Background Body dissatisfaction is associated with a range of adverse outcomes, including
impaired psychological health, low physical activity and disordered eating. This longitudinal …

Background High physical fitness levels in childhood and adolescence are associated with
positive health-related outcomes later in life. Albeit many researchers investigated rural …

Background In South Africa, the expanding epidemic of non-communicable diseases is
partly fuelled by high levels of physical inactivity and sedentary behaviour. Women …

This paper replicates and extends Kuhn and Weinberger's (2005)“Leadership Skills and
Wages”. The original article found that those white males who were club presidents and …

The rising global burden of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) among people with low
socioeconomic status (SES) has heightened awareness of the need for primary prevention …

This study examined the relationships between perfectionism, self-esteem, and the will to
win and the effects of gender and the level of achievement on these variables. A total of 318 …

Objectives To examine long‐term participation and dropout rates in Australian youth
swimming using survival analyses and to determine whether multiple individual, socio …

Background Participation in sport is very popular for young children. Many children
participate in entry-level modified sports programs. These programs are modified to match …

This chapter will explore the sport participation trends in Australia across the lifespan.
Utilising the Sport and Recreation Spatial programme of research which integrates over 1 …

Background Organised sports (OS) participation is an important health behaviour but it
seems to decline from childhood to adolescence. The aim of this study was to investigate OS …