Childhood overweight and obesity have increased in recent decades, reaching alarming
proportions. Children with a migrant background seem to be particularly at risk of developing …

Background Physical activity and sedentary behaviour are associated with health and
wellbeing. Studies indicate that ethnic minority groups are both less active and more …

Rethinking Sports and Integration offers a critical cultural analysis of the idea that sport can
promote the integration of migrants and their descendants. It examines the origins of this …

The aims of this study were to investigate whether physical activity (PA) and sedentary time
(ST) in 9‐and 15‐year‐olds differed between 2005‐2006 and 2011‐2012 (secular change) …

This paper examines the participation of minority and majority youth in organized sport
based on the Young in Oslo 2015 survey (response rate: 72%, N= 9.774). Four possible …

Children obesity is a serious public health issue. This study aimed to investigate
physical/sedentary activities of first-year primary schools children in Modena, and their …

Background Research on social inequalities in sports participation and unstructured
physical activity among young children is scarce. This study aimed to assess the …

Empirical studies show that first-and second-generation immigrants are less likely to be
members of sports clubs than their non-immigrant peers. Common explanations are cultural …

Emerging evidence revealed that participating in sports may have benefits for health, but the
association between sports participation and self-rated overall health has not been clearly …

In this article, we stress that class plays an important role in life choices, lifestyles and
access to valuable resources and that it thus also matters for adolescent sport participation …