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Study title

Young People's Leisure and Lifestyles in Modern Scotland, 1987

Creator

McCrae, J., University of Aberdeen, Department of Education
Shucksmith, J., University of Aberdeen, Department of Education
Hendry, L. B., University of Aberdeen, Department of Education
Love, J., University of Aberdeen, Department of Education

Study number / PID

2713 (UKDA)

10.5255/UKDA-SN-2713-1 (DOI)

Data access

Open

Series

Not available

Abstract

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.


An examination of the leisure lives and general lifestyles of adolescents. A continuing longitudinal study is planned with further cross-sectional surveys in 1989 and 1991. Survey work is complemented by qualitative data (not currently included in this dataset) derived from a national interview panel of approximately 250 young people.
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Variables
Participation rates (including frequency) in sport and leisure activities; attitudes towards sport and leisure, leisure-time associations and groupings. Knowledge of healthy behaviours, attitudes towards certain health behaviours, self-esteem, measures of mental stress.
Measurement Scales
General health questionnaire: Goldberg, D.P., <i>Manual of the General Health Questionnaire</i>, Windsor: NFER-Nelson, 1978 (12-item version).

Topics

Health behaviourLeisure, tourism and sportYouth

Keywords

ADOLESCENTSAGEALCOHOL USEALCOHOLIC DRINKSANXIETYATHLETICSATTITUDESBALL GAMESBOOKSCLOTHINGCOMBATIVE SPORTSCONCENTRATION
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Methodology

Data collection period

01/10/1987

Country

Scotland

Time dimension

Cross-sectional (one-time) study

Analysis unit

Individuals
National
Young people

Universe

Young people aged between 14 and 20 in Scotland

Sampling procedure

One-stage cluster sample
Fixed start, regular interval sample from list of all Scottish secondary schools, resulting in 30 sampling centres or clusters. Each cluster consisted of secondary schools and up to four associated primary schools plus two cohorts of past pupils from that area.

Kind of data

Not available

Data collection mode

Postal survey

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Publisher

UK Data Service

Publication year

1990

Terms of data access

  The Data Collection is to be made available to any user without the requirement for registration for download/access under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International Licence.

Related publications

  • Hendry, L., McCrae, J. and Shucksmith, J. (1988) Understanding young people's leisure and lifestyles : : the value of stage models?, [Discussion paper].Brighton: University of Sussex .
  • Lovenduski, J., Hendry, L. and Shucksmith, J. (1990) 'As we see it : : young people's perspectives of leisure and lifestyle'
  • Hendry, L., Cross, J. and Shucksmith, J. (1989) Young people's mental well-being in relation to leisure, [Discussion paper].Cambridge: Health Promotion Research Trust .
  • Shucksmith, J., Hendry, L. and Lovenduski, J. (1989) Young people's leisure and lifestyles : : summary report of Phase 1, Edinburgh: Scottish Sports Council.
  • Hendry, L., Lovenduski, J. and Shucksmith, J. (1989) Young people's leisure and lifestyles : : report of Phase 1, 1985-89, Edinburgh: Scottish Sports Council.