Is School Sports Participation a Protective Factor against Adolescent Health Risk Behaviors?

Page, Randy M.; Hammermeister, Jon; Scanlan, Andria; Gilbert, L

doi:10.1080/10556699.1998.10603332

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“…Some have found male athletes to be at greater risk for recent sexual activity (Miller et al, 1999b) or involvement in a pregnancy (Zill et al, 1995). Others have found no significant association between male athletic participation and frequency of intercourse (Miller et al, 1998b;Sabo et al, 1999), contraction of a sexually transmitted disease (Page et al, 1998), or involvement in a pregnancy (Page et al, 1998;Sabo et al, 1999). These apparent inconsistencies may be due in part to racial differences in the relationship between sports participation and male adolescent sexual behavior; both Miller et al 2002 andPate et al 2000 reported lowered odds of sexual risk for White boys but heightened odds for African American boys.…”

Section: Sports and Adolescent Sexual Riskmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Female athletes at the high school and college levels report less frequent and less risky sexual activity than nonathletes (Kokotailo et al, 1998;Miller et al, 1998bMiller et al, ,1999bSabo et al, 1998Sabo et al, ,1999Savage and Holcomb, 1999). Female high school sports participation has also been linked with reduced odds of teen pregnancy (Page et al, 1998;Rome et al, 1998;Zill et al, 1995). These findings have led the Women's Sports Foundation and other organizations to advocate for adolescent athletic participation as a preventive strategy against unwanted teen pregnancy, sexually transmitted disease, and other undesirable concomitants of early and high-risk sexual activity (Sabo et al, 1998).…”

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Gender/Racial Differences in Jock Identity, Dating, and Adolescent Sexual Risk

Miller¹,

Farrell²,

Barnes³

et al. 2005

J Youth Adolescence

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Despite recent declines in overall sexual activity, sexual risk-taking remains a substantial danger to US youth. Existing research points to athletic participation as a promising venue for reducing these risks. Linear regressions and multiple analyses of covariance were performed on a longitudinal sample of nearly 600 Western New York adolescents in order to examine gender-and race-specific relationships between "jock" identity and adolescent sexual risk-taking, including age of sexual onset, past-year and lifetime frequency of sexual intercourse, and number of sexual partners. After controlling for age, race, socioeconomic status, and family cohesion, male jocks reported more frequent dating than nonjocks but female jocks did not. For both genders, athletic activity was associated with lower levels of sexual risk-taking; however, jock identity was associated with higher levels of sexual risk-taking, particularly among African American adolescents. Future research should distinguish between subjective and objective dimensions of athletic involvement as factors in adolescent sexual risk.Keywords jock identity; athletic activity; sexual risk; adolescent; gender; race Despite declines in overall adolescent sexual activity over the past decade (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2002;Santelli et al., 2000), sexual risk-taking (e.g., multiple partners, sexual precocity, unprotected intercourse) remains a substantial danger to US youth. Each year, American adolescents experience nearly a million unintended pregnancies and more than 4 times that many new cases of sexually transmitted diseases (US Department of Health and Human Services, 2000). Strategies to reduce sexual risk have commonly employed narrowly focused approaches such as contraceptive distribution, sex education, and abstinence programs To whom correspondence should be directed at the Research Institute on Addictions, 1021 Main Street, Buffalo, New York 14203; email: kmiller@ria.buffalo.edu. NIH Public Access NIH-PA Author ManuscriptNIH-PA Author Manuscript NIH-PA Author Manuscript (Franklin et al., 1997). In their search for interventions that reduce sexual risk-taking, some researchers and policy-makers have begun to cast a wider net that addresses the larger social and developmental contexts of adolescents' daily lives, including routine behaviors for which the linkage to sexual risk outcomes is indirect (Kirby, 1997;Males, 1993). Adolescent athletic involvement constitutes one such area of interest. The present study examined the gender-and race-specific relationships among two distinct dimensions of athletic involvement (specifically, frequency of athletic activity and "jock" identity), dating, and sexual risk-taking in one longitudinal sample of Western New York adolescents. SPORTS AND ADOLESCENT SEXUAL RISKRecent research has identified adolescent athletic participation as a promising avenue for promoting sexually responsible behavior, particularly among girls. Female athletes at the high school and college levels report less freq...

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Gender/Racial Differences in Jock Identity, Dating, and Adolescent Sexual Risk

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Barnes³

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“…At the interpersonal level, volunteering is associated with lack of sexual experience among American Indian adolescents 12 and with safer sexual behavior among other populations [21][22][23] ; hence, we hypothesized that helping in the community would be negatively associated with our outcomes.…”

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Factors Associated With the Sexual Behavior of Canadian Aboriginal Young People and Their Implications for Health Promotion

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Objectives. We examined factors associated with having ever had sex, having more than 1 lifetime sexual partner, and condom nonuse at last incident of sexual intercourse among Canadian Aboriginal young people. Methods. We conducted a secondary analysis of data from the 2003 British Columbia Adolescent Health Survey, a cross-sectional survey of young people in grades 7 through 12. Results. Of 1140 young Aboriginal men, 34% had ever had sex; of these, 63% had had more than 1 sexual partner, and 21% had not used a condom at their last incident of sexual intercourse. Of 1336 young Aboriginal women, 35% had ever had sex; of these, 56% had had more than 1 sexual partner, and 41% had not used a condom at their last incident of sexual intercourse. Frequent substance use, having been sexually abused, and having lived on a land reservation were strongly associated with sexual behavior outcomes. Feeling connected to family was strongly associated with increased condom use. Conclusions. Sexual behavior change interventions for Aboriginal young people must move beyond the individual and incorporate interpersonal and structural dimensions. Interventions to reduce substance use and sexual abuse and promote feelings of family connectedness in this population should be explored. Young people living on land reserves need special attention.

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“…We eat, sleep and go to class and some of us even try to include some form of exercise in our busy schedules. All of these make our lifestyle (8). When I talk about life style, do you know what the meaning of that is?…”

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“…Human beings are designed to be active creatures. In active man is like a still mater that falls into lassitude and indolence get sear (8). Although changes in civilization have resulted in a decrease in the amount of activity needed to accomplish the basic tasks associated with living, the human body has not changed.…”

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A relationship between physical activity and healthy quality of life in students

TALEBPOUR¹,

AGHAEI²,

AZIMKHANI³

et al. 2014

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The purpose of this research is to relationship between physical activity and healthy quality of life in students. Statistical population of this research involves all physically active male students in Iran from which 1352 students participated in the study as sample by using cluster sampling and sample random method. Collection data tools of this research were questionnaire according to its nature: Sharkey Physical Activity Questionnaire and Life Quality Questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREF, 2204) were used after consultation to professors, guidance and advice of authorities. As all respondents were students BREF type was selected, including four aspects of life quality plus two general questions about life and health quality evaluation. Reliability of Physical Activity Questionnaires was r = 0.91. Inferential statistics (Correlation coefficients) was also used. Results showed that there was a low significant relationship between participation in sport activities and physical health in active students (r= 0.38, p= 0.000). There was a low significant relationship between participation in sport activities and mental-psychological condition in active students (r= 0.27, p= 0.003). In case of social communication, there was a low significant and positive relationship between participation in sport activities in active students (r= 0.32, p= 0.000). There was a low significant relationship between participation in sport activities and environmental domain in active students (r= 0.05, p= 0.62). There was a low significant relationship between participation in sport activities and life quality in active students (r= 0.24, p= 0.008). In conclusion, performing sport activities during leisure time has physical benefits, and also effective influences on overcoming mental problems. As well as invulnerability to many diseases and disorders, those who train regularly enjoy disciplined life, more performance and social relationships by acquiring freshness and further enjoy of life.

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Is School Sports Participation a Protective Factor against Adolescent Health Risk Behaviors?

Cited by 43 publications

References 9 publications

Gender/Racial Differences in Jock Identity, Dating, and Adolescent Sexual Risk

Gender/Racial Differences in Jock Identity, Dating, and Adolescent Sexual Risk

Factors Associated With the Sexual Behavior of Canadian Aboriginal Young People and Their Implications for Health Promotion

A relationship between physical activity and healthy quality of life in students

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