Playing Together: The Physical Activity Beliefs and Behaviors of Urban Aboriginal Youth

Kerpan, Serene; Humbert, M. Louise

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“…Participation in PA during school hours may be especially important for Indigenous youth who face structural, institutional, and cultural barriers related to sport and/or PA (S/PA) outside of school (Forsyth, 2014;Halas, McRae, & Carpenter, 2013;Mason & Koehli, 2012). Opportunities for S/PA outside of school may also be limited due to misplaced and/or misidentified policy priorities for Indigenous PA development (Forsyth & Heine, 2008), as well as other challenges, such as neighbourhood safety, transportation, and distance to recreational centres offering PA programmes (Kerpan & Humbert, 2015). S/PA is influenced by a various of factors, including individual, interpersonal, environmental, and historical (Forsyth, 2007a;Smith, Findlay, & Crompton, 2010;Wilk, Maltby, Cooke, & Forsyth, 2018).…”

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The effect of parental residential school attendance and parental involvement on Indigenous youth’s participation in sport and physical activity during school

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Maltby

Cooke

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Introduction: The objective of this study was to assess the effect of parental residential school attendance on youth's participation in sport and physical activity (S/PA) at school and to explore the potential role that parental education and parental involvement in school activities may play in mediating this relationship. Methods: This cross-sectional study used the 2012 Aboriginal Peoples Survey and included youth ages 12-17 (N=4,840). Structural equation modeling techniques were used for models with observed and latent variables. Sampling weights and bootstrap weights were used for all analyses. Results: The results indicate 62.87% of youth participated in S/PA; 27.54% at school; 31.52% outside of school, and 40.94% in school and outside school. Mothers who attended residential schools had lower levels of educational attainment. Maternal education had a positive effect on parental involvement in school activities in dual parent households and parental involvement had a positive effect on S/PA. The indirect effects of residential school attendance on parental involvement and participation in S/PA were significant only for youth living with both parents and only for the effect of maternal residential school attendance. Maternal residential school attendance had a negative effect on parental involvement and on participation in S/PA. Discussion: The findings from this study indicate that interpersonal factors and historical contexts shape Indigenous youth's participation in S/PA.

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The effect of parental residential school attendance and parental involvement on Indigenous youth’s participation in sport and physical activity during school

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“…Mason and Koehli (2012) noted that many Indigenous youth devote significant amounts of time to their family. One possible way to enhance physical activity and sport experiences for Indigenous youth with family responsibilities may be to provide opportunities for physical activity that includes the family unit (Kerpan & Humbert, 2015). Indigenous youth also recognized that limited access to physical activity and sport opportunities acted as a barrier.…”

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“…Indigenous youth also recognized that limited access to physical activity and sport opportunities acted as a barrier. For some Indigenous youth, place of residence was a significant barrier, whether opportunities were limited because of the rural or remote location of the community (Baillie et al, 2016;Byrnes et al, 2015) or the socioeconomic status of the urban neighbourhood they resided in (Kerpan & Humbert, 2015). Even when opportunities were physically accessible, access to transportation and the cost of the activity were commonly mentioned communitylevel barriers.…”

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Indigenous Youth Development through Sport and Physical Activity: Sharing Voices, Stories, and Experiences

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Recent research has highlighted the cognitive, physical, emotional, and spiritual benefits of sport and physical activity participation for Indigenous youth (McHugh, Coppola, & Sinclair, 2013; Hanna, 2009; Lavallée, 2007). Despite the importance of Indigenous peoples participating in sport and physical activity (e.g., Forsyth & Giles, 2013), the meaning of youth development in this context is not well understood. The purpose of this research was to understand Indigenous youth development within the context of sport and physical activity through the voices, stories and experiences of Indigenous youth. Participants were 99 Indigenous youth (52 males and 47 females) between the ages of 15 and 25 years who took part in one of 13 sharing circles. Each of the sharing circles was facilitated by a trained Indigenous youth with guidance from an Elder/Traditional person. A Two-Eyed Seeing approach (Bartlett, Marshall, & Marshall, 2012) was used to analyze the sharing circle discussions. This analytical process involved an initial inductive thematic analysis of the transcribed verbatim data followed by an Indigenous symbolic visual analysis of emerging themes using the Medicine Circle. Results revealed that involvement in sport and physical activity impacted Indigenous youth physically, cognitively, and emotionally. The spiritual impact was not as evident. Findings from the research will inform the development of a measure of Indigenous youth development within sport and physical activity settings.

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“…In a study done in the United States, Shen and colleagues found that parental social support could enhance children's enjoyment of participation in physical activity during school hours (Shen et al 2016). Thus, the provision of parental support for and involvement in the development of physical activity programs may foster youth's tendencies to participate in more active behaviours (Kerpan and Humbert 2015;Lavallée and Lévesque 2013). Further research should examine the relationship between interpersonal factors and participation in S/PA among Indigenous youth, specifically those living off-reserve and in urban areas.…”

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Correlates of Participation in Sports and Physical Activities among Indigenous Youth

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Playing Together: The Physical Activity Beliefs and Behaviors of Urban Aboriginal Youth

Abstract: Community leaders need to be sensitive to the barriers that this cultural group faces and build on the strengths that are present among this group when developing physical activity programming.

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The effect of parental residential school attendance and parental involvement on Indigenous youth’s participation in sport and physical activity during school

The effect of parental residential school attendance and parental involvement on Indigenous youth’s participation in sport and physical activity during school

Indigenous Youth Development through Sport and Physical Activity: Sharing Voices, Stories, and Experiences

Correlates of Participation in Sports and Physical Activities among Indigenous Youth

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