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Am I Bovvered? Engaging girls in physical activity interventions

Am I Bovvered? Engaging girls in physical activity interventions. Ferhana Hashem , Jenny Billings & Jan Macvarish Email: F.Hashem@kent.ac.uk. Project Aims and Objectives. Aim of Phase One:

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Am I Bovvered? Engaging girls in physical activity interventions

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  1. Am I Bovvered? Engaging girls in physical activity interventions FerhanaHashem, Jenny Billings & Jan Macvarish Email:F.Hashem@kent.ac.uk

  2. Project Aims and Objectives Aim of Phase One: Explore the factors that motivate and create barriers to 11-12 & 14-15 year old girls engaging in regular physical activity (Jan.08) Aim of Phase Two: Develop and implement activities chosen by inactive 11-12 & 14-15 year old girls with the support of a multi-agency team (Sept. 08) Aim of Phase Three: Evaluate the impact of the project, examining factors associated with young girls’ engagement in physical exercise (July 09)

  3. Fun and socialising with friends • PE = a break from the classroom • Good teachers: Authority and enthusiasm • Being ‘healthy’ = weight control • Avoiding being ‘big’ • Being ‘big’ = embarrassment, teasing, dropping out of sport • Good facilities • ‘Feeling good’ • Trying something new Phase One: FindingsMotivations - In school

  4. Barriers - In school

  5. Motivations and Barriers - Out of school • Fun, socialising, avoiding boredom, weight control • High dependence on parents: Money, transport, time, enthusiasm • Self-conscious exercising alone, some fears of being out and about • Diminishing opportunities for informal ‘playing out’

  6. Phase Two: Developing & implementing activities program

  7. Phase Three: Research & Evaluation • Collection of baseline data before and after program of activities (pre- and post- questionnaires) • Pupil participant focus groups (3 in total) • Parental focus group (1 in total) • Follow-up ‘attrition’ survey for pupils who have withdrawn

  8. Girls’ focus groups: Key points

  9. Girls’ focus groups...

  10. Parent focus group: Key points

  11. ‘For me taking part in physical activity would be ENJOYABLE...’

  12. ‘My parents would encourage me to exercise on a regular basis...”

  13. Key points

  14. Attrition

  15. Recommendations for Policy & Practice...

  16. Recommendations for Policy & Practice

  17. Centre for Health Services Studies www.kent.ac.uk/chss

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