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What Affects Sports Participation and Life Satisfaction Among Urban Residents? The Role of Self-Efficacy and Motivation

Frontiers in Psychology, 2022
As a result of the global pandemic, new awareness and perceptions of physical and mental health are changing. How to promote people's participation in sports to improve their physical fitness and how to increase their life satisfaction are urgent issues ...
Guo Yu, Guo Yu, Yu Song
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The Influence of Sports Participation on Body Image, Self-Efficacy, and Self-Esteem in College Students

Frontiers in Psychology, 2020
ObjectivesThis study aimed to explore the relationship between body image, self-efficacy, self-esteem, and sports participation by gender, grade, and specialty and then to provide a reference for promoting participation in sports and physical activities ...
Yiyi Ouyang, Yiyi Ouyang, Kun Wang, Kun Wang, Tingran Zhang, Tingran Zhang, Li Peng, Li Peng, Gan Song, Gan Song, Jiong Luo, Jiong Luo   +11 more
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Are we leveling the playing field? Trends and disparities in sports participation among sexual minority youth in Canada

Journal of Sport and Health Science, 2018
Purpose: Sports participation and physical fitness are widely beneficial for young people, yet activity levels among young people are declining. Despite growing popular media attention on the participation of sexual minority (e.g., lesbian, gay, and ...
Marion Doull, Ryan J. Watson, Annie Smith, Yuko Homma, Elizabeth Saewyc   +4 more
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Does sports participation reduce disparities in anxiety and depression symptoms among sexual minority and heterosexual undergraduate students? A cross-sectional study [PDF]

Frontiers in Public Health
IntroductionAlthough sports participation is recognized for its psychological benefits, it remains unclear whether participation in competitive sports may produce different effects on these symptoms among sexual minority university students compared to ...
André Felipe Oliveira da Cruz, Pedro Victor Felisberto da Silva, Pedro Victor Felisberto da Silva, Mateus Sanches Jokura, Jessenia Marise Sales Campos, Jessenia Marise Sales Campos, Marcelo Augusto Alves dos Santos, Thaís Aparecida Medeiros Amorim, Giovanni Henrique Quizzini, Giovanni Henrique Quizzini, Matheus Augusto Martins Correia, Ana Paula Rodrigues Rocha, Ana Paula Rodrigues Rocha, Camila Buonani, Sueyla Ferreira da Silva dos Santos, Andrea Deslandes, Lucas Melo Neves, Lucas Melo Neves, Lucas Melo Neves, Lucas Melo Neves, Fabricio E. Rossi, Fabricio E. Rossi   +21 more
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Differences in formal and informal sports participation at regional level in England [PDF]

International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics, 2017
Purpose: The aim of the paper is to provide a regional approach to analyse sports participation in two different contexts: organised/formal versus non-organised/informal participation, using the England's Active People Survey (APS) national dataset ...
Themis Kokolakakis, Pablo Castellanos-García, Fernando Lera-López   +2 more
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High school sports programs differentially impact participation by sex

Journal of Sport and Health Science, 2015
Background: Among numerous health benefits, sports participation has been shown to reduce the risk of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents.
Keith M. Drake, Meghan R. Longacre, Todd MacKenzie, Linda J. Titus, Michael L. Beach, Andrew G. Rundle, Madeline A. Dalton   +6 more
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The impact of psychological needs, social support, and sport motivation on college students’ sport commitment and sports participation [PDF]

BMC Psychology
Objective This study aims to explore the mediating role of sport commitment in the relationships between basic psychological needs, exercise motivation, social support, and college students’ sports participation, providing both theoretical and practical ...
Hongjun Tao, Fangliang Yu
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Student Participation in Sporting Activities [PDF]

Applied Economics, 2009
Given that many universities spend large sums of money supplying sports facilities for student use, comparatively little is known about the factors that influence the quantity of student sporting participation. This paper presents evidence which suggests
Andrew Mearman, Don J Webber
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Are neighbourhood social capital and availability of sports facilities related to sports participation among Dutch adolescents? [PDF]

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 2012
Background The aim of this study is to explore whether availability of sports facilities, parks, and neighbourhood social capital (NSC) and their interaction are associated with leisure time sports participation among Dutch adolescents.
Prins Richard G, Mohnen Sigrid M, van Lenthe Frank J, Brug Johannes, Oenema Anke   +4 more
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Gender, social stratification, and differences in sports participation among Korean adults: data from the 2019 Korea National Sports Participation Survey

Journal of Men's Health, 2022
Background: Sports participation is influenced by various factors. Among them, gender and social stratification are most relevant to the creation of a divide in sports participation.
Su Yeon Roh, Ik Young Chang
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