Participation in sport and the perceptions of quality of life of high school learners in the Theewaterskloof Municipality, South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorvan Hout, R. C. H.
dc.contributor.authorYoung, Marie E. M.
dc.contributor.authorBassett, Susan
dc.contributor.authorHooft, T.
dc.date.accessioned2017-06-10T07:29:26Z
dc.date.available2017-06-10T07:29:26Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractIn South Africa, sport unites the country because it transcends race, gender, politics and language groups. Majority of South African youth are in the developmental phase where critical decisions are being taken on key life transitions, including education, work, lifestyle, participation in society, and other psycho-sociological areas. Learners in high school in the previously disadvantaged communities form a crucial part of South Africa’s future. The purpose of this study, therefore, was to determine how high school learners in the Theewaterskloof Municipality in South Africa perceived the influence of sport participation on their quality of life. The perceptions of the learners were specified according to six domains: drugs, alcohol and crime; mental health; social contact, culture and safety; happiness and wellbeing; physical health and diseases; and academic achievement. The research was conducted at three high schools located in the Theewaterskloof Municipality, Western Cape Province. A questionnaire was used to collect information from 484 learners aged 13 to 18 years. A significant relationship was noted for variables of each domain, except drugs, alcohol and crime and academic achievement. Learners perceived that increasing sport participation resulted in a significantly positive response of at least one variable for the domains social contact, culture and safety; physical health and diseases; mental health; and happiness and wellbeing.en_US
dc.description.accreditationDepartment of HE and Training approved list
dc.identifier.citationvan Hout, R. C. H. et al. (2013). Participation in sport and the perceptions of quality of life of high school learners in the Theewaterskloof Municipality, South Africa. African Journal for Physical health Education, Recreation and Dance (AJPHERD), 19(3: ) 612-622en_US
dc.identifier.issn1117-4315
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/2954
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10520/EJC142297
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.privacy.showsubmitterFALSE
dc.publisherLAM Publications Limiteden_US
dc.rightsCopyright LAM Publications Limited. Publisher granted permission for inclusion of the published file in the Repository.
dc.status.ispeerreviewedTRUE
dc.subjectSporten_US
dc.subjectQuality of lifeen_US
dc.subjectLearnersen_US
dc.subjectPerceptionen_US
dc.subjectSouth Africaen_US
dc.titleParticipation in sport and the perceptions of quality of life of high school learners in the Theewaterskloof Municipality, South Africaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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