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The correlates of sports participation in Europe
European Journal of Sport Science, 2014AbstractBased on the Eurobarometer data from 2009 (N = 26,788), this paper investigates the correlates of sports participation. In addition to examining standard socio‐demographic, economic and lifestyle factors, the paper also focuses on the impact of motivational factors, the availability of sports infrastructure and government support, for the first
Paul Downward +2 more
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Anger and Sports Participation
Psychological Reports, 1993This study investigated differences between 19 varsity and 20 intramural male football players in trait anger, anger expression, and sports orientation. While varsity athletes reported comparable levels of trait anger, they described significantly less internalized (anger in) and externalized anger (anger out) than intramural athletes.
A F, Greene, S F, Sears, J E, Clark
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Epilepsy and Sports Participation
Current Sports Medicine Reports, 2004Epilepsy is a common disease found in 2% of the population, affecting both young and old. Unfortunately, epileptics have previously been discouraged from participation in physical activity and sports for fear of inducing seizures or increasing seizure frequency.
Gregory M, Howard +2 more
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Return to Sports Participation
The Physician and Sportsmedicine, 1979Although a quick return to participation a is desirable, the physician must recognize potentially serious injuries. And even when athletes are ready for competition, their rehabilitation must be monitored.
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Sports participation in Finland
2018This chapter examines trends in sports participation, organisation and policy in Finland, highlighting common themes and outcomes. Finland has typically been among the most successful countries, in relation to the size of its population, not only in terms of elite sporting success but also in levels of sports participation and physical activity (PA ...
Pasi Koski, Kati Lehtonen, Hanna Vehmas
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Sports Participation and Transgender Youths
JAMA Pediatrics, 2023This Viewpoint describes recent legislation and recommendations from statewide athletic associations regarding sports participation for transgender children and adolescents.
Alexander, Sin +2 more
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Self-perceived health among sports participants and non-sports participants
Social Science & Medicine, 1990This paper examines and compares the self-perceived health (SPH) of a sample of sports participants (n = 1385) and a matched sample of non-participants (n = 292). Ratings of health were generally found to be favourable among both samples, but a non-parametric analysis of their distributions revealed that the SPH of sports participants was significantly
K L, Lamb, K, Roberts, D A, Brodie
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Sports Participation, Sports Injuries and Osteoarthritis
Sports Medicine, 1999There is increasing concern that too much physical activity may lead to osteoarthritis. The continuous stress that physical activity places on the joints can result in microtrauma and degeneration of the articular cartilage. However, the onset of osteoarthritis appears to depend on the frequency, intensity and duration of physical activity.
L, Saxon, C, Finch, S, Bass
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Gender and Sport Participation in Montenegro
International Review for the Sociology of Sport, 2016Since 2006, when the Montenegrin Parliament declared independence, Montenegro had experienced impressive economic growth averaging an annual rate of 8% (until early 2009 when the effects of the global economic crisis began to have an impact) and an upward trend in human development indicators.
Cheryl Cooky +4 more
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Seasonal variation in sports participation
Journal of Sports Sciences, 2017This study explores indicators describing socio-demographics, sports participation characteristics and motives which are associated with variation in sports participation across seasons. Data were drawn from the German Socio-Economic Panel which contains detailed information on the sports behaviour of adults in Germany.
Ute, Schüttoff, Tim, Pawlowski
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