Jason N Bocarro
Biographic Data
| ID | 337442 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jason N Bocarro |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jason N |
| FAMILY NAME | Bocarro |
| SIGNATURE | BOCARRO J N |
| AFFILIATIONS | North Carolina State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0017-0574 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 71 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
I have to be the example”: Motherhood as a lens for understanding physical activity among low-income women
Parents and people living in poverty are less likely to engage in leisure-time physical activity, yet these groups are underrepresented in socio-ecological studies of activity. To understand barriers and facilitators to leisure-time physical activity within these groups, this study draws on 138 interviews with low-income U.S. mothers to highlight the ways in which motherhood framed their decisions and ability to engage in physical activity. The c…
Examination of Ecological Systems Contexts Within a Latino-Based Community Sport Youth Development Initiative
Youth Development Programs (YDPs) can serve as effective mechanisms to alleviate social and psychological adversities while enhancing and developing resilience among youth. Recently, more YDPs have incorporated sport within Sport for Development (SFD) models to achieve these goals. Due to the growing Latino population in the US and the wide achievement gap between Latinos and other demographic populations, there is a need to explore programs that…
Objective Assessment of Physical Activity and Associated Contexts During High School Sport Practices
Background: Organized sports provide children and adolescents with opportunities to achieve recommended amounts of moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA), and schools are a primary setting for sports programs. The main aims of this study were to examine participant physical activity (PA) levels during the most popular high school sports in the United States and to assess the influences of practice contextual factors on PA levels. Methods: …
An examination of pickleball participation, social connections, and psychological well-being among seniors during the Covid-19 pandemic
This study examined how the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the physical activity, social connections, and psychological well-being of seniors who participate in the sport of pickleball. A total of 36 pickleball players who were over the age of 65 completed an online survey that assessed pickleball participation, social connections, physical/mental health, loneliness, and life satisfaction measures in February/March 2020 (pre-COVID) and again in No…
A conceptual model and research agenda for bidding, planning and delivering Major sport events that lever human rights
In this conceptual article, the authors propose a framework for how progressive human rights outcomes may be obtained in the context of bidding, planning and implementing major sport events (MSEs) through the implementation of four pathways, including good governance, the democratic participation of stakeholders, the formalisation of human rights agendas and the deployment of sensitive urban development. The authors argue that there is a need for…
Mapping research on legacy of mega sporting events: Structural changes, consequences, and stakeholder evaluations in empirical studies
Findings from empirical studies on the legacy of hosting a mega sporting event are inconclusive. This paper considers empirical studies published in English language peer-reviewed journals between 1997 and 2016 to identify trends and gaps in current knowledge related to event-attributed changes in structures, consequences, and stakeholder evaluations. Following systematic literature search guidelines, 233 articles (238 studies) were coded. The au…
An integrative review of sport-based youth development literature
Sport is frequently regarded as an effectual mechanism for promoting positive youth development (PYD). However, this connection is not inherent, and depends upon a variety of programmatic and contextual factors. To help elucidate these linkages, scholars have called for more process-based approaches to programme evaluation and research. This paper contributes to that agenda by presenting the results of a systematic integrative review of the empir…
Family Leisure: An Integrative Review of Research from Select Journals
Understanding the relationship between leisure and families has been and will continue to be an important area of study. The purpose of this study is to review existing family leisure research from four select journals between 1990 and 2012. Articles are examined for sample characteristics, methods, analytical approaches, and thematic trends. Overall, 181 articles regarding family leisure, leisure in context of family life or roles, and individua…
Park Use Among Youth and Adults: Examination of Individual, Social, and Urban Form Factors
This article examines park use in relation to neighborhood social (safety and poverty) and urban form (pedestrian infrastructure and street network pattern) characteristics among youth and adult subpopulations defined by age and gender. We utilized System for Observing Play and Recreation in Communities (SOPARC) and Geographic Information Systems to objectively measure park use and park and neighborhood characteristics in 20 neighborhood parks. H…
Leisure Research and the Legacy of George Daniel Butler
In 2004, at the first George Butler Lecture, Dan Dustin (2004) provided a glimpse into the life of one of the fields pioneers, George Daniel Butler. For many of us who entered the field of parks and recreation over the last several decades, Butlers work, writing, and remain less familiar. However, in a similar vein to Dustin, we wondered what George Butler would make of the current presented at the Leisure Research Symposium. While our own experi…
Researcher and Advocate: Using Research to Promote Social Justice Change
(2013). Researcher and Advocate: Using Research to Promote Social Justice Change. Journal of Leisure Research: Vol. 45, No. 1, pp. 2-6
Place Disparities in Supportive Environments for Extracurricular Physical Activity in North Carolina Middle Schools
Disadvantaged rural youth may be especially at risk for obesity and poorer health due to physical inactivity. Research suggests that extracurricular school programs can increase physical activity for this population. This study sought to determine whether local differences existed in the availability of supportive environments for extracurricular physical activity in North Carolina middle schools. Multiple data sources, including a self-administe…
Park-Based Physical Activity Among Children and Adolescents
School sport policy and school-based physical activity environments and their association with observed physical activity in middle school children
Empirical research on the effects of school sport policies on children's physical activity is limited. This study examined sport policies (intramural vs. varsity), physical settings within schools, and supervision in relation to physical activity using the System for Observing Play and Leisure in Youth (SOPLAY). Data were collected on physical activity levels of children in four middle schools. Regression analyses assessed the main effects of spo…
Measurement Properties of Constraints to Sport Participation: A Psychometric Examination with Adolescents
Constraint are a major focus of theoretical and empirical study in leisure research. However, analyses of psychometric properties of constraints measures are rare. This study assessed the factor structure and invariance of a leisure constraints measure applied to sport participation among middle school adolescents (ages 11 to 15 years old) using panel data over two time periods nine months apart (N = 2,029). We compared the validity of three base…
Adolescent Girls' Perception of Health within a Leisure Context
The study examined middle school females' perceptions of physical activity, eating, and physical health within a leisure context. A qualitative approach was used to gain a deeper understanding of the significance girls place on health behaviors and factors that go into their decisions about leisure time activity and eating. Four focus groups were conducted with 28 girls in 6th through 8th grades. Four themes emerged from the analyses: perceptions…
Research on Race and Ethnicity in Leisure Studies: A Review of Five Major Journals
Research on race and ethnicity in leisure will take on greater significance in coming years. The purpose of this study was to systematically examine research related to race and ethnicity within five major leisure journals since their inception to discern quantity of research, thematic patterns in topical areas and to document the research methods used. This assessment identified 150 articles related to race and ethnicity. Nineteen thematic categ…
Family Leisure: An Integrative Review of Research from Select Journals
Understanding the relationship between leisure and families has been and will continue to be an important area of study. The purpose of this study is to review existing family leisure research from four select journals between 1990 and 2012. Articles are examined for sample characteristics, methods, analytical approaches, and thematic trends. Overall, 181 articles regarding family leisure, leisure in context of family life or roles, and individua…
Measurement Properties of Constraints to Sport Participation: A Psychometric Examination with Adolescents
Constraint are a major focus of theoretical and empirical study in leisure research. However, analyses of psychometric properties of constraints measures are rare. This study assessed the factor structure and invariance of a leisure constraints measure applied to sport participation among middle school adolescents (ages 11 to 15 years old) using panel data over two time periods nine months apart (N = 2,029). We compared the validity of three base…
A conceptual model and research agenda for bidding, planning and delivering Major sport events that lever human rights
In this conceptual article, the authors propose a framework for how progressive human rights outcomes may be obtained in the context of bidding, planning and implementing major sport events (MSEs) through the implementation of four pathways, including good governance, the democratic participation of stakeholders, the formalisation of human rights agendas and the deployment of sensitive urban development. The authors argue that there is a need for…
Researcher and Advocate: Using Research to Promote Social Justice Change
(2013). Researcher and Advocate: Using Research to Promote Social Justice Change. Journal of Leisure Research: Vol. 45, No. 1, pp. 2-6
Examination of Ecological Systems Contexts Within a Latino-Based Community Sport Youth Development Initiative
Youth Development Programs (YDPs) can serve as effective mechanisms to alleviate social and psychological adversities while enhancing and developing resilience among youth. Recently, more YDPs have incorporated sport within Sport for Development (SFD) models to achieve these goals. Due to the growing Latino population in the US and the wide achievement gap between Latinos and other demographic populations, there is a need to explore programs that…
Mapping research on legacy of mega sporting events: Structural changes, consequences, and stakeholder evaluations in empirical studies
Findings from empirical studies on the legacy of hosting a mega sporting event are inconclusive. This paper considers empirical studies published in English language peer-reviewed journals between 1997 and 2016 to identify trends and gaps in current knowledge related to event-attributed changes in structures, consequences, and stakeholder evaluations. Following systematic literature search guidelines, 233 articles (238 studies) were coded. The au…
I have to be the example”: Motherhood as a lens for understanding physical activity among low-income women
Parents and people living in poverty are less likely to engage in leisure-time physical activity, yet these groups are underrepresented in socio-ecological studies of activity. To understand barriers and facilitators to leisure-time physical activity within these groups, this study draws on 138 interviews with low-income U.S. mothers to highlight the ways in which motherhood framed their decisions and ability to engage in physical activity. The c…
An examination of pickleball participation, social connections, and psychological well-being among seniors during the Covid-19 pandemic
This study examined how the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the physical activity, social connections, and psychological well-being of seniors who participate in the sport of pickleball. A total of 36 pickleball players who were over the age of 65 completed an online survey that assessed pickleball participation, social connections, physical/mental health, loneliness, and life satisfaction measures in February/March 2020 (pre-COVID) and again in No…
Adolescent Girls' Perception of Health within a Leisure Context
The study examined middle school females' perceptions of physical activity, eating, and physical health within a leisure context. A qualitative approach was used to gain a deeper understanding of the significance girls place on health behaviors and factors that go into their decisions about leisure time activity and eating. Four focus groups were conducted with 28 girls in 6th through 8th grades. Four themes emerged from the analyses: perceptions…
Place Disparities in Supportive Environments for Extracurricular Physical Activity in North Carolina Middle Schools
Disadvantaged rural youth may be especially at risk for obesity and poorer health due to physical inactivity. Research suggests that extracurricular school programs can increase physical activity for this population. This study sought to determine whether local differences existed in the availability of supportive environments for extracurricular physical activity in North Carolina middle schools. Multiple data sources, including a self-administe…
School sport policy and school-based physical activity environments and their association with observed physical activity in middle school children
Empirical research on the effects of school sport policies on children's physical activity is limited. This study examined sport policies (intramural vs. varsity), physical settings within schools, and supervision in relation to physical activity using the System for Observing Play and Leisure in Youth (SOPLAY). Data were collected on physical activity levels of children in four middle schools. Regression analyses assessed the main effects of spo…
Research on Race and Ethnicity in Leisure Studies: A Review of Five Major Journals
Research on race and ethnicity in leisure will take on greater significance in coming years. The purpose of this study was to systematically examine research related to race and ethnicity within five major leisure journals since their inception to discern quantity of research, thematic patterns in topical areas and to document the research methods used. This assessment identified 150 articles related to race and ethnicity. Nineteen thematic categ…
Park-Based Physical Activity Among Children and Adolescents
School sport policy and school-based physical activity environments and their association with observed physical activity in middle school children
Empirical research on the effects of school sport policies on children's physical activity is limited. This study examined sport policies (intramural vs. varsity), physical settings within schools, and supervision in relation to physical activity using the System for Observing Play and Leisure in Youth (SOPLAY). Data were collected on physical activity levels of children in four middle schools. Regression analyses assessed the main effects of spo…
Measurement Properties of Constraints to Sport Participation: A Psychometric Examination with Adolescents
Constraint are a major focus of theoretical and empirical study in leisure research. However, analyses of psychometric properties of constraints measures are rare. This study assessed the factor structure and invariance of a leisure constraints measure applied to sport participation among middle school adolescents (ages 11 to 15 years old) using panel data over two time periods nine months apart (N = 2,029). We compared the validity of three base…
Adolescent Girls' Perception of Health within a Leisure Context
The study examined middle school females' perceptions of physical activity, eating, and physical health within a leisure context. A qualitative approach was used to gain a deeper understanding of the significance girls place on health behaviors and factors that go into their decisions about leisure time activity and eating. Four focus groups were conducted with 28 girls in 6th through 8th grades. Four themes emerged from the analyses: perceptions…
Researcher and Advocate: Using Research to Promote Social Justice Change
(2013). Researcher and Advocate: Using Research to Promote Social Justice Change. Journal of Leisure Research: Vol. 45, No. 1, pp. 2-6
Place Disparities in Supportive Environments for Extracurricular Physical Activity in North Carolina Middle Schools
Disadvantaged rural youth may be especially at risk for obesity and poorer health due to physical inactivity. Research suggests that extracurricular school programs can increase physical activity for this population. This study sought to determine whether local differences existed in the availability of supportive environments for extracurricular physical activity in North Carolina middle schools. Multiple data sources, including a self-administe…
Park Use Among Youth and Adults: Examination of Individual, Social, and Urban Form Factors
This article examines park use in relation to neighborhood social (safety and poverty) and urban form (pedestrian infrastructure and street network pattern) characteristics among youth and adult subpopulations defined by age and gender. We utilized System for Observing Play and Recreation in Communities (SOPARC) and Geographic Information Systems to objectively measure park use and park and neighborhood characteristics in 20 neighborhood parks. H…
Leisure Research and the Legacy of George Daniel Butler
In 2004, at the first George Butler Lecture, Dan Dustin (2004) provided a glimpse into the life of one of the fields pioneers, George Daniel Butler. For many of us who entered the field of parks and recreation over the last several decades, Butlers work, writing, and remain less familiar. However, in a similar vein to Dustin, we wondered what George Butler would make of the current presented at the Leisure Research Symposium. While our own experi…
Family Leisure: An Integrative Review of Research from Select Journals
Understanding the relationship between leisure and families has been and will continue to be an important area of study. The purpose of this study is to review existing family leisure research from four select journals between 1990 and 2012. Articles are examined for sample characteristics, methods, analytical approaches, and thematic trends. Overall, 181 articles regarding family leisure, leisure in context of family life or roles, and individua…
An integrative review of sport-based youth development literature
Sport is frequently regarded as an effectual mechanism for promoting positive youth development (PYD). However, this connection is not inherent, and depends upon a variety of programmatic and contextual factors. To help elucidate these linkages, scholars have called for more process-based approaches to programme evaluation and research. This paper contributes to that agenda by presenting the results of a systematic integrative review of the empir…
A conceptual model and research agenda for bidding, planning and delivering Major sport events that lever human rights
In this conceptual article, the authors propose a framework for how progressive human rights outcomes may be obtained in the context of bidding, planning and implementing major sport events (MSEs) through the implementation of four pathways, including good governance, the democratic participation of stakeholders, the formalisation of human rights agendas and the deployment of sensitive urban development. The authors argue that there is a need for…
Mapping research on legacy of mega sporting events: Structural changes, consequences, and stakeholder evaluations in empirical studies
Findings from empirical studies on the legacy of hosting a mega sporting event are inconclusive. This paper considers empirical studies published in English language peer-reviewed journals between 1997 and 2016 to identify trends and gaps in current knowledge related to event-attributed changes in structures, consequences, and stakeholder evaluations. Following systematic literature search guidelines, 233 articles (238 studies) were coded. The au…
Objective Assessment of Physical Activity and Associated Contexts During High School Sport Practices
Background: Organized sports provide children and adolescents with opportunities to achieve recommended amounts of moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA), and schools are a primary setting for sports programs. The main aims of this study were to examine participant physical activity (PA) levels during the most popular high school sports in the United States and to assess the influences of practice contextual factors on PA levels. Methods: …
An examination of pickleball participation, social connections, and psychological well-being among seniors during the Covid-19 pandemic
This study examined how the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the physical activity, social connections, and psychological well-being of seniors who participate in the sport of pickleball. A total of 36 pickleball players who were over the age of 65 completed an online survey that assessed pickleball participation, social connections, physical/mental health, loneliness, and life satisfaction measures in February/March 2020 (pre-COVID) and again in No…
I have to be the example”: Motherhood as a lens for understanding physical activity among low-income women
Parents and people living in poverty are less likely to engage in leisure-time physical activity, yet these groups are underrepresented in socio-ecological studies of activity. To understand barriers and facilitators to leisure-time physical activity within these groups, this study draws on 138 interviews with low-income U.S. mothers to highlight the ways in which motherhood framed their decisions and ability to engage in physical activity. The c…
Examination of Ecological Systems Contexts Within a Latino-Based Community Sport Youth Development Initiative
Youth Development Programs (YDPs) can serve as effective mechanisms to alleviate social and psychological adversities while enhancing and developing resilience among youth. Recently, more YDPs have incorporated sport within Sport for Development (SFD) models to achieve these goals. Due to the growing Latino population in the US and the wide achievement gap between Latinos and other demographic populations, there is a need to explore programs that…
Psychology (12 works) · Sociology (11 works) · Political science (10 works) · Medicine (8 works) · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts (8 works) · Recreation (7 works) · Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management (7 works) · Urban Transport and Accessibility (7 works) · Developmental psychology (6 works) · Social Psychology (6 works)