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: Received: 17 July 2023 / Approved: 18 July 2023 / Online: 18 July 2023 (07:52:20 CEST)
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Mia, M.A.; Malema, M.; Leach, L. Participation of Secondary School Learners Aged 14 to 16 Years in Organised Sport. Preprints2023, 2023071179. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202307.1179.v1
Mia, M.A.; Malema, M.; Leach, L. Participation of Secondary School Learners Aged 14 to 16 Years in Organised Sport. Preprints 2023, 2023071179. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202307.1179.v1
Mia, M.A.; Malema, M.; Leach, L. Participation of Secondary School Learners Aged 14 to 16 Years in Organised Sport. Preprints2023, 2023071179. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202307.1179.v1
APA Style
Mia, M.A., Malema, M., & Leach, L. (2023). Participation of Secondary School Learners Aged 14 to 16 Years in Organised Sport. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202307.1179.v1
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Mia, M.A., Makhaya Malema and Lloyd Leach. 2023 "Participation of Secondary School Learners Aged 14 to 16 Years in Organised Sport" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202307.1179.v1
Abstract
Background: In South Africa, a relatively small number of children and adolescents belong to sports clubs, and adolescent participation in organised sport has steadily declined, especially in recent years. Participation levels in organised sport has decreased during late childhood and, more increasingly, as adolescents grow older.
Aim: Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the participation of secondary school learners aged 14 to 16 years in organised sport.
Methods: The study was a quantitative and descriptive, cross-sectional design. The study sample was 329 conveniently sampled secondary school learners, males, and females, aged 14 to 16 years from three state schools in Cape Town, Western Cape Province. A researcher-generated, self-administered questionnaire on organised sport participation was developed, piloted, and validated among 44 learners of similar background, who did not participate in the main study. The statistical software, SPSS version 27, was used to capture and analyse the research data. The level of statistical significance for the study was set at p < 0.05.
Results: A total of 66.9% of participants in the study sample participated in organised sport. Low but significant correlations were reported between gender and participation in organised sport (r = 0.22; p < 0.001), gender and friend participation in organised sport (r = 0.24; p < 0.001), participants participation and sibling participation in organised sport (r = 0.23; p < 0.001), participants participation and friend participation in organised sport (r = 0.36; p < 0.001), and between participant participation and parental participation in organised sport (r = 0.17; p = 0.003).
Conclusion: Adolescent participation in organised sport was lower in the present circumstances compared to participation in the past three years. Adolescent males had higher participation levels in organised sport compared to adolescent females. There is an urgent need for solutions to counteract the low levels of adolescent participation in organised sport, especially in adolescent females.
Keywords
Participation; secondary school learners; organised sport; adolescent; sport clubs
Subject
Social Sciences, Education
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