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Higher Family Affluence is Associated With Multi-Sport Participation Among Irish Youth
Tekijät: Kearney Philip E, Sherwin Ian, O'Brien Wesley, Nevill Alan M, Ng Kwok
Kustantaja: SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
Julkaisuvuosi: 2023
Journal: Perceptual and Motor Skills
Tietokannassa oleva lehden nimi: PERCEPTUAL AND MOTOR SKILLS
Lehden akronyymi: PERCEPT MOTOR SKILL
Sivujen määrä: 20
ISSN: 0031-5125
eISSN: 1558-688X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/00315125231185653
Verkko-osoite: https://doi.org/10.1177/00315125231185653
Rinnakkaistallenteen osoite: https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/180420691
The impact of early single sport participation among young people has received much attention, with both sport leaders and pediatricians advocating multi-sport participation at least until early adolescence. In this study we explored the association between family socioeconomic status and level of Irish youth specialization in sport. We relied on data from the Children's Sport Participation and Physical Activity (CSPPA) study, involving a representative sample of 3499 Irish children and adolescents aged 10-15 years. We analyzed data from questions related to the number of sports played, the number of days per week the youth were engaged in sport, and family affluence (as a proxy measure for socioeconomic status). Youth sport specialization before 12 years of age (males 5.7%; females 4.2%) and even between 13-15 years of age (males, 7.8%; females, 5.8%) was uncommon. However, lower levels of specialization were associated with higher socioeconomic status in that more children with high family affluence participated in multiple sports. Careful consideration should be given to whether low socioeconomic status may act as a barrier to participation in multiple sports.
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