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Multi-actor support received by children for physical activity: hearing children’s voices Open
Aims: Receiving or lacking support can be decisive in how children engage in and continue with sports hobbies or physical activity (PA) in general. The topic is timely, since the PA levels of children are currently insufficient. However, c…
View article: The health promoting sports coach: theoretical background and practical guidance
The health promoting sports coach: theoretical background and practical guidance Open
The sports club setting is a key context for health promotion, but it can also be associated with risky behaviours. Sports coaches play a crucial role in supporting the physical, mental and social health of sport participants but often lac…
Introduction of the Digital Gaming Relationship Open
In recent decades, there has been a growing interest in studying the appeal of digital games. However, there is still a call for further research, especially on the theoretical and methodological advancements. Hence, a novel approach and a…
View article: The Health Promoting Sports Coach: Theoretical background and practical guidance
The Health Promoting Sports Coach: Theoretical background and practical guidance Open
The organised sport setting is a key context for health promotion, but it can also be associated with risky behaviours. Sports coaches play a crucial role in supporting the health of sport participants but often lack the resources and supp…
View article: Exploring parental secretive eating of sugary foods and drinks, and its associations with food consumption in families
Exploring parental secretive eating of sugary foods and drinks, and its associations with food consumption in families Open
As a way of modeling healthier eating habits for their children, parents may intentionally avoid consuming sugary foods and drinks (SFDs) in their presence but consume these on other occasions (later referred to as parental secretive eatin…
View article: Perceived coaches’ health promotion activity, maintenance of participation in sports, and lifestyle habits among emerging adults: a four-year follow-up study
Perceived coaches’ health promotion activity, maintenance of participation in sports, and lifestyle habits among emerging adults: a four-year follow-up study Open
Objectives This study focused on how adolescents’ perceptions of coaches’ health promotion activity predict maintained participation and dropout in organized sports in emerging adulthood. In addition, differences in lifestyle habits betwee…
Physical education orientation and activity among youth ice hockey coaches Open
Sixty-two percent of Finnish children and adolescents aged 9–15 participate in sports club activities, yet only one-third of sports participants reach the recommended 60 min of daily moderate-to-vigorous physical activity. The inadequate p…
Psychosocial and health behavioural characteristics of longitudinal physical activity patterns: a cohort study from adolescence to young adulthood Open
Background The decline in physical activity (PA) during adolescence is well-established. However, while some subgroups of adolescents follow the general pattern of decreased activity, others increase or maintain high or low activity. The c…
Escapism or Integration? Family Constellations Reflecting on the Leisure-Time Physical Activity of Adults Open
Insufficient physical activity is an increasing threat to personal well-being and public health. While significant research has focused on the factors that encourage or restrict physical activity, the impact of family constellations on phy…
View article: Sports‐related factors predicting maintained participation and dropout in organized sports in emerging adulthood: A four‐year follow‐up study
Sports‐related factors predicting maintained participation and dropout in organized sports in emerging adulthood: A four‐year follow‐up study Open
This study explored sports‐related factors predicting organized sports participation in emerging adulthood. In the Finnish Health Promoting Sports Club (FHPSC) study, 354 sports club participants aged 15 at baseline reported their main spo…
Current status and changes in sports club participation between 2016-2022 among 9-15 year olds in Finland Open
Sports clubs attain a lot of children and adolescents in many countries and contributes to physical activity (PA) and physical education (PE), and further to public health (PH). In Finland, sports club participation has been monitored nati…
Associations between physical activity and digital gaming activity among Finnish adolescents Open
Background Physical activity (PA) for adolescents is an important health promotion habit to develop, yet other activities may be more appealing during this stage in life. According to the displacement hypothesis, time on digital games take…
View article: Is health promotion in sports clubs associated with adolescent participants’ fruit and vegetable consumption?
Is health promotion in sports clubs associated with adolescent participants’ fruit and vegetable consumption? Open
Background Although sports clubs’ potential for health promotion is acknowledged, research on whether they promote healthy eating is limited. We aimed to evaluate Finnish youth sports clubs’ health promotion orientation, as well as associa…
View article: S8-2 Health Promoting Sports Federations: theoretical foundations and guidelines
S8-2 Health Promoting Sports Federations: theoretical foundations and guidelines Open
Purpose The potential for organised sports to promote health has been underexploited so far, according to researchers and policy-makers. Sports clubs have limited capacity to promote health due to their voluntary nature and have called for…
View article: Health promoting sports federations: theoretical foundations and guidelines
Health promoting sports federations: theoretical foundations and guidelines Open
Background Researchers and policy-makers have highlighted that the potential for organized sports to promote health has been underexploited. Sports clubs have limited capacity to promote health due to their voluntary nature and have called…
View article: Longitudinal physical activity patterns and the development of cardiometabolic risk factors during adolescence
Longitudinal physical activity patterns and the development of cardiometabolic risk factors during adolescence Open
Purpose To examine the associations between longitudinal physical activity (PA) patterns and the development of cardiometabolic risk factors from adolescence to young adulthood. Methods This cohort study encompassed 250 participants recrui…
Predicting Adolescents’ Physical Activity Intentions: Testing an Integrated Social Cognition Model Open
Background Few adolescents meet guideline levels of physical activity associated with good health, highlighting the need for intervention. Interventions promoting adolescents’ physical activity should be guided by research applying behavio…
Prevalence and risk factors of psychological distress among foreign-born population in Finland: A population-based survey comparing nine regions of origin Open
Aims: Previous research indicates that foreign-born populations experience more psychological distress than general populations. However, it remains unclear how prevalence varies between regions of origin. The role of socio-demographic and…
Health literacy and its association with health outcomes among students in upper secondary education Open
Background Health literacy (HL) - as a broad range of health-related competencies and skills- has been recognized as a determinant of health outcomes, and suggested to be a modifiable health resource and a factor contributing to empowermen…
View article: Development of the Health Promoting Sports Club - National Audit Tool
Development of the Health Promoting Sports Club - National Audit Tool Open
Background Sports clubs have requested support from national governing authorities to invest in health promotion (HP), by developing policies, guidelines and dedicated funding. This manuscript outlines the development of a national audit t…
Mismatch, empowerment, fatigue or balance? Four scenarios of physical activity up to 2030 in Finland Open
Sedentary lifestyles and the lack of physical activity (PA) are a major concern among all age groups, and current generations tend to be less fit than the previous ones in the Western World. At the same time, there is an urgent need to cut…
View article: Educational and family-related determinants of organized sports participation patterns from adolescence to emerging adulthood: A four-year follow-up study
Educational and family-related determinants of organized sports participation patterns from adolescence to emerging adulthood: A four-year follow-up study Open
This study aimed to identify organized sports participation patterns and their prevalence from adolescence to emerging adulthood, and the educational and family-related determinants of the patterns. Adolescents in the Finnish Health Promot…
S07 How do sports clubs contribute to health? From theory to interventions Open
The symposium presents last findings on health promotion interventions in sports clubs. After a short introduction about the health promoting sports clubs (HPSC), five presentations (France, Sweden, Ireland, Finland and Netherlands) will r…