Sport practice and perceptions in university students: a mixed-methods study

Ilaria MONTAGNİ; Marine VİALEMARİNGE; Christophe TZOURİO

Makale detayları

Sport practice and perceptions in university students: a mixed-methods study

Yazarlar:

Ilaria MONTAGNİ | Marine VİALEMARİNGE | Christophe TZOURİO

Yayıncı:

İlyas GÖRGÜT

Ana Başlıklar:

Eğitim

Dergi:

International Sport Science Student Studies 2020 Vol.2 Issue 1, pp.1-15

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2020

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000652295

Sıklık:

İki Yıllık

pISSN:

2687-587X

Özet:

 


Based on the mixed-methods approach using Grounded Theory, the present study described French University students’ sport practice and explored their perceptions of sport and physical activity. A representative sample of 508 students completed a self-administered questionnaire and 27 of them were further individually interviewed. We analyzed frequency of sport, personal definition of sport versus physical activity or inactivity and health behaviors. We combined descriptive statistics of quantitative data from a tablet-based questionnaire with analysis of qualitative data from semi-structured interviews. Findings showed that 54.3% of students did not practice any sport, but 60.6% engaged in physical activities like walking or cycling. Students showed difficulties in distinguishing sport practice from physical activity. In conclusion, findings suggest considering perceptions and needs of sport and physical activity in young people when designing health promoting interventions. Such interventions should consider barriers and leverages to sport practice, such as the lack of time as well as students’ need for more sport activities and less workload.

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Based on the mixed-methods approach using Grounded Theory, the present study described French University students’ sport practice and explored their perceptions of sport and physical activity. A representative sample of 508 students completed a self-administered questionnaire and 27 of them were further individually interviewed. We analyzed frequency of sport, personal definition of sport versus physical activity or inactivity and health behaviors. We combined descriptive statistics of quantitative data from a tablet-based questionnaire with analysis of qualitative data from semi-structured interviews. Findings showed that 54.3% of students did not practice any sport, but 60.6% engaged in physical activities like walking or cycling. Students showed difficulties in distinguishing sport practice from physical activity. In conclusion, findings suggest considering perceptions and needs of sport and physical activity in young people when designing health promoting interventions. Such interventions should consider barriers and leverages to sport practice, such as the lack of time as well as students’ need for more sport activities and less workload.

Makale detayları

Sport practice and perceptions in university students: a mixed-methods study

Yazarlar: Ilaria MONTAGNİ | Marine VİALEMARİNGE | Christophe TZOURİO

Yayıncı: İlyas GÖRGÜT

Ana Başlıklar: Eğitim

Dergi: International Sport Science Student Studies 2020 Vol.2 Issue 1, pp.1-15

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 6/2020

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2000652295

Sıklık: İki Yıllık

pISSN: 2687-587X

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Ilaria MONTAGNİ | Marine VİALEMARİNGE | Christophe TZOURİO

Yayıncı:

İlyas GÖRGÜT

Ana Başlıklar:

Eğitim

Dergi:

International Sport Science Student Studies 2020 Vol.2 Issue 1, pp.1-15

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2020

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000652295

Sıklık:

İki Yıllık

pISSN:

2687-587X