支持非洲黑人学生更多地参与体育活动:英国中部地区生活经历定性研究

IF 2 4区 医学 Q3 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Samuel Baffour Kyei, Frances Howie
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目的探讨黑非洲留学生如何适应新的大学环境,并深入了解他们在参与体育活动(PA)时如何感受到支持。背景。与英国的白人相比,来自少数民族背景的人的体育活动水平较低。众所周知,在英国的少数民族群体中,黑人的体育锻炼水平最低。有人认为大学生也有这种趋势,但没有研究对此进行调查。少数民族学生(包括留学生)在适应过程中会遇到文化障碍和社会隔离等困难,这影响了他们的大学生活和体育锻炼等健康行为。研究方法。本研究采用定性方法,对西米德兰兹郡一所大学的五名非洲裔学生(两男三女)进行了深入的半结构式访谈,他们的年龄在 21 至 40 岁之间。采用布劳恩和克拉克的主题分析法对访谈记录进行了分析。结果/发现确定的主题包括:体育锻炼的文化和生活方式;知识、经验和自我激励;大学中各种社会团体、活动和服务的影响;以及天气变化和物理环境。研究的主要发现是,受访者在英国大学参与体育锻炼的程度高于在本国的程度。这是由多种因素共同作用的结果,其中包括低成本的健身会员资格和活动,以及普遍缺乏基于种族或性别的歧视。结论/建议。参与者对其所在大学的文化和社会支持系统表示满意,如体育俱乐部和社团,以及鼓励他们了解和参与更多体育活动的心理健康支持服务。虽然也提到了一些障碍,如天气变化,但各种室内选择和较便宜的体育馆促使学生保持或变得活跃起来。了解少数民族学生群体在体育锻炼方面的经验,有助于对现行规定进行审查,并将其推广到更广泛的人群中。
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Supporting Black African Students to Engage More in Physical Activity: A Qualitative Study of Lived Experiences in the Midlands, UK

Aim. To explore how Black African international students adjust to their new university environment and gain insight into how they feel supported to engage in physical activity (PA). Background. People from ethnic minority backgrounds have poor physical activity levels compared with white populations in the UK. The Black population is known to have the lowest PA levels among the ethnic minority groups in the UK. This trend is suggested to be the case among university students, but no research has examined this. Ethnic minority students, including international students, encounter adaptation difficulties such as cultural barriers and social isolation which affect their university experiences and health behaviours such as physical activity. Methodology. This was a qualitative method, with in-depth semistructured interviews conducted with five African students (two males and three females) aged between 21 and 40 years from a university in the West Midlands. The transcribed interviews were analysed using Braun and Clarke’s thematic analysis. Results/Findings. Culture and lifestyle of physical activity; knowledge, experience, and self-motivation; the effect of various social groups, activities, and services at the university; and weather variations and physical settings were the identified themes. The key finding of the study is that respondents engaged in PA to a greater extent at the British university than they did in their home countries. This was due to a combination of factors, including low-cost gym memberships and events and a general lack of racial or gender-based discrimination. Conclusions/Recommendations. Participants expressed satisfaction with the cultural and social support systems at their university, such as sports clubs and societies, and mental health support services that encouraged them to learn about and engage more in physical activity. Although some barriers, such as weather variations, were mentioned, various indoor options coupled with cheaper gymnasiums motivated students to remain or become active. Understanding the experiences of minority student groups in physical activity could help in reviewing current provisions and extending them to a wider population.

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期刊介绍: Health and Social Care in the community is an essential journal for anyone involved in nursing, social work, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, general practice, health psychology, health economy, primary health care and the promotion of health. It is an international peer-reviewed journal supporting interdisciplinary collaboration on policy and practice within health and social care in the community. The journal publishes: - Original research papers in all areas of health and social care - Topical health and social care review articles - Policy and practice evaluations - Book reviews - Special issues
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