Role models of Australian female adolescents

Young, Janet; Symons, Caroline; Pain, Michelle D; Harvey, Jack; Eime, Rochelle; Craike, Melinda; Payne, Warren

doi:10.1177/1356336x15579574

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“…The organisational factor of the SEM refers to the structured community which the individuals belong too, such as the sport organisation (Eime et al, 2015). This includes factors such as culture, partnerships, community engagement, governance, and quality of sports programs and competitions (Scarneo et al, 2019).…”

Section: Organisational Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Position statement: Research and reconciliation with Indigenous peoples in rural health journals

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McMillan

Bennett

et al. 2022

Australian J Rural Health

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Section: Organisational Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Position statement: Research and reconciliation with Indigenous peoples in rural health journals

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McMillan

Bennett

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Australian J Rural Health

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“…Calls for the inclusion of objective PA measures and greater involvement of preadolescent girls are also documented among reviews [42]. The literature identifies role models as a potential strategy to inspire young girls to become involved in, or maintain involvement in, PA and sport [27], with a recent longitudinal Australian study reporting that older girls were significantly more likely to be active if they had a role model [43]. Despite limited research exploring the use of role models to inspire PA participation and a lack of robust trials, policy recommendations strongly support the use of role models for tackling rising inactivity levels [42, 44].…”

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Formative research to develop a school-based, community-linked physical activity role model programme for girls: CHoosing Active Role Models to INspire Girls (CHARMING)

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Background Physical inactivity is a persistent challenge among girls. School-based physical activity (PA) interventions have shown mixed effects on girl’s activity levels, with multi-component approaches involving both school and community links appearing more effective for sustainable change. The purpose of the current research was to gather views from preadolescent girls, parents, teachers and stakeholders in order to co-produce a multi-component school-based, community linked PA intervention programme. Methods Focus groups were conducted in two primary schools with 34 girls aged 9–11 years and 11 parents (10 female, 1 male). In-depth interviews were conducted with four female teachers (including two head teachers). Focus groups and interviews focused on programme design (structure, content and delivery) and potential factors affecting intervention uptake and continued PA participation. A series of stakeholder engagement events occurred throughout the study period. All data were transcribed verbatim and thematically analysed in NVivo 11. Results Girls reported that fun taster sessions delivered by role models would encourage them to participate in a school-based role model programme, with tailored taster sessions each week to enhance continued PA participation. Parents and teachers identified a number of barriers to uptake and continued PA participation, and active involvement of stakeholders facilitated the development of intervention strategies. Strategies included; single-sex after-school sessions, use of female role models, low-cost activity options and mapping community provision. Analyses revealed the importance of tailoring the programme to align with local needs, demands and provision. Conclusions Data show numerous barriers to intervention uptake and continued PA participation when designing a school-based, community-linked intervention. Adopting a co-production approach, this formative work highlights a number of potential strategies for overcoming these barriers. Findings from the research directed the development and implementation of the CHARMING role model intervention and informed the creation of an intervention logic model. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12889-019-6741-1) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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“…As discussed previously, tennis successes in Summer Olympic Games and Grand Slams improved Chinese global image and produced numerous role models for the young generation. Role models were found as a promising factor to child and adolescent PA participation [70,71]. As catalytic, the traditional social norm and gender expectations on female athletes had been challenged and promoted by role models [64].…”

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Examining Adolescent Tennis Participation in Contemporary China Using an Ecological Framework

Rick

Mullin

et al. 2022

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Physical activity and sport participation behaviors in children and adolescents are consistently shaped by surrounding ecological systems. Accumulating evidence highlights individual, family, peer, school and teacher, and macroenvironment elements such as policies that affect unstructured physical activity choices in youth populations. However, the reason for participation has not been fully interpreted from the perspective of the youth themselves, especially those from an Asian cultural background. In our study, we aimed to better understand the self-identified reasons for adolescents’ participation in non-organized or spontaneous tennis practice in contemporary China. Twenty-six adolescents and informants were recruited in mainland China and participated in semi-structured interviews to provide thick descriptions of their continued tennis participation behaviors. Data were coded and analyzed via NVivo 12. Four themes emerged: (a) Individual characteristics and self-interpretations of tennis culture; (b) microsystems mediating adolescents’ tennis participation; (c) barriers and obstacles impacting tennis participation; and (d) policies and macroenvironments. Adolescent tennis participation is a result of the integration effect of the sociocultural and ecological factors dominated by multifaceted ecological systems. As a particular vision of their physical activity experiences, adolescents’ interpretation of tennis and their broader worldview has been continuously reshaped by concurrent sport and educational policies.

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Role models of Australian female adolescents

Cited by 24 publications

References 32 publications

Position statement: Research and reconciliation with Indigenous peoples in rural health journals

Position statement: Research and reconciliation with Indigenous peoples in rural health journals

Formative research to develop a school-based, community-linked physical activity role model programme for girls: CHoosing Active Role Models to INspire Girls (CHARMING)

Examining Adolescent Tennis Participation in Contemporary China Using an Ecological Framework

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