TY - JOUR
T1 - Longitudinal patterns of active leisure among South African youth
T2 - Gender differences and associations with health risk behaviours
AU - Tibbits, Melissa K.
AU - Caldwell, Linda L.
AU - Smith, Edward A.
AU - Vergnani, Tania
AU - Wegner, Lisa
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 World Leisure Organization.
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - This study identified adolescents’ patterns of active leisure participation over two years and five waves of data and how those patterns were related to substance use and sexual activity. Participants included 3581 primarily Coloured (mixed race) South African adolescents. Latent class analysis was utilized to determine patterns of active leisure patterns and multinomial logistic regression was used to examine the relationships between the patterns and substance use and sexual activity. Four patterns were identified: Non-Participants; Early Participants; Late Participants; and Consistent Participants. Most males were Consistent Participants, whereas most females were Non-participants. Female Consistent Participants had the lowest odds of tobacco use, marijuana use, and sexual activity by the tenth grade relative to the other patterns, whereas Early Participants had the highest odds. In contrast, male Consistent Participants were at moderate risk of engaging in health risk behaviours relative to the other patterns. These findings suggest the need for a cautious approach to developing active leisure-based interventions, taking into account the contextual factors that may influence participation and health risk behaviours.
AB - This study identified adolescents’ patterns of active leisure participation over two years and five waves of data and how those patterns were related to substance use and sexual activity. Participants included 3581 primarily Coloured (mixed race) South African adolescents. Latent class analysis was utilized to determine patterns of active leisure patterns and multinomial logistic regression was used to examine the relationships between the patterns and substance use and sexual activity. Four patterns were identified: Non-Participants; Early Participants; Late Participants; and Consistent Participants. Most males were Consistent Participants, whereas most females were Non-participants. Female Consistent Participants had the lowest odds of tobacco use, marijuana use, and sexual activity by the tenth grade relative to the other patterns, whereas Early Participants had the highest odds. In contrast, male Consistent Participants were at moderate risk of engaging in health risk behaviours relative to the other patterns. These findings suggest the need for a cautious approach to developing active leisure-based interventions, taking into account the contextual factors that may influence participation and health risk behaviours.
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U2 - 10.1080/16078055.2015.1089317
DO - 10.1080/16078055.2015.1089317
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85009787265
SN - 1607-8055
VL - 58
SP - 60
EP - 68
JO - World Leisure Journal
JF - World Leisure Journal
IS - 1
ER -