An interventional study of Team sports and Individual sport condition in Parents and Well-being, sponsored by University of Victoria. Status unknown at 1 site in Canada. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2022-05-18.
Sponsored by University of Victoria · Not applicable, Interventional, and Other
The primary objective of this investigation is to test the efficacy of two sport participation formats (individual sport, team sport) on key psychosocial outcomes compared to a non-sport condition among parents of young children who were not participating in sport at baseline of the study.
Research of this type is important because parents represent a group dealing with numerous challenges and this is a period of time shown to have the greatest decline in physical activity. Furthermore, parents could reap great benefits in psychological health through the increase in physical activity and sport participation.
It is hypothesized that participation will be predicted by sports commitment as per the tenets of the Sport Commitment Model, and commitment will be predicted primarily by enjoyment (+), social constraints from family obligations/involvement alternatives (-), followed by social involvement opportunities/personal investments (+).
This study is exploring the impact team sports has on psychological well-being of parents compared to individual sports or "personal time". Our research questions include:
Does 1) team sports participation (choice-based from existing adult recreation leagues in greater Victoria) increase psychosocial outcomes (quality of life, relationship satisfaction, social functioning, perceived parenting capability, enjoyment) compared with 2) individual sport participation (choice-based from adult recreation alternatives in greater Victoria), and 3) a control condition? Hypothesis: The team sports condition will show significantly larger changes in psychosocial outcomes compared to the two other conditions after three-months of participation (primary end-point). Furthermore, the individual sports condition will show significantly larger changes in psychosocial outcomes compared to the control condition after three-months of participation.
Secondary Research Questions
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Exclusion Criteria:
People randomized to this group will be asked to go on a "night out" with no kids (i.e. dinner, or a movie) once a month.
Behavioral: Night out
People randomized to this group will select an individual sport. They will be asked to participate in this individual sport for three months.
Behavioral: Individual sport condition
People randomized to this group will select a team sport. They will be asked to participate in the team sport for three months (length of the team sport season).
Behavioral: Team sports
Participants will choose from a list of team sports and will be signed up with the team.
Participants will choose from a list of individual sports.
Participants in this group will be asked to go out to have a weekly night out or "personal time" of choice, such as dinner or a movie (only restrictions are they cannot go do a sport or physical activity and time must be spent without children).
Change in Parental Quality of Life
Short Form 12 Health Survey will be administered in the baseline questionnaire
Time frame: Baseline, six weeks and three months
Change in life satisfaction
Satisfaction with Life Scale will be examined at baseline. Citation: Diener E., Emmons R. A., Larsen R. J., Griffin S. (1985). The satisfaction with life scale. Journal of Personality Assessment, 49, 71-75.
Time frame: Baseline, six weeks, and three months
Change in Parenting Stress
Berry, JD, \& Jones, W,H, (1995) The Parental Stress Scale : initial psychometric evidence. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 12, 463 - 472.
Time frame: Baseline, six weeks and three months
Sport Commitment Model Questionnaire (Scanlan, 1993)
Questionnaire measure from Scanlan, 1993
Time frame: baseline, six-weeks, three months
Family functioning questionnaire
35 item questionnaire from Beavers, W. R., \& Hampson, R. B. (1990). Successful families: Assessment and intervention. New York: Norton.
Time frame: baseline, six weeks, three months
Relationship Satisfaction questionnaire
Relationship Assessment Scale Hendrick, S. S., Dicke, A., \& Hendrick, C. (1998). The relationship assessment scale. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 15(1), 137-142. HarperCollins.
Time frame: baseline, six weeks, three months
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