Belton, Sarahjane

Connolly, Sinead

Duff, Christina

Farmer, Orlagh

Johnston, Anne

Murphy, Marie H

O'Brien, Wesley

Powell, Cormac

Saunders, Jean A

Woods, Catherine

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BACKGROUNDThe Children’s Sport Participation and Physical Activity Study 2018 (CSPPA 2018) was afollow up to CSPPA 2010 looking at participation in sport, physical activity and PhysicalEducation among children aged 10 to 18 on the island of Ireland. CSPPA 2018 was thefirst study to look at these issues in an all-island context. It was a multi-centre study,undertaken by the University of Limerick, Dublin City University, University CollegeCork and Ulster University. It was funded by Sport Ireland, Healthy Ireland and SportNorthern Ireland.POLICY CONTEXTThe importance of sport, physical activity and Physical Education is reflected by variouspublic policies and strategies related to these domains which have been developed inthe North and South. In the Republic of Ireland (ROI), these include the National PhysicalActivity Plan, the National Sports Policy, and numerous recent changes to the PhysicalEducation curriculum e.g. the introduction of the Junior Cycle Wellbeing Curriculum, andthe Leaving Certificate Physical Education (LCPE) as an examinable subject. In NorthernIreland, examples include A Fitter Future for All: Outcome Framework 2015-2019, theHealthy Child, Healthy Future: A Framework for the Universal Child Health PromotionProgramme in Northern Ireland, and Changing Gear: A Bicycle Strategy for NorthernIreland.CSPPA 2018 AIMSThe aims of CSPPA 2018 were to:• Comprehensively assess the participation levels of Irish and Northern Irish children insport, physical activity and Physical Education.• Provide quality data on current physical activity levels of children.• Determine factors that enhance or inhibit participation levels of children in sport,physical activity and Physical Education.• Explore the relationships between regular participation in physical activity and healthfor children.• Provide a comparison, where possible, between CSPPA 2010 and CSPPA 2018.• Provide policy insight on physical activity initiatives aimed at children.METHODSCSPPA used a cross-sectional research design involving similar methods to those used in2010, with some important changes:• Questionnaires were completed using tablet / laptop technology rather than on paper.• Disability status was assessed using the Child Functioning Module questionnaire.• Family socioeconomic status was assessed using the Family Affluence Scale II, whichstratifies individuals into low, medium or high family affluence.10EXECUTIVE SUMMARYFor the Republic of Ireland, the 114 schools which participated in 2010 and were eligiblewere invited to participate. 74 of these agreed to take part, with 12 new schools beingincluded for a total of 86 schools. This allowed 4,697 primary and post primary studentsto provide input. In Northern Ireland 29 schools and 1,954 primary and post primarystudents were involved. In total, 6,651 children aged 10 – 18 took part in the study. Inaddition, a small number of school administrators were interviewed about participationin sport in schools, school facilities and resources available for sport

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