Influences

Question 1

What are the 6 areas that influence participation in physical activity?

Answer 1

People
Image
Culture
Resources
Health and wellbeing 
Socio-Economic

Question 2

What are the three areas that make up the people influence?

Answer 2

Family
Peers
Role models

Question 3

How does family affect involvement in physical activity?

Answer 3

Growing up in a family who take part in physical activity means you are aware of these activities from an early age, meaning you are more likely to participate in them.

Question 4

How do peers affect involvement in physical activity?

Answer 4

Seeing your friends take part and enjoy physical activity may want you to do the same activities too.

Question 5

How do role models affect involvement in physical activity?

Answer 5

We all want to be able to performer like someone who is really good. We may start or continue with a sport in order to be like the role model.

Question 6

What are the two areas that make up the image influence?

Answer 6

Media

Fashion

Question 7

How can the coverage of a sport affect performance (media)

Answer 7

– There is little coverage of women’s sports therefore they fewer girls are influenced to take up sport than boys
– Sports like squash are not shown much on TV therefore people may think it is not worth playing
– Football is covered a lot therefore people will want to play it

Question 8

How can the fashion of a sport affect performance?

Answer 8

– Snowboarding clothes are ‘cooler’ than skiing clothes
– Basketball clothes are more fun than all white tennis clothes

We are more likely to get involved in an activity that has clothing that appeals to us, and we think it makes us look good

Question 9

What are the 4 cultural influences?

Answer 9

Age
Disability
Gender
Race

Question 10

How can age influence involvement in physical activity?

Answer 10

You often find people of a certain age group doing different activities. For example a 70 year old man would no longer want to play tennis due to the nature of the sport, but would rather play bowls or tennis

Question 11

How can disability influence participation in physical activity?

Answer 11

A persons disability may affect their choice of sport. Some activities are better suited for the disabled like wheelchair rugby and basketball. Furthermore, the visually impaired can have people who run with them which will aid them

Question 12

How can gender influence participation in physical activity?

Answer 12

Some sports are generally associated with either men or women. For example men wouldn’t want to do gymnastics or netball as they are sports associated with women.

Question 13

How can race influence involvement in physical activity?

Answer 13

Some activities are more associated with race than others and this can be due to:
–Influences from the family
–Stereotypically, black Africans will be steered to or away from certain activities. For example an African would be steered in the direction of becoming a long distant runner.

Question 14

What are the 4 parts of the resource influence?

Answer 14

Availability
Access
Location
Time

Question 15

How can availability influence participation in physical activity?

Answer 15

Not all activities are readily available, e.g. Windsurfing. If it is difficult to get to an venue, then you will be less likely to take part in physical activity.

Question 16

How can access influence participation in physical activity?

Answer 16

There may be barriers restricting you from accessing physical activity. These include:
– An age requirement to take part
– Physical barriers like no wheelchair access
– The activity might cost too much to take part in

Question 17

How can location influence participation in physical activity?

Answer 17

An activity needs to be in a place that is easy to get to. This might mean:
– It is not too far away
– Accessible by public transport so you don’t have to rely on someone else taking you

Question 18

How can time influence participation in physical activity?

Answer 18

– The time of the session needs to be suitable for you, when you have no other commitments
– You need to have enough time for certain activities. For example a game of golf can take several hours

Question 19

How can the health and wellbeing of an individual influence participation in physical activity?

Answer 19

– If a person has good mental physical and social health then they will be motivated to take part in physical activity
– Sometimes illnesses like colds can prevent us from taking part
– Long term illnesses and health problems can make continuing in any form of physical activity difficult

Question 20

What are the two areas that make up the Socio-Economic influence category?

Answer 20

Cost

Status

Question 21

How can cost influence participation in physical activity?

Answer 21

– Some activities are relatively cheap and easily accessible

– High cost of membership and clothing and equipment might make it difficult to take part

Question 22

How can status influence participation in physical activity?

Answer 22

Some people may want to take part in sports as they think they have a perceived status such as golf