Promoting Sport Participation During Early Parenthood
The primary objective of this investigation is to test the efficacy of two sport participation formats (individual sport, team sport) on key psychosocial outcomes compared to a non-sport condition among parents of young children who were not participating in sport at baseline of the study.
Research of this type is important because parents represent a group dealing with numerous challenges and this is a period of time shown to have the greatest decline in physical activity. Furthermore, parents could reap great benefits in psychological health through the increase in physical activity and sport participation.
It is hypothesized that participation will be predicted by sports commitment as per the tenets of the Sport Commitment Model, and commitment will be predicted primarily by enjoyment (+), social constraints from family obligations/involvement alternatives (-), followed by social involvement opportunities/personal investments (+).
Aperçu de l'étude
Statut
Intervention / Traitement
Description détaillée
This study is exploring the impact team sports has on psychological well-being of parents compared to individual sports or "personal time". Our research questions include:
Does 1) team sports participation (choice-based from existing adult recreation leagues in greater Victoria) increase psychosocial outcomes (quality of life, relationship satisfaction, social functioning, perceived parenting capability, enjoyment) compared with 2) individual sport participation (choice-based from adult recreation alternatives in greater Victoria), and 3) a control condition? Hypothesis: The team sports condition will show significantly larger changes in psychosocial outcomes compared to the two other conditions after three-months of participation (primary end-point). Furthermore, the individual sports condition will show significantly larger changes in psychosocial outcomes compared to the control condition after three-months of participation.
Secondary Research Questions
- Can participation in the team sports and individual sports conditions be explained by the constructs of the Sport Commitment model [21]? Hypothesis: Participation will be predicted by sports commitment as per the tenets of the Sport Commitment Model, and commitment will be predicted primarily by enjoyment (+), social constraints from family obligations/involvement alternatives (-), followed by social involvement opportunities/personal investments (+).
- Can group differences among parents with regard to these participation and psychosocial outcomes be explained through a mediation model? Hypothesis: The covariance of the assigned conditions on psychosocial outcomes will be explained by sport participation. In turn, the covariance between participation and assigned conditions will be explained by salient underlying motives from the Sport Commitment Model. In particular, enjoyment will explain the differences between both sport conditions but the better psychosocial outcomes from team sports will be explained by the additional social involvement opportunities.
- Is there a seasonal, gender, dual/single parent, age of child, or type of sport difference across primary outcomes by assigned condition? Hypothesis: These are exploratory research questions with no pre-set hypothesis. Both sport conditions may have participation lowered by weather conditions in the winter. Men may participate in sport more due to lower child-rearing expectations but there is limited research to support this conjecture at this time.
Type d'étude
Inscription (Anticipé)
Phase
- N'est pas applicable
Contacts et emplacements
Coordonnées de l'étude
- Nom: Alison Quinlan, MSc.
- E-mail: bml@uvic.ca
Lieux d'étude
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British Columbia
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Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, V8P 5C2
- Recrutement
- Behavioural Medicine Laboratory
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Chercheur principal:
- Ryan E Rhodes, PhD
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Contact:
- Alison Quinlan
- Numéro de téléphone: 250-472-5288
- E-mail: bml@uvic.ca
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Critères de participation
Critère d'éligibilité
Âges éligibles pour étudier
Accepte les volontaires sains
Sexes éligibles pour l'étude
La description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Men and women with children under the age of 13 who live in the Greater Victoria area
- Must not have participated in any organized sport within the last month
Exclusion Criteria:
- Parents who do not have a child under the age of 13
- Parents who have or are currently playing an organized sport
- Parents under the age of 18
Plan d'étude
Comment l'étude est-elle conçue ?
Détails de conception
- Objectif principal: Autre
- Répartition: Randomisé
- Modèle interventionnel: Affectation parallèle
- Masquage: Aucun (étiquette ouverte)
Armes et Interventions
Groupe de participants / Bras |
Intervention / Traitement |
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Comparateur actif: Personal time condition
People randomized to this group will be asked to go on a "night out" with no kids (i.e.
dinner, or a movie) once a month.
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Participants in this group will be asked to go out to have a weekly night out or "personal time" of choice, such as dinner or a movie (only restrictions are they cannot go do a sport or physical activity and time must be spent without children).
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Expérimental: Individual sport condition
People randomized to this group will select an individual sport.
They will be asked to participate in this individual sport for three months.
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Participants will choose from a list of individual sports.
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Expérimental: Team sport condition
People randomized to this group will select a team sport.
They will be asked to participate in the team sport for three months (length of the team sport season).
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Participants will choose from a list of team sports and will be signed up with the team.
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Que mesure l'étude ?
Principaux critères de jugement
Mesure des résultats |
Description de la mesure |
Délai |
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Change in Parental Quality of Life
Délai: Baseline, six weeks and three months
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Short Form 12 Health Survey will be administered in the baseline questionnaire
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Baseline, six weeks and three months
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Change in life satisfaction
Délai: Baseline, six weeks, and three months
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Satisfaction with Life Scale will be examined at baseline.
Citation: Diener E., Emmons R. A., Larsen R. J., Griffin S. (1985).
The satisfaction with life scale.
Journal of Personality Assessment, 49, 71-75.
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Baseline, six weeks, and three months
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Change in Parenting Stress
Délai: Baseline, six weeks and three months
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Berry, JD, & Jones, W,H, (1995) The Parental Stress Scale : initial psychometric evidence.
Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 12, 463 - 472.
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Baseline, six weeks and three months
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Mesures de résultats secondaires
Mesure des résultats |
Description de la mesure |
Délai |
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Sport Commitment Model Questionnaire (Scanlan, 1993)
Délai: baseline, six-weeks, three months
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Questionnaire measure from Scanlan, 1993
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baseline, six-weeks, three months
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Family functioning questionnaire
Délai: baseline, six weeks, three months
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35 item questionnaire from Beavers, W. R., & Hampson, R. B. (1990).
Successful families: Assessment and intervention.
New York: Norton.
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baseline, six weeks, three months
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Relationship Satisfaction questionnaire
Délai: baseline, six weeks, three months
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Relationship Assessment Scale Hendrick, S. S., Dicke, A., & Hendrick, C. (1998). The relationship assessment scale. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 15(1), 137-142. HarperCollins. |
baseline, six weeks, three months
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Début de l'étude
Achèvement primaire (Anticipé)
Achèvement de l'étude (Anticipé)
Dates d'inscription aux études
Première soumission
Première soumission répondant aux critères de contrôle qualité
Première publication (Estimation)
Mises à jour des dossiers d'étude
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Dernière vérification
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Termes liés à cette étude
Autres numéros d'identification d'étude
- BC16-207
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