Six sporting worlds. A cluster analysis of sports participation in the EU-25

Tuyckom, Charlotte Van

doi:10.1007/s11135-011-9528-8

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“…Different sport participation profiles and configurations of sport systems can be found throughout Europe (Breuer, Hoekman, Nagel, & Van der Werff, 2015;Camy, Clijsen, Madella, & Pilkington, 2004;Van Tuyckom, 2013). In most countries (especially in the Western and Eastern parts of Europe), nonetheless, sport participation has become diversified and de-traditionalised in recent decades, due to societal processes of individualisation, modernisation and informalisation (see, e.g.…”

Section: A Changing Context Of Sport Participationmentioning

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The transition to adulthood: a game changer!? A longitudinal analysis of the impact of five major life events on sport participation

Houten

Kraaykamp

Pelzer

2019

European Journal for Sport and Society

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This article investigates the relationship between major life events and sport participation during the transition to adulthood. Two waves (2009 and 2013) of a Dutch panel study provided information on education, employment, relationship, civil/marital status, and parenthood for 2829 Dutch citizens (ages 15-45) and their sport behaviour. Our analyses indicate that respondents who left full-time education, began to work, entered and/or formalised a relationship, and became a parent participated less frequently in sport than those who did not (between-person differences). Moreover, experiencing these events reduced sport frequency (within-person changes). All events except beginning to work reduced the number of sports practised. Further, those who entered an intimate relationship were more likely to switch from a 'heavy' club-sport setting to a 'lighter', more individualised setting and to stop practising sport altogether, compared to those who stayed single. Those who left full-time education and started working were more likely to continue sport in a club setting, compared to those who continued education and did not start working. Sport providers, programmes, and policies could use these results to inform efforts to preempt impacts of major life events, thus curbing drop out and retaining sport participants, especially during the transition to adulthood.

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The transition to adulthood: a game changer!? A longitudinal analysis of the impact of five major life events on sport participation

Houten

Kraaykamp

Pelzer

2019

European Journal for Sport and Society

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“…The resident adult population in the city of Guimarães, a Portuguese city, was the target for this study. Portugal has below average sport activity [31]. Indeed, a worrying statistic from a public health perspective is that 55% of those surveyed never do sports, 66% seldom do sports, and only 24% take part in sports with some regularity.…”

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Correlates of adults’ participation in sport and frequency of sport

2017

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The aim of this research is to analyze the correlates of adults' participation in sport and frequency of sport. A hurdle model approach comprising a binary choice regression to model participation in sport and a count model to address frequency of sport was applied to analyze the data obtained from 516 personal interviews in a Portuguese city. Participation in sport and frequent sport are associated with men, younger people, not married and without children under 2 years, nonsmokers and regular drinkers and with good perceived health. However, participation in sport and frequency of sport participation are associated with different levels of perception of the benefits of sport activity. Whereas awareness of the health and enjoyment benefits fosters participation, fitness, socializing and appearance might increase the frequency of sport. Sport communication strategies might play a prominent role in persuading potential participants of the benefits of sport activity and frequency.

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“…Indeed, the majority of European nations (i.e. Belgium, the Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, Slovakia, Spain and the United Kingdom) are representing a large variety of different contexts to partake in sport (Van Tuyckom, 2011).…”

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Sports participation styles revisited: A time-trend study in Belgium from the 1970s to the 2000s

Borgers

Thibaut

Vandermeerschen

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International Review for the Sociology of Sport

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Social changes have been influencing determinants for sports participation since the introduction of the Sport for All ideology in the early 1970s. Consistent with Crum's sportisation theory, today's modes of sports practices, as well as the network of sport services, have diversified and de-traditionalised.As part of a research tradition, this contribution aims at analysing changes in sports participation styles in kinesiology students in Belgium during the past four decades . The distinct target group was supposed to fulfil a trend-setting role in the area of active sports participation. Data were obtained from a standardised retrospective questionnaire on leisure-time sports participation. Using standardised methods, Principal Component Analysis was used to identify patterns of sports participation. The results show a diversification of sports participation styles until the 1980s, followed by an intensification of basic style components since the 1990s. Sports participation styles between 1999 and 2009 are subdivided into multiple distinct traditional and non-traditional components, with growing emphasis on non-traditional, alternative practices. Newly observed components in 2009 are discussed in relation to previous time intervals and trends in sports participation.

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Six sporting worlds. A cluster analysis of sports participation in the EU-25

Cited by 17 publications

References 17 publications

The transition to adulthood: a game changer!? A longitudinal analysis of the impact of five major life events on sport participation

The transition to adulthood: a game changer!? A longitudinal analysis of the impact of five major life events on sport participation

Correlates of adults’ participation in sport and frequency of sport

Sports participation styles revisited: A time-trend study in Belgium from the 1970s to the 2000s

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