scholarly journals Effects of Sports Activity on Sustainable Social Environment and Juvenile Aggression

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 2279 ◽  
Author(s):  
Younyoung Lee ◽  
Seijun Lim
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Social Environment ◽  
Extracurricular Activities ◽  
Sports Participation ◽  
Social Institution ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
Sports Activity ◽  
Korean Children ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
Juvenile Aggression

It is believed that sports, as a social institution, are one of the most critical extracurricular activities for adolescent as they teach the rules and disciplines. However, the effects of sports participation on adolescent development are still controversial at the level of theoretical and empirical perspectives in sociology and psychology. For this reason, this study focused on the causal relationships among sports activity, social and environmental factors, and juvenile aggression based on empirical research to examine the effects of sports on adolescents. For this purpose, this research used the Korean Children & Youth Panel Survey (KCYPS) which surveyed 2378 adolescents by multi-stage stratified cluster sampling from 98 schools across South Korea. The data was analyzed by reliability analysis, correlation analysis, exploratory factor analysis, multiple regression, and path analysis with SPSS ver. 23.0 program for Windows. The results were as follows: Firstly, sports activity had a statistically significant effect on the sustainable social environmental factors, and teacher and friend relationships. Secondly, it was found that sustainable social environment had a statistically significant effect on juvenile aggression toward others and oneself. Lastly, sports activity also showed an indirect effect on juvenile aggression toward others and oneself. This means that sports activity affects juvenile aggression through a sustainable social environment. In detail, more sports activity could positively improve one’s relationships with teachers and friends and then reduce aggression toward both others and oneself.

Recreational Sports Participation as a Mediating Factor for College Student Alcohol Use

2007 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 119-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deborah L. Jackson ◽  
Laura Walling ◽  
Amy Thompson
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Extracurricular Activities ◽  
Protective Factor ◽  
Program Planning ◽  
Team Sports ◽  
Sports Participation ◽  
Recreational Sports ◽  
Sports Activity ◽  
Recreation Professionals ◽  
Training Team

Research indicates that college students involved in extracurricular activities are less likely to abuse alcohol or other drugs. This study investigated whether or not involvement in recreational sports acts as a protective factor in preventing abuse and explored whether substance use differs by type of recreational sports program: team sports, individual or dual sports, fitness programs, and nonparticipation in any recreational sports activity. Trained resident assistants surveyed college freshmen ( N = 316) living in residence halls. Descriptive statistics and multivariate analyses of variance were calculated. Overall, no significant differences in alcohol use based on participation and type of activity were found regarding recreational sports participants; however, findings are useful in providing future direction for recreational sports programs. Implications for campus recreation professionals related to program planning, student employee and sports officials training, team captain training or orientation, and use of peer educators are addressed.

scholarly journals Active Aging in ASEAN Countries: Influences from Age-Friendly Environments, Lifestyles, and Socio-Demographic Factors

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (16) ◽  
pp. 8290
Author(s):  
Sariyamon Tiraphat ◽  
Vijj Kasemsup ◽  
Doungjai Buntup ◽  
Murallitharan Munisamy ◽  
Thang Huu Nguyen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
World Health ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
Active Aging ◽  
Older Population ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
Health Organization

Active aging is a challenging issue to promote older population health; still, there is little clarity on research investigating the determinants of active aging in developing countries. Therefore, this research aimed to examine the factors associated with the active aging of the older populations in ASEAN’s low and middle-income countries by focusing on Malaysia, Myanmar, Vietnam, and Thailand. The study is a cross-sectional quantitative research study using multi-stage cluster sampling to randomize the sample. The sample consists of 2031 older people aged 55 years and over, including 510 Thai, 537 Malaysian, 487 Myanmar, and 497 Vietnamese. We collected a quantitative questionnaire of age-friendly environmental scale and active aging scale based on the World Health Organization (WHO) concept. The predictors of active aging include age-friendly environments, lifestyles, and socioeconomic factors; the data are analyzed by using multiple logistic regression. After adjusting for other factors, we found that older people living in a community with higher levels of age-friendly environments are 5.52 times more active than those in lower levels of age-friendly environments. Moreover, the older population with healthy lifestyles such as good dietary intake and high physical activity will be 4.93 times more active than those with unhealthy lifestyles. Additionally, older adults with partners, higher education, and aged between 55 and 64 years will be 1.70, 2.61, and 1.63 times more active than those with separate/divorce/widow, primary education, and age at 75 years or higher, respectively. Our results contribute considerable evidence for ASEAN policy-making to promote active aging in this region.

scholarly journals Do individual cognitions mediate the association of socio-cultural and physical environmental factors with adolescent sports participation?

2010 ◽  
Vol 13 (10A) ◽  
pp. 1746-1754 ◽  
Author(s):  
Klazine van der Horst ◽  
Anke Oenema ◽  
Saskia J te Velde ◽  
Johannes Brug
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Leisure Time ◽  
Sports Participation ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Family Routine ◽  
Social Environmental ◽  
Physical Environmental Factors ◽  
Sports Activities ◽  
At Home

AbstractObjectiveTo examine the associations of perceived physical environmental factors (availability of physical activity (PA) attributes at home, PA facilities in the neighbourhood, neighbourhood pleasantness and safety) and social environmental factors (parental sports behaviour and parental rule regarding sports participation) with adolescent leisure-time sports participation, and to explore whether the associations found were mediated by individual cognitions as derived from the theory of planned behaviour (TPB).DesignCross-sectional study.SettingIn schoolyear 2005/2006 adolescents from seventeen schools in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, completed a questionnaire during school hours that included self-reported measures of leisure-time sports participation, perceived physical environmental factors and TPB variables. Information about parental sports behaviour and parental rule was obtained from a questionnaire that was completed by one parent of the adolescents.SubjectsData were collected from 584 adolescent–parent combinations.ResultsData were analysed with multi-level logistic regression analyses. Availability of PA attributes at home (OR = 1·26), parents’ sports behaviour (OR = 2·03) and parental rule (OR = 1·64) were associated with a higher likelihood of adolescents’ leisure-time sports participation. These associations were partly mediated by attitude and intention.ConclusionsAdolescents were more likely to engage in leisure-time sports when PA attributes were available at home, when parents participated in sports activities and had a rule about their offspring participation in sports activities. These associations were partly mediated by attitude and intention. These results suggest that parents can importantly promote sports participation among their offspring by making sports activities accessible and a family routine.

scholarly journals Relationship between the Socioeconomicsocio-Educational Context and Thecognitive Performance from WISC-IV Indexes

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 359
Author(s):  
Agustina Labin ◽  
Alejandra Taborda
Keyword(s):  
Working Memory ◽  
Public Schools ◽  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Extracurricular Activities ◽  
Maternal Education ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
School Level ◽  
Shared Environment ◽  
International Studies ◽  
Verbal Comprehension

Background: national and international studies attach particular importance to the average socio shared environment as an explanatory variable intellectual performance in psychometric test. Objetive: To analyze the relationship between maternal education, the number of books in the home, the initial school level and extracurricular activities such as measures of socioeconomic, educational and environmentally with cognitive production WISC-IV level. Method: We worked with 154 children as 6 to 12 who attend public schools in the city of San Luis (Argentina). A sociodemographic survey designed ad hoc and the Argentinian adapting Intelligence Scale for Children Wechsler were implemented. We used ANOVA and Student test to analyze the differences between the proposed variables and the WISC-IV. Results: We found associations between the ducational level of the mother and the production in verbal comprehension, perceptual reasoning, working memory and total IQ of their children. In addition, significant differences were found between the number of books available at home and the age of entry admission to initial school level with verbal comprehension, and total IQ; as well as perceptive reasoning and working memory and extracurricular activities, sports and/or language study, among other. Conclusion: the need to recognize the socio-environmental factors to develop a proper interpretation of the test production is ratified. In this context we propose an extended and integrated diagnostic destined to capture the complex plot by the combination of capacities from the stimulation provided by the environment and the development of specific abilities less influenced by environmental factors.

scholarly journals Influence of environmental factors and its associated health risks of noise pollution in Owerri Metropolis, Imo State, Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 001-010
Author(s):  
Mbaegbu Nnamdi O ◽  
Oparaocha Evangeline T ◽  
Ede Alison O ◽  
Zubair Abdulkarim I ◽  
Odupute Colman N ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Health Risks ◽  
Noise Level ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Noise Pollution ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
Noise Generation ◽  
Residential Areas ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Descriptive Research

Noise pollution contributes to environmental degradation and poses a threat to human and terrestrial lives. Noise pollution can be regarded as environmental noise and the propagation of noise may develop a harmful impact on the activity of human or animal life. This study was conducted to determine the influence of environmental factors and its associated health risks of noise pollution in Owerri Metropolis, Nigeria. The study employed a cross sectional descriptive research design. Measurement of noise levels was carried out at 24 different locations. The sampling technique used in this study was a cluster sampling technique. The average reading for each location and each ward were calculated. Also, 900 respondents comprising adults who live and/or operate in the areas were interviewed on the health risks associated with noise, using structured and standardized questionnaire. The results obtained showed that the computed average noise level at the 24 different locations ranged from 79.4 – 95.8dB, and all of which were significantly (P<0.05) above the acceptable standard ranges of <80dB, thereby rating the noise level not acceptable because they can be capable of causing discomfort and pains in man. Influence of environmental factors on noise pollution; 29(3.2%) reported heavy vehicular traffic plying residential areas contributed to noise generation, 33(3.7%) said indiscriminate blowing of siren. Perceived health risks were reported as 47(5.2%) disturbs sleep, 24(2.7%) causes annoyance, 41(4.61%) causes headache and 21(2.3%) interference with conversation. In conclusion, environmental factors, poor education and lack of enforcement of the laws influence noise generation and there is need to check the level of noise pollution in Owerri Metropolis.

scholarly journals Food Security Analysis of Smallscale Fishermen in Karanggongso, Trenggalek Regency

2019 ◽  
Vol 006 (02) ◽  
pp. 183-193
Author(s):  
Candra Adi Intyas ◽  
◽  
Agus Tjahjono ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Dietary Pattern ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Security Analysis ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
Fish Processing ◽  
Fresh Fish ◽  
Smoked Fish ◽  
Multi Stage

Sea resources that open access are causing competitive competition among fishermen. This mainly affects 87.5% of small-scale fishermen in Indonesia who are commonly in poverty. The problems faced are the marketing and production institutions that have not been optimal also the mindset of fishermen who are still subsistence. One way that small-scale fishermen try to increase their income is processing fresh fish to become smoked fish (traditional methode). The purpose of this study was to analyze the level of food security of small-scale fishermen household who also do smoked fish processing activities (NKPA) compared to small-scale fishermen household who did not undertake smoked fish processing (NKNPA). The sampling method uses multi stage cluster sampling. Data analysis used an analysis of food security using the Desirable Dietary Pattern. From the results of the study on the quantity aspect, overall AKE and AKP values in NKPA were 100.71% (good category) and 119.35% (the conditions were very food-resistant) while the NKNPA were 82.58% (moderate category) and 101.50 % (the conditions were very food-resistant). In terms of quality, the calculation of Desirable Dietary Pattern consumption from NKPA had a score of 88.49 and NKNPA of 71.77 which means that the conditions are quite ideal.

Campus Environmental Factors And Job Commitment Of Staff In State Universities In Ogun Southwest Nigeria

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-61
Author(s):  
Olukunle Saheed Oludeyi ◽  
Agbomehre Medina Momoh ◽  
A. O. Akinsanya
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Sample Survey ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Job Commitment ◽  
Ogun State ◽  
Ex Post ◽  
Multi Stage

AbstractThe study investigated the influence of campus environmental factors on job commitments. The research design was quantitative descriptive sample survey of ex-post facto type while the population includes both male and female senior non-teaching staff of Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ogun State. Multi-stage sampling technique was used in choosing 200 participants selected from nine faculties and one college. A structured and close-ended questionnaire titled ‘Campus Environmental Factors and Job Commitment Questionnaire’ with reliability co-efficient of 0.85 obtained through Cronbach alpha methods was administered. 170 were retrieved from the 200 instruments administered. Data were analysed using frequency count, simple percentage, Pearson Correlation, and t test of significance. The study demonstrated a significant positive influence of campus environmental factors on job commitments of staff in the university. Useful recommendations were also raised.

scholarly journals Moderating Effects of Teachers’ Teaching Experience on Home Learning Associated with Literacy Skills among Chinese Preschoolers

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 23
Author(s):  
Chan Mei Yee ◽  
Zarinah Arshat
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Experience ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
Moderating Effects ◽  
Hierarchical Multiple Regression ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
Home Learning ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Over Time

<p>This study was designed to determine the influence of home learning on Chinese preschoolers’ literacy skills is likely to be moderated by the level of teacher’s teaching experience. There were 136 preschoolers aged ranged between three to six years old with their parents and teachers recruited in this study using a Multi-Stage Cluster sampling technique. The results of the Hierarchical Multiple Regression analysis indicate that teacher’s teaching experience has a significant moderating effect on the strengths of the relationship between home learning and preschoolers’ literacy skills. Further research is needed to investigate more deeply to identify whether these relationships are upheld over time and with diverse sample. </p>

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