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| Title |
Enhancing life prospects of socially vulnerable youth through sport participation: a mixed methods study
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| Published in |
BMC Public Health, July 2014
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2458-14-703 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Sabina Super, Niels Hermens, Kirsten Verkooijen, Maria Koelen |
| Abstract |
Sport participation has been associated with improved life prospects such as academic performance and employability prospects. As such, promoting sport participation might be a way to increase life prospects, especially for socially vulnerable youth because they are less physically active than their peers. However, the evidence for the causal effect of sport participation on these outcomes is still limited and little is known about factors that play a role in this possible effect. The aim of this study is four-fold. First, the causal effect of sport participation on life prospects is studied and the underlying mechanisms of this relation are explored. Secondly, the life experiences of the youngsters in the sport context, that may contribute to skill development, are studied. Thirdly, social conditions for a positive effect are explored, as sport is likely to have a positive effect under specific conditions. Fourthly, this study aims to provide insights on the elements of successful partnerships between youth care organisations and local sport clubs. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 10% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 10% |
| Unknown | 8 | 80% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 8 | 80% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 10% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 10% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 169 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 167 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 31 | 18% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 26 | 15% |
| Student > Bachelor | 21 | 12% |
| Researcher | 11 | 7% |
| Other | 6 | 4% |
| Other | 30 | 18% |
| Unknown | 44 | 26% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Sports and Recreations | 36 | 21% |
| Social Sciences | 22 | 13% |
| Psychology | 22 | 13% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 13 | 8% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 10 | 6% |
| Other | 18 | 11% |
| Unknown | 48 | 28% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 11. 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 January 2017.
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#30,779
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