Sports‐related factors predicting maintained participation and dropout in organized sports in emerging adulthood: A four‐year follow‐up study

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 sport, onset age, training volume, current competitive level, an...

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Published in:Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports 2024-01, Vol.34 (1), p.e14523-n/a
Main Authors: Rinta‐Antila, Katja, Koski, Pasi, Aira, Tuula, Heinonen, Olli J., Korpelainen, Raija, Parkkari, Jari, Savonen, Kai, Toivo, Kerttu, Uusitalo, Arja, Valtonen, Maarit, Vasankari, Tommi, Villberg, Jari J., Kokko, Sami
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
cohort study
competitive level
competitive orientation
Female
Females
Follow-Up Studies
Football
Humans
Male
Participation
Schools
sport discipline
Sports & recreation clubs
Swimming
training volume
Young Adult
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Summary: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 sport, onset age, training volume, current competitive level, and future competitive orientation and participated in the follow‐up study at age 19. There were differences in the proportions of maintainers and dropouts in a few sports: football (maintainers 58.6%), and among females, skating (maintainers 60.7%), and swimming (dropouts 80.0%). A binary logistic regression analysis showed that those who had started their main sport by school age (females OR 3.05/95% CI 1.34, 6.98; males OR 3.97/95% CI 1.48, 10.64) and had competed at national top level plus had aimed at success at the adult level competitions in future (females OR 3.42/95% CI 1.16, 10.09; males OR 3.58/95% CI 1.12, 11.41; among females, also had competed at national top level plus had aimed at success at junior level competitions [OR 3.42/95% CI 1.20, 9.78]) were more likely maintainers than dropouts. Early onset in the main sport and competitiveness were related to maintained sports participation while the opposites were related to dropouts in the current organized sports system.
ISSN:0905-7188
1600-0838
DOI:10.1111/sms.14523