Sport participation and the social and physical environment
Explaining differences between urban and rural areas in the Netherlands
In this study, the researchers investigated the intensity of sport participation in the Netherlands comparing urban and rural areas. Using a socio-ecological theoretical model, they focussed on the extent to…
A landscape of sport facilities in the Netherlands (INTERN)
This article explores the geographical distribution of sport facilities in the Netherlands and evaluates the supply and proximity of such facilities in relation to area level deprivation and urbanity. In today’s context…
Trust, life satisfaction and opinions on immigration in 15 European countries
Europa is going through an eventful period. The economic crisis, large migration flows and terrorist attacks are cross-border events that put pressure on international solidarity and attitudes towards civil liberties…
When do young adults stop practising a sport?
An event history analysis on the impact of four major life events (INTERN)
This article investigates the relationship between four major life events and stopping sport participation in young adulthood. The authors employ a neo-Weberian theoretical framework related to changes in temporal and…
Nederland in Europees perspectief
Tevredenheid, vertrouwen en opinies
Europeanen krijgen steeds meer met elkaar te maken, zo maakte een aantal ontwikkelingen ook in 2015 weer duidelijk. De economische crisis, de solidariteit tussen landen en de houding tegenover migranten…
Een nieuwe levensfase, een nieuwe sport?
Het effect van belangrijke levensgebeurtenissen op starten met sporten (INTERN)
In this study the author establish the effects of major life course events on the odds to start a sport and on the odds to start a competitive sport. To…
Starting a sport in the Netherlands
A life-course analysis of the effects of individual, parental and partner characteristics
In this article the authors investigate the effects of parental, individual and partner characteristics on the starting of a sport. Employing event history models they analyze 72,491 person-years of 2276…