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Preventing eating disorders among young athletes

Introduction  Adolescence is a pivotal stage marked by increased vulnerability to the development of body image concerns, disordered eating, and eating disorders. For adolescents involved in sport, where they may face pressure to conform to a certain body type to progress and achieve success, the risk may be even more pronounced.  Consider some of the…

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They always remain girls: The re/production of gender relations in women’s sports in Quebec, 1919-1961

March 10, 2020
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Élise Detellier, University of Montreal
Project Summary This doctoral thesis examines how multiple factors influenced women’s participation in sports in Quebec between 1919 and 1961. It shows that gender, class, age, religious and ethno-linguistic affiliation, as well as whether a facility was co-ed or not,...

Adolescent leisure opportunities in a changing community

March 9, 2020
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Peter Morden
Project Summary The context of leisure is especially amenable to fostering the acquisition of developmental assets and the development of. However, the issue of access to developmentally significant opportunities becomes problematized as inner-city areas are transformed by the process of...

Urban Youth Engagement in Sport: Process, Access and Participation

March 2, 2020
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Norm O'Reilly
Project Summary This research examines participation and engagement with sport among Canadian urban youth and the resulting impact on athlete development, sport organizations, businesses, sponsors and Canadian society. Particular emphasis is put on the city of Toronto and pool and...

Bringing Research to Life: Lessons from the Canadian Paralympic Committee

February 26, 2020
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Jenn Bruce and Jenny Davey, Canadian Paralympic Committee
Data driven. Evidence informed. Research to practice. No matter how you say it, a lot of us in the sport system are trying to figure out how to ensure the decisions we make are consistently based on the best possible...

The Social Determinants of Athletes’ Health: Understanding the Relationship Between Health and High Performance Sport

February 24, 2020
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Parissa Safai
Project Summary Researchers are beginning to pay greater attention to the connections and contradictions between sport, health and healthcare. Despite the conventional wisdom that greater participation in sport and physical activity enhances health and the quality of life, more and...

2020 Arctic Winter Games: Cultural Program & Gala – A Circumpolar Approach

February 19, 2020
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Echo Ross, 2020 Arctic Winter Games
This is the fourth blog of a series leading up to the 2020 Arctic Winter Games that will be hosted by Whitehorse, YT March 15-21, 2020. Check out the previous blogs about the development of the Games, volunteer recruitment, and...

Understanding Parents’ Experiences in Facilitating Physically Active Leisure for their Children who are Overweight or Obese

February 17, 2020
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Charlene Shannon-McCallum
Project Summary Parents are key influencers of their children’s leisure behaviours. They identify and create opportunities for their child’s continued participation in leisure activities including sport. There are a number of factors that affect a parent’s ability to support his/her...

The Effect of Coaching in Youth Sport in Canada

February 10, 2020
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Philip Sullivan
Project Summary This project was designed to examine the impact of coaching on athlete outcomes in youth sport. The research focused on both the perceptions and behaviors of the coach, and assessed sporting and non-sporting (i.e., positive youth development) outcomes...

Examining Positive Youth Development in Elite Sport Contexts Using Photo Elicitation

February 3, 2020
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Leisha Strachan
Project Summary Previous research in the field of positive youth development has highlighted the importance of extracurricular activities, such as sport, in developing healthy youth (Larson, 2000, Petitpas et al., 2005). Further, the National Research Council Institute of Medicine (NRIM,...

Understanding and coping among adolescent athletes

January 27, 2020
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Katherine Tamminen
View the summary of this research here. Project summary Research Objectives: Participation in youth sport is associated with a variety of positive developmental outcomes among adolescents, however studies of recreational and competitive youth sport contexts have revealed stressors which include...

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