Leisure Behavior of Young Immigrants in Andalusia (Spain): The Process of Acculturation through Physical Activities and Sport

Juan Carlos Checa, Ángeles Arjona, Montserrat Monserrat and Darío Salguero
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Juan Carlos Checa: Department of Geography, History and Humanities, Faculty of Humanities, University of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain
Ángeles Arjona: Department of Geography, History and Humanities, Faculty of Humanities, University of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain
Montserrat Monserrat: Social and Cultural Anthropology Laboratory, Faculty of Humanities, University of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain
Darío Salguero: Department of Education, Faculty of Education, University of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 1, 1-15

Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to understand the role that physical activity and sport plays during leisure time (LTPAS) in the social integration of young immigrants (Africans, Latin-Americans, and Eastern Europeans) in Andalusia, Spain. Method: With this aim, Physical Activity and Sport Acculturation Index (PASAI) data were collected through a survey of the immigrant population aged 15–20. The final sample consists of 440 surveys. The average age was 17.6 (SD = 2.9). 48.4% of them were men, 72% were single, and 72.8% had secondary-level studies. In terms of generation, the second-generation population represented 25.8% of the total, the 1.5 generation 43.5%, and the first generation 30.7%. The questionnaire was voluntarily answered by immigrant students in classrooms and was completed in the second stage via random surveys of residential areas to cover the quota of age and origin. A regression analysis was applied in two phases, generating two models. The first included independent socio-demographic variables; the second included structural variables. Results: First, the results show that immigrants have a low participation rate in physical activity and sport during their leisure time. Second, generation and origin are the main variables that predict variation in physical and sport participation.

Keywords: immigrants; sport; physical activity; leisure time; acculturation; integration; Spain (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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