{"title":"Perceived Constraints on Sport Participation among Young Koreans in Australia ","authors":"Jae Won Kang","volume":77,"journal":"International Journal of Sport and Health Sciences","pagesStart":1321,"pagesEnd":1328,"ISSN":"1307-6892","URL":"https:\/\/publications.waset.org\/pdf\/9997661","abstract":"<p>The purpose of this study was to examine a broader range of sport constraints perceived by young Koreans in Australia who may need to adjust to changing behavioral expectations due to the socio-cultural transitions. Regardless of gender, in terms of quantitative findings, the most important participation constraints within the seven categories were resources, access, interpersonal, affective, religious, socio-cultural, and physical in that order. The most important constraining items were a lack of time, access, information, adaptive skills, and parental and family support in that order. Qualitative research found young Korean&rsquo;s participation constraints among three categories (time, parental control and interpersonal constraints). It is possible that different ethnic groups would be constrained by different factors; however, this is outside the scope of this study.<\/p>\r\n","references":"[1]\tG. Ellis, and C. Radmacher, A Literature Review of the President\u2019s Commission of Americans Outdoor, Motivation. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1986.\r\n[2]\tS. S. Tcha, and F. Lobo, Analysis of Constraints to Sport and Leisure Participation: The Case Korean Immigrants in Western Australia. Korea-Australasia Research Centre, Sydney: University of New South Wales, 2002. \r\n[3]\tD. Crawford, and G. Godbey, \"Reconceptulizing Barriers to Family Leisure\u201d, Leisure Science, vol. 9, pp. 119-127, 1987.\r\n[4]\tN. Cortis, P. Sawrikar, and K. Muir, Participation in Sport and Recreation by Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Women. 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