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Relative age-related participation and dropout trends in German youth sports clubs.
- Source :
- European Journal of Sport Science; Jan2014 Supplement, Vol. 14, pS213-S220, 0p
- Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- Relative age describes a youth's age within their age group cohort. Compared to relatively younger peers, relatively older youth in an annual age group cohort have been found more likely to be selected to sports teams, and to receive higher grades in education. This study examined the influence of youth sport participants’ relative age on participation and dropout. Using data from the 1995 German Youth Sport Survey (Ntotal=2612), comparisons (stratified by gender and sport type) were made between the relative age of current and former participants. Analyses also considered the type of school youths were enrolled in while exploring the influence of relative age on sport participations. No relative age effects for dropout emerged among males in team or individual sport contexts. Female dropouts were more likely to be relatively older (Q1, ORadjusted: 0.52, 95% CI: 0.34–0.80; Q2, ORadjusted: 0.55, 95% CI: 0.36–0.84; Q3, ORadjusted: 0.59, 95% CI: 0.39–0.89), an effect that was mirrored among ‘artistic’ sport participants. Boys and girls in schools that were for children of higher academic proficiency were more likely to be currently participating in sport. Findings suggest that relative age-related dropout effects may be context sensitive and different for males and females. For the most part, relative age did not appear to have any relationship with dropout in this sample, with some notable exceptions for females. Overall, factors such as the type of school youths were enrolled in appear to be a more salient influence on sport participation than relative age. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- ACADEMIC achievement
AGE distribution
CHILDREN'S health
COMPARATIVE studies
CONFIDENCE intervals
EPIDEMIOLOGY
QUESTIONNAIRES
RESEARCH funding
SCHOOLS
SEX distribution
SPORTS sciences
SURVEYS
ADOLESCENT health
LOGISTIC regression analysis
DATA analysis
SECONDARY analysis
SPORTS participation
DATA analysis software
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 17461391
- Volume :
- 14
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- European Journal of Sport Science
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 93878026
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/17461391.2012.681806