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The influence of a Healthy Welcoming Environment on participation in club sport by adolescent girls: a longitudinal study

Overview of attention for article published in BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation, May 2017
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Title
The influence of a Healthy Welcoming Environment on participation in club sport by adolescent girls: a longitudinal study
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BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation, May 2017
DOI 10.1186/s13102-017-0076-y
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M. M. Casey, R. M. Eime, J. T. Harvey, N. A. Sawyer, M. J. Craike, C. M. Symons, W. R. Payne

Abstract

This study investigated the perceived influence of a Healthy Welcoming Environment (HWE) on participation in sports clubs among adolescent girls, and how these perceptions changed longitudinally. HWE was defined in terms of a set of health promotion policies advocated by a health promotion foundation as the basis of sport club health promotion practice to promote structural reform in state sporting organisations and their affiliated associations and clubs. These included sports injury prevention, smoke-free, responsible serving of alcohol, sun protection, healthy eating, and welcoming and inclusive environments. Year 7 and 11 female students from metropolitan (n = 17) and non-metropolitan secondary schools (n = 14) in Australia were invited to participate in three annual surveys. These surveys collected information about current or past membership of a sports club and the influence of HWEs on their decision to participate (or not) in a sports club. Year 7 (n = 328; 74.5%) and Year 11 (n = 112; 25.5%) female students completed all three waves (19.6% response rate; 82.7 and 74.0% retention rate). Most agreed that characteristics of HWEs were a positive influence on their participation in sports clubs, except those relating to alcohol and Sunsmart. Welcoming factors had consistent high agreement among respondents. Alcohol and friendliness factors of the club were regarded as being positively influential by higher percentages of non-metropolitan than metropolitan respondents. Welcoming factors were the most positive influences on decisions to participate in sports clubs. These factors may be important in reducing barriers to sport participation. Strategies supporting the social environment within sports clubs should be prioritised.

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Country Count As %
Unknown 65 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 12 18%
Student > Master 9 14%
Researcher 4 6%
Other 3 5%
Student > Doctoral Student 3 5%
Other 9 14%
Unknown 25 38%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Sports and Recreations 11 17%
Psychology 6 9%
Nursing and Health Professions 5 8%
Business, Management and Accounting 3 5%
Medicine and Dentistry 3 5%
Other 8 12%
Unknown 29 45%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 16. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 26 June 2020.
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