Q-sort data underlying the publication: Dynamics and diversity in adolescents’ experienced barriers and facilitators for physical activity maintenance

This dataset contains Q-sort data used for the main analyses in the publication "Dynamics and diversity in adolescents' experienced barriers and facilitators for physical activity maintenance." The research objective was to understand the diversity of experiences across adolescents and the dynamics of how these experiences change over time regarding maintained physical activity. Using Q-methodology, a mixed-methods approach, 30 adolescents selected and ranked their top 10 most relevant facilitators and barriers from a provided set of cards according to their personal experiences. Participants also indicated whether their top 10 had changed compared to 2 years prior; if so, they completed an additional Q-sort for their past experiences. The dataset includes ranked facilitator and barrier Q-sorts for present and past (when applicable), change indicator variables (yes/no), and demographic information (participant ID, gender, age, maintained activity type). This quantitative and qualitative data was analyzed using factor analysis to identify similarities and differences in adolescent experiences and to examine temporal shifts in barriers and facilitators for physical activity maintenance. Interviews with participants about their choices (not in the data) were used to interpret the resulting factors.

本数据集包含用于发表论文《青少年体育活动维持过程中感知障碍与促进因素的动态性与多样性》主分析的Q分类（Q-sort）数据。本研究旨在探究青少年群体在体育活动维持方面的体验多样性，以及这些体验随时间推移发生变化的动态特征。本研究采用混合方法研究范式Q方法学（Q-methodology），招募30名青少年，要求其根据自身个人体验，从预先提供的卡片集中挑选并排序10项最贴合自身情况的体育活动促进因素与障碍因素。参与者还需说明其当前前10项因素与两年前相比是否发生变化；若发生变化，则需针对过往体验完成额外的Q分类任务。本数据集涵盖当前与过往（如适用）场景下的促进因素与障碍因素排序Q分类数据、变化指示变量（是/否型），以及人口统计学信息（参与者编号、性别、年龄、维持的体育活动类型）。本研究通过因子分析法对该定量与定性数据开展分析，以识别青少年体验的异同，并探究体育活动维持过程中障碍与促进因素的时序变化。研究人员借助针对参与者自身选择动机的访谈（该部分内容未收录于本数据集）对提取得到的因子进行阐释。