Sports, sexual behavior, contraceptive use, and pregancy among female and male high school students: testing cultural resource theory

Article Abstract:

The relationship among athletic participation and sexual behavior, contraceptive use and pregnancy in female and male high school students is analyzed. Cultural resource theory suggests that sports participation may reduce girls' adherence to traditional roles and give them additional social and personal resources in the sexual bargaining process, while sports gives boys similar resources and strengthens their commitment to traditional male roles.

Sexual behavior, Athletes

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Untangling the links among Athletic involvement, gender, race, and adolescent academic outcomes

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The gender and race-specific differences on the impact of two dimensions of adolescent athletic involvement on changes in school grades and school misconduct over a 2-year interval is examined. Significantly more misconduct consisting skipping school, cutting scholl sportsclasses, having someone from home called to the school for disciplinary purposes are reported.

Public affairs, Child athletes

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Patterns of personal and social adjustment among sport-involved and noninvolved urban middle-school children

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Patterns of adjustment among urban middle-school as a function of involvement in organized team sports are examined. Compared with noninvolved children, sport-involved youth reported higher self-esteem and were rated by teachers as more socially competent and less shy and withdrawn.

Health aspects, Students, Surveys, Sports for children, Children's sports

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