Extra-curricular participation in sports and sociodemographic factors in Spanish adolescents : the AVENA Study
Deutscher übersetzter Titel: | Außercurriculäre Teilnahme im Sport und soziodemographische Faktoren bei spanischen Jugendlichen : die AVENA-Studie |
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Autor: | Gracia-Marco, Luis; Tomàs, Concepción; Vicente-Rodríguez, Germán; Jiménez-Pavón, David; Rey-López, Juan P.; Ortega, Francisco B.; Lanza-Saiz, Ricardo; Moreno, Luis A. |
Erschienen in: | Journal of sports sciences |
Veröffentlicht: | 28 (2010), 13, S. 1383-1389, Lit. |
Format: | Literatur (SPOLIT) |
Publikationstyp: | Zeitschriftenartikel |
Medienart: | Gedruckte Ressource |
Sprache: | Englisch |
ISSN: | 0264-0414, 1466-447X |
DOI: | 10.1080/02640414.2010.510846 |
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Erfassungsnummer: | PU201407006372 |
Quelle: | BISp |
Abstract
The aims of this study were to identify differences between the sexes in extra-curricular participation in sports and to determine its association with body fat and socio-demographic factors in Spanish adolescents. A total of 2165 adolescents (1124 males and 1041 females) aged 13.0–18.5 years from the AVENA Study participated. Participants filled in an ad hoc questionnaire for extra-curricular participation in sports, which was the dependent variable. Independent variables were: age, percent body fat, and father’s and mother’s educational level and occupation. Chi-square tests and logistic regression were applied. Bivariate analysis showed for male adolescents that age and father’s occupation were related to extra-curricular participation in sports. In addition, body fat and mother’s education and occupation (all P < 0.05) were related to extracurricular participation of in sports for female adolescents. Logistic regression analysis showed that the likelihood of involvement in extra-curricular participation in sports was 5.3-fold (3.86–7.38) higher for males than females. Age and father’s education in both males and females were independently associated with extra-curricular participation in sports. In summary, Spanish male adolescents were shown to engage in more extra-curricular sports than females. In addition, age and father’s education (in both sexes) were associated with the participation of their offspring in extra-curricular sports during adolescence. Verf.-Referat