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University of Toronto, Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education, 55 Harbord Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 2W6, Canada.
BMC Public Health. 2019 Nov 8;19(1):1480. doi: 10.1186/s12889-019-7843-5.
Youth facing barriers created by social marginalization are at a greater risk of adverse health outcomes, lower educational and occupational attainment, and decreased overall quality of life as adults. The negative psychosocial and physiological consequences of significant barriers to positive development during youth may be mitigated by interventions promoting physical activity, psychosocial development, and healthy behaviours. Sport for Development programming is a possible opportunity for youth facing barriers to engage in activities that foster positive youth development, which may improve socioeconomic outcomes, quality of life and long-term health status in this population. This paper outlines the study protocol measuring impact of an urban Sport for Development facility on positive youth development in youth facing barriers.
METHODS/DESIGN: Participants aged 6-29 will be recruited from programs at an urban Sport for Development facility to a 2-year prospective longitudinal mixed-methods study. Participants will be stratified by age into three cohorts with age-specific outcomes. Age-specific positive youth development outcomes will be assessed quantitatively by self-report and pedometer at baseline and after 6 months, 1-year, and 2-years of program participation. Focus groups will provide data regarding youth experience and the impact of facility and program components on youth outcomes.
Our findings will inform best-practice and feasibility of a Sport for Development facility delivering programs in a socially and economically challenged urban setting in a high-income country.
ISRCTN67016999. Date of registration: October 22, 2019.
面临社会边缘化障碍的年轻人面临着更糟糕的健康结果、更低的教育和职业成就以及整体生活质量下降的风险。在年轻人时期，积极发展面临重大障碍所带来的负面心理社会和生理后果，可以通过促进身体活动、心理社会发展和健康行为的干预措施来减轻。体育促进发展计划是面临障碍的年轻人参与促进积极青年发展活动的一个可能机会，这可能会改善该人群的社会经济成果、生活质量和长期健康状况。本文概述了一项衡量城市体育促进发展设施对面临障碍的年轻人积极青年发展影响的研究方案。
方法/设计：将从城市体育促进发展设施的项目中招募 6 至 29 岁的参与者，参与一项为期 2 年的前瞻性纵向混合方法研究。参与者将按年龄分为三个队列，每个队列都有特定的年龄相关结果。特定年龄的积极青年发展结果将通过自我报告和计步器在基线和 6 个月、1 年和 2 年的项目参与后进行定量评估。焦点小组将提供有关青年体验以及设施和项目组件对青年结果影响的数据。
我们的研究结果将为在高收入国家的社会和经济面临挑战的城市环境中提供体育促进发展设施以实施方案提供最佳实践和可行性信息。
ISRCTN67016999。注册日期：2019 年 10 月 22 日。
