Sports participation during the life course
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6145052 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Claudia Engel (0000-0002-5234-3924, University of Bern), Siegfried Nagel (0000-0002-9993-8570, University of Bern) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 45-63 |
| Publication date | 2011-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Journal for Sport and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1613-8171 • E-ISSN: 2380-5919 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/16138171.2011.11687869 |
| OpenAlex | W2185174353 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 18 |
| References cited | 16 |
For many European nations, lifelong sports participation is an intrinsic aspect of sport policy. Nonetheless, very few differentiated studies have examined how participation in sport changes over the lifespan. Differences in individual life courses and in socio-historical framing conditions would suggest a great variety of different courses. It is necessary then to ask how participation can be described over the life course, and to what extent people's previous experience of sport influences the decision to enter, return to or exit participation in sport. In a retrospective longitudinal study based on a life-course approach to research, a total of 1,739 over 50 year olds were asked about their participation in sport. Results indicate that individual courses of sports participation can be described by alternations between active sport episodes and episodes of inactivity. The longer a person remains in a specific episode, the lower the probability of either taking up or giving up a sport. Nonetheless, cohort effects indicate that effects of contemporary historical changes on sports participation overlay the effects of lifetime dependencies, and that in general, sport policy programmes have a relatively strong impact on sport careers in middle adulthood
Framing (construction · Life course approach · Political science · Public relations · Sport management · History · Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports · Physical Activity and Health · Psychology · Social Psychology · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts
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The transition to adulthood
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Involvement in non-club organized sport
Staying active in sports during the transition from school to work
When do young adults stop practising a sport? An event history analysis on the impact of four major life events
Changes in German sport participation
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Adolescent motor skill and performance
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An Extension of Sports Demography
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Social stratification in sport and sport policy in the European Union
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Demographic and economic factors influencing inclusion in the German sport system – a microanalysis of the years 1985 to 2005
A Longitudinal Study of Youth Sport Participation and Adherence to Sport in Adulthood
Professional Careers of the German Olympic Athletes
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New Directions in Life Course Research
| Unique citing works | 18 |
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| Citations per year | 1,38 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2026 (14) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 18 |