Factors Influencing the Physically Active Leisure of Children and Youth: A Qualitative Study
- 1 October 2005
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in Leisure Sciences
- Vol. 27 (5), 421-438
- https://doi.org/10.1080/01490400500227324
Abstract
A phenomenological framework guided data collection and analysis of the prevalent influences on attitudes and behaviors of elementary, junior, and secondary school students towards their physically active leisure. Twenty-two students participated in individual in-depth interviews. Parental influence and outdoor play effected choice and level of physically active leisure for elementary students. Opportunities for organized and non-structured physically active leisure and friends were significant for junior students. Academic responsibilities and organized physically active leisure were influential for secondary students. Common threads were parental influence and the belief that the students were too old to start new activities. These findings highlight the importance of providing opportunities in safe environments for children and youth to participate in a variety of structured and non-structured forms of physically active leisure.This publication has 18 references indexed in Scilit:
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