View further author informationhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1936-8214Ingunn Marie EriksenView further author informationhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4328-443XMarlene.Persson@oslomet.noMarlene Folkestad Persson
The guest editors of this special issue, Physical Activity and Youth Sports: Social and Moral issues, of Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology introduce the articles that follow. They note that although the articles do not reflect every empirical and conceptual issue present in ...
Sports have long been viewed as an opportunity to actively engage young people in a leisure context and not just in terms of participation in sports activities, but across a range of issues including education, employment and training, community leadership and healthy lifestyles. Although there are...
The social benefits of hosting the Olympic Games are wide-ranging, and contextual to each host’s vision. They include opportunities to promote: elite and grassroots sport; health; education; culture; gender equality; inclusion and diversity; and human rights. Hosting enables public authorities and ...
BACKGROUND: Many American adults remain sedentary despite many known health benefits. Research on the determinants of physical activity have indicated that... AA Eyler,RC Brownson,RJ Donatelle,... - 《Social Science & Medicine》 被引量: 559发表: 1999年 Social relations, physical activity, and ...
sportsparentsteachersstudentsalumniA research study was conducted to examine the perception of community about role of sports in social training of youth. The community comprised of Parents, Teachers, Students and Alumni. A structured questionnaire on three point Likert scale was developed and utilized ...
All types of sports can benefit a child by building self-confidence and promoting mental and physical well-being. Team sports, in particular, provide a child with additional social benefits. Whether a child is the star of the team or the second string, the team aspect teaches skills a child...
, Routledge handbook of youth sport (pp. 186–200). Routledge. Google Scholar Gilchrist, P., & Wheaton, B. (2017). The social benefits of informal and lifestyle sports: A research agenda. International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics, 9(1), 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1080/...
An improved understanding of the mechanisms which contribute to increased attitudes toward physical activity could be critical in making recommendations to future camp leaders, sports leaders, and even school physical activity programmers. To effectively leverage the potential positive benefits of summer ...
youthelitesportssocializationunsustainabilityIn elite sports, growth and maturation are important preconditions for advancing performance and athletic development. However, intensive training at an early age may contribute to the occurrence of growth problems in adolescent athletes. In the elite sport context...