Newly arrived migrant youths in Sweden: Attitudinal, normative and regulative determinants of the intention to participate in organized sports

• In 2015, at the peak of the European migrant crisis, 15 000 youths were granted protection in Sweden. As organized sports can play a vital role in the inclusion of migrant youths, this study aims to highlight newly arrived youths’ sports participation. Four hundred twenty-two youths completed a questionnaire based on a reasoned action approach (Fishbein & Ajzen, 2010). According to the results, newly arrived youths’ intentions to participate in organized sports can be significantly predicted by attitudes, perceived norms, and perceived behavioral control. Comparisons between participants who were currently active, previously active, and never active in organized sports in Sweden revealed intention to be an essential factor associated with perceived capacity and perceived norms. Intervention planners should consider perceived capacity as a critical component for sports participation among newly arrived migrant youths. A second critical component when focusing on migrant youths who have stopped participating in sports is perceived norms. Fishbein, M., & Ajzen, I. (2010). Predicting and changing behavior: the reasoned action approach. Psychology Press.

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SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Sociologi -- Socialpsykologi (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Sociology -- Social Psychology (hsv//eng)

MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP  -- Hälsovetenskap -- Idrottsvetenskap (hsv//swe)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES  -- Health Sciences -- Sport and Fitness Sciences (hsv//eng)

SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Utbildningsvetenskap -- Pedagogik (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Educational Sciences -- Pedagogy (hsv//eng)

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