Research on the primary and middle school students' sports development in Jiangsu and its influencing factors

Objective To understand the sports development of primary and middle school students in Jiangsu and its influencing factors,and to provide reference for formulating intervention measures.Methods A total of 6 846 students selected by stratified cluster sampling from 30 primary and middle schools in 8 cities of Jiangsu Province were investigated on their sports development.Results In the school factors,the reporting rates of venues and equipment failing to meet the class and extracurricular activities were 11.96%,15.63%,respectively.The reporting rates of having physical education less than 3 days/week,being occupied,having the full time of physical education,lack of Interest were 55.15%,51.57%,53.87%,42.25%,respectively.The reporting rate of the school big break activities was 80.53%,and that of not loving teachers or teaching methods was 25.82%;in the individual factors,the reporting rates of participating in the extracurricular activity more than 3 times/week,participating in extracurricular activities 1 hours/day,mastering more than 3 sports skills,participatinge in the extracurricular training class were 18.00%,12.66%,60.70%,15.50%,respectively;In family factors,the reporting rate of parents' support and company was 32.98%;In social factors,the reporting rates of the influences made by sports scores,test scores,sports activities on the students' school evaluation and careers were 35.92%,32.46%,24.04%,respectively.Further studies had shown that there were significanct differences in the development of youth sports in different genders and regions.Generally speaking,the development of sports for boys was better than that for girls,and the development of sports for students in South of Jiangsu was better than that in northern Jiangsu.Conclusion The low quality of physical education curriculum,few time and low frequency of teenagers extracurricular sports activities,refusing to accompany of parents and lack of definite evaluation mechanism of social policy are the main factors restricting the development of juvenile sports.The continuous development of primary and middle school students' sports asks for the compatibility of all factors,and the harmonious development.