Aino Nevalainen • The relationship and experiences towards

Physical inactivity and gender
Longitudinal study of the physical activity relationship in
youngsters’ lifecourse
Aino Nevalainen
WHAT IS BEING STUDIED
WHY TO STUDY
• The relationship and experiences towards physical
activity in youngsters’ and young adults’ lifecourse
• Background and reasons of the physical activity or
inactivity
• Attitudes and changes in physical activity and
physical activity relationship
• Differrences between genders
• Different physical activity groups
• Physically inactive everyday life has increased and
health issues concerning it are found alarming.
• Physical activity is related to physical activity
relationship, which begins to form in the childhood
and is effected by historical time, environment, and
social networks.
• Differences between genders has been detected in
physical activity relationship.
• To understand better the meaning of the physical
activity to youngsters.
HOW TO STUDY
Longitudinal study: samples in years 2003 and 2013
Quantitative and qualitative methods:
– Questionnaire and interview
Themes:
1. Free time and wellfare
SAMPLE
Year 2003: under school age or of school age children
and youngsters from Turku (N=2032).
Year 2013: same subjects were 14–28-year-olds
(N=689).
2. Everyday physical activities
I. Questionnaire 2003: N=2032
3. Physical activities
I. Interview 2003: N=60
4. Personal physical activity history
II. Questionnaire 2013: N=689
II. Interview 2013: N=16
FUTURE ARTICLES
1. Experiences in school sports, some results:
–
Attitudes towards school sports has changed to more positive
from the year 2003 in secondary school
–
Most of the 14–18-year-olds like school sports
–
Boys like more school sports than girls
–
Physically active favoured school sports more than physically
References
Vanttaja, M & Tähtinen, J. & Koski, P. & Zacheus, T. & Nevalainen, A. 2014. Nuorten
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Vanttaja, M. & Tähtinen, J. & Koski, P. & Zacheus, T. & Nevalainen, A. 2013.
Liikuntaorientaation muutos ja pysyvyys lapsuudesta nuoruuteen. Julkaisematon
käsikirjoitus.
Koski, P. 2004. Liikuntasuhde – Liikunnan kohtaaminen kulttuurisesti rakentuvana
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inactive
2. Free time orientations
3. Personal physical activity histories
4. Stimuli and barriers of physical activity
5. Family physical activity relationship and effects of
belonging to different social groups
Acknowledgements
My supervisors Prof. Risto Rinne, Prof. Pasi Koski and Lect. Annukka Jauhiainen.
My fellow colleagues and PhD students who have supported me.
University of Turku, Faculty of Education, KEVEKO
aino.nevalainen@utu.fi