Youth sport during the Covid-19 pandemic

The influence of race and affluence on parents’ perspectives of youth participation

Datos Bibliográficos

ID22204751
AutoresAmand L Hardiman (0000-0002-9166-427X, Utah State University, autor de correspondencia), Daniel Fleming (0009-0003-2955-7953, University of Hull), Daniel J M Fleming, Travis E Dorsch (0009-0006-6248-2270, Utah State University), Jordan A Blazo, Jordan Blazo (0000-0002-0468-5241), Tom Farrey (Aspen Institute), Jennifer Brown Lerner (Aspen Institute), Judith Solomon (0000-0002-1232-4761, Aspen Institute)
Año2024
Volumen10
Páginas100907
Fecha de publicación2024-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaSocial Sciences & Humanities Open (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 2590-2911 • E-ISSN: 2590-2911
EditorialElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.ssaho.2024.100907
OpenAlexW4393864971
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas40

COVID-19 restrictions led to a nearly 50% decline in youth sport participation across the United States (Dorsch et al., 2021). Today, communities and sport organizations have resumed sport. However, research has yet to fully elucidate how COVID-19 restrictions impacted youth participation across different sociodemographic groups during the pandemic. The present study explored the association between race and affluence and their relationship with parents' attitudes toward children's youth sport participation before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Online questionnaires were completed by a nationally representative sample of 3706 parents (Mage = 39.57 ± 9.03 years) who had a child regularly participating in youth sport before COVID-19. Multivariate Analyses of Variance using Tukey post-hoc tests were conducted to examine the main effect differences by race and affluence and the interactive effects of race and affluence. Results suggest that race and affluence -- independently and in combination -- were salient categorical variables of children's weekly hours of sport participation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Findings highlight that White*high affluent groups had the highest rates of sport participation during the COVID-19 pandemic and that these families desire to invest more time and money at greater rates upon returning. Theoretically, designed intersectionality research is recommended to explore further effects of race and affluence in youth sport

Intersectionality · Pandemic · Sociology · Demography · Gender Studies · Medicine · Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports · Psychology · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts · Youth Development and Social Support