Summary information

Study title

Young People's Involvement in Sport, March 1993 - October 1994

Creator

Ward, P., Research and Evaluation Services

Trew, K. J., Queen's University of Belfast, Department of Education

Kremer, J., Queen's University of Belfast, Department of Psychology

Study number / PID

3808 (UKDA)

10.5255/UKDA-SN-3808-1 (DOI)

Data access

Restricted

Series

Not available

Abstract

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.

The purpose of this study was to establish the level and nature of young people's involvement with sport.
Main Topics:

The main topics covered by this study are levels of sports participation relating to gender, age and community background. It also covered individual differences and intrinsic motivations for sport participation.
Standard measures:
Harter self-perception scale for adolescents. Harter, S. (1986) <i>Self- perception profile for adolescents</i>. University of Denver, Colorado.
Van Wersch, A. Scale measures intrinsic and extrinsic motivation in the physical domain. Van Wersch, A. (1990) <i>A social-psychological model of interest in physical education : age, gender and school differences</i> Unpublished Phd thesis. Queen's University of Belfast.

Health behaviourLeisure, tourism and sportYouth

ABILITYACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTACHIEVEMENTADMINISTRATIONAERIAL SPORTSAGEASPIRATIONFISHING (SPORT)ATHLETICSATTENDANCEATTITUDE SCALESATTITUDES

Data collection period

01/03/1993 - 01/10/1994

Country

Northern Ireland

Time dimension

Cross-sectional (one-time) study

Analysis unit

Individuals

National

Young people

Universe

Young people aged 7-18 attending school in Northern Ireland

Sampling procedure

Multi-stage stratified random sample

Kind of data

Not available

Data collection mode

Face-to-face interview

Publisher

UK Data Service

Publication year

1998

Terms of data access

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Kremer, J., Trew, K. and Ogle, S. (1977) Young People's Involvement in Sport, London: Routledge.ISBN 0415166497 | 9780415166492