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Cholerton, R, Butt, J, Quirk, H and Breckon, J (2022) Differences in older adult walking football initiation and maintenance influences across respondent characteristics: A cross-sectional survey. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity. ISSN 1063-8652
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Abstract
Despite health benefits gained from physical activity and sport participation, older adults are less likely to be active. This study investigates what influences 50–75-year-olds (N=439) to initiate and maintain walking football, across gender, socioeconomic status, number of health conditions and physical activity level. It also considers relationships between participant characteristics and influences, and intentions to play after a forced break (COVID-19). Results of a UK online cross-sectional survey found those with two or more health conditions rated social influences significantly higher in initiation and maintenance, than participants with no health conditions. Multiple regression analysis found a positive walking football culture and perceived use of maintenance resources contributed significantly to intentions to return to play after COVID-19 restrictions eased. Practitioners should consider providing opportunities for social connection, foster a positive walking football culture, and encourage players to utilise maintenance resources (e.g., scheduling sessions) in older adult walking football sessions. Keywords: behaviour change, soccer, physical activity, survey research, older adults
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| Additional Information: | Manuscript has been published online as Ahead of Print: Accepted author manuscript version reprinted, by permission, from Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1123/japa.2021-0305. © Human Kinetics, Inc. |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | 1106 Human Movement and Sports Sciences |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC1200 Sports Medicine |
| Divisions: | Sport & Exercise Sciences |
| Publisher: | Human Kinetics |
| Date Deposited: | 22 Feb 2022 10:03 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Mar 2022 12:00 |
| DOI or ID number: | 10.1123/japa.2021-0305 |
| URI: | https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/16375 |
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