobsson¹,

Lundvall²,

Redelius³

2014

Sport Science Review

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A vital part of many teenagers' lives is participation in club sports. Despite this, many adolescents drop out of club sports. Since physical inactivity is increasing among young people, this is of great political concern. One aim of this study is to explore why young people in their late teens continue to participate in organized club sports. Another aim is to examine the perceived levels and intensity of physical activity among participants and non-participants (n = 377). The results show that primary reasons to continue participating in club sports are having fun and the sense of enjoyment, the sense of belonging, and the sense of improving sport skills. Of lesser importance, however, is the desire to compete. A large amount of club sports participants (74%) report that they are regularly physically active in an intense form of exercise compared to a significantly smaller amount (12%) of non-participants. The findings are discussed in relation to Aaron Antonovsky's salutogenic approach and his concepts of sense of coherence (SOC).

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Section: The Sense Of Belonging When Being Part Of a Group (49)supporting

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Reasons to Stay in Club Sport According to 19-Year-Old Swedish Participants: A Salutogenic Approach

Jakobsson¹,

Lundvall²,

Redelius³

2014

Sport Science Review

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“…Although this may not be the case in all instances, it does exemplify the need for multifunctional spaces for a diversity of users. More males than females selected sports fields as their favourite areas, which may relate to observations made by Coakley and White (1992) and Greendorfer (1993) that generally sport is more of a priority for young men than women. However, gender difference was not a factor in selection of any other favourite areas, choice possibly being mainly associated with restorative values (Purcell et al, 2001).…”

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Everyday encounters with nature: students’ perceptions and use of university campus green spaces

Speake¹,

Edmondson²,

Nawaz³

2013

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Abstract:Green spaces are an integral part of many university campuses. Universities with attractive green space areas often highlight these as attributes which contribute positively to the student experience and the image of the university. This study's survey of students at Liverpool Hope University reveals insights about students' perceptions and use of campus green spaces. The vast majority of students both use and appreciate green spaces, and consider them important for the image of the university and as an essential component of the campus environment. The aesthetic qualities of the campus and its design and management style, influence perceptions and use of its green spaces with formal, manicured gardens and lawns being much preferred over more naturalistic areas. We show that a university campus needs multiple forms of green spaces to satisfy the needs of a diversity of student users, and consider the implications for a university's green space development.

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“…Although not directly examining amotivation in physical education, Coakley and White (1992) interviewed young men and women to learn about their past experiences in PE. Some women said they had felt amotivated in PE because they disliked the gym wear and the changing/ showering routines.…”

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An Idiographic Analysis of Amotivation in Compulsory School Physical Education

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Pensgaard

Martin

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Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

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The purpose of this study was to provide an in-depth account of amotivation in compulsory school physical education by examining its major causes, the way it is displayed, and how it can be tackled. From an initial participant pool of 390 British schoolchildren ages 14 to 15 years, 21 of them (15 girls and 6 boys) were selected to participate in semi-structured interviews. They were categorized as being amotivated based on their responses to a questionnaire measuring motivation in physical education. Three main perceived causes of amotivation were identified in the interviews: learned helplessness beliefs, low need satisfaction, and contextual factors. Amotivation was mainly displayed by nonattendance, low involvement in the class, and low intention to be physically active after leaving school. Students' suggestions for reducing amotivation focused on the enhancement of positive affect, need satisfaction, and structural/organizational changes. The findings are discussed in conjunction with contemporary motivation theories and models of amotivation.

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Making Decisions: Gender and Sport Participation among British Adolescents

Cited by 190 publications

References 11 publications

Reasons to Stay in Club Sport According to 19-Year-Old Swedish Participants: A Salutogenic Approach

Reasons to Stay in Club Sport According to 19-Year-Old Swedish Participants: A Salutogenic Approach

Everyday encounters with nature: students’ perceptions and use of university campus green spaces

An Idiographic Analysis of Amotivation in Compulsory School Physical Education

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