Old bodies, young hearts: a qualitative exploration of the engagement of older male amateur rugby union players in Taiwan
| العنوان: | Old bodies, young hearts: a qualitative exploration of the engagement of older male amateur rugby union players in Taiwan |
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| المؤلفون: | Robert A. Stebbins, Shane Pegg, Eva Cheng |
| المصدر: | Leisure Studies. 35:549-563 |
| بيانات النشر: | Informa UK Limited, 2015. |
| سنة النشر: | 2015 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | education.field_of_study, Active involvement, Qualitative interviews, 05 social sciences, Geography, Planning and Development, Population, 050109 social psychology, Gender studies, Advertising, Quality of life (healthcare), Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management, 0502 economics and business, 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences, Club, education, Psychology, human activities, Amateur, Recreation, 050212 sport, leisure & tourism |
| الوصف: | The world’s population is ageing. Engagement in physical activities that assist people to age in good health while enjoying quality of life are critical considerations for practitioners and policy-makers. In 1913, the sport of Rugby Union was introduced to Taiwan. As a form of recreational activity, the game became popular among- Taiwanese males. In recent years, older players have sought to facilitate their continued involvement in an activity that is normally played as a full-contact sport. Why these individuals continue to play, how they perceive their experience and how the sport has evolved to maintain their interest and active involvement are especially interesting to explore. Study participants were specifically chosen from an established Taiwanese rugby union club. Semi-structured qualitative interviews were conducted in 2013 with 15 amateur rugby players aged from 54 to 83 years. Results indicated that the main motivations for participants to continue playing was that it gave them ‘a sense of nos... |
| تدمد: | 1466-4496 0261-4367 |
| الوصول الحر: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_________::c425bff14ac94970285cd86f9ac1b39bTest https://doi.org/10.1080/02614367.2015.1031270Test |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsair.doi...........c425bff14ac94970285cd86f9ac1b39b |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
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