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Sports participation and health-related quality of life in children: results of a cross-sectional study

Janet Moeijes et al.Published: April 2019This cross-sectional study explores the association between physical activity and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in children. HRQoL as an…

David Ferguson21 November 2020

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Developing Physically Active Girls

Tucker Centre for Research on Girls & Women in SportPublished: September 2018This report is commissioned by the Tucker Centre for Research on Girls & Women…

David Ferguson21 November 2020

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The potential benefits and costs of participation in school sport: an extended cross-sectional study

Peter CloughPublished: October 2019This study examines the link between involvement in sport at school, psychological wellbeing, mental toughness, and academic performance. The research provides further…

David Ferguson13 November 2020

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Worldwide trends in insufficient physical activity from 2001-2016

Regina Guthold et al.Published: 4th September, 2018This Lancet article examines levels of insufficient physical activity across countries, estimating global and regional trends. The research is…

David Ferguson13 November 2020

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Report analyses Covid impact on volunteers

SPORT is a major contributor to Scotland's health, wellbeing and economy, but a huge proportion of that relies on volunteers and a new report has…

David Ferguson2 September 2020

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Sport for Scotland’s older generation on the up?

NEW research has suggested that many more of Scotland’s older population are taking up sport as they near or enter retirement than was previously believed.…

David Ferguson30 June 2020

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Time to plan sport’s role in improving health of older population

Scotland is facing a boom in the ageing population over the next 30 years and new sport strategies targeting older people could hold the key…

David Ferguson2 June 2020

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Sport Participation in Scotland: Trends and Future Prospects

Nick Rowe - Observatory for Sport in ScotlandPublished: June 2019This report commissioned by the Observatory for Sport in Scotland (OSS) provides a broad overview of…

David Ferguson2 June 2020

Research Library Sport Participation Research

Is sport participation in England saturated? The unseen influence of participation turnover

Mike Weed - Centre for Sport, Physical Education, and Activity ResearchPublished: April 2010This paper questions whether policy goals focusing on increasing sport participation levels in…

David Ferguson2 June 2020

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Equality and Sport Research

SportScotlandPublished: January 2016This report explores equality and sport participation in Scotland. The research aims to improve work within the sport sector in Scotland in advancing…

David Ferguson2 June 2020

Sports participation and health-related quality of life in children: results of a cross-sectional study

Developing Physically Active Girls

The potential benefits and costs of participation in school sport: an extended cross-sectional study

Worldwide trends in insufficient physical activity from 2001-2016

Report analyses Covid impact on volunteers

Sport for Scotland’s older generation on the up?

Time to plan sport’s role in improving health of older population

Sport Participation in Scotland: Trends and Future Prospects

Is sport participation in England saturated? The unseen influence of participation turnover

Equality and Sport Research

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