sociocultural factors Flashcards
barriers and enablers that affect participation in sport
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family - enablers
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- if parents and siblings live an active lifestyle and participate in sport
- having a sibling
- high income family
2
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family - barriers
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- low income family
- parents and siblings are less active
3
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peers - enablers
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- social connections
- positive peer support
- friendly competition
4
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peers - barriers
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- too much competition
- limited support
5
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community - enablers
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- communities implement strategies aimed to promote exercise
- sports clubs and facilities
- exercise campaigns and programs
6
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community - barriers
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- unsafe community (might not want to exercise in their community out of fear eg. running in the streets, footy in the park)
- lack of facilities or bad quality facility
- lack of community support
7
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gender - enabler
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- men and boys are traditionally more active than others and are more motivated to compete
- young boys are encouraged to participate in sport
- girls can be encouraged to participate in sport if they have male family members
8
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gender - barrier
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- less opportunities for girls
- less professional female athletes
- less support and encouragement for girls to participate
9
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SES - enabler
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high ses can encourage you to exercise:
- education: knowing the importance of exercise
- income: money to spend on exercise (eg signing up to sport clubs)
- employment: able to choose your own hours meaning you can exercise outside of work, not being tired after work and still being able to participate in sport
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SES - barrier
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- education: may not understand the importance of sport, school may be getting in the way of sport participation
- income: may not be able to afford to participate in sport eg being in teams
- employment: no time outside of work to play sport
11
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cultural beliefs and traditions -
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- customs
- values
- beliefs
- celebrations
