Young People's Involvement in Sport, March 1993 - October 1994

<P>Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.</P><br>The purpose of this study was to establish the level and nature of young people's involvement with sport.<br><B>Main Topics</B>:<BR><br>The main topics covered by this study are levels of sports participation relating to gender, age and community background. It also covered individual differences and intrinsic motivations for sport participation.<br>
Standard measures:<br>
Harter self-perception scale for adolescents. Harter, S. (1986) &lt;i&gt;Self- perception profile for adolescents&lt;/i&gt;. University of Denver, Colorado.<br>
Van Wersch, A. Scale measures intrinsic and extrinsic motivation in the physical domain. Van Wersch, A. (1990) &lt;i&gt;A social-psychological model of interest in physical education : age, gender and school differences&lt;/i&gt; Unpublished Phd thesis. Queen's University of Belfast.