Table 3 Barriers (B) and facilitators (F) to physical activity and sport in a socioecological framework and each study contribution including remote only barriers and facilitators
Level | Description of Barrier / Facilitator | Study Reference Number | Total Number of | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 1 r | 6 r | 7 r | Barriers | Facilitators | ||
Individual | 18 | 12 | ||||||||||
Motivation | F | B | B | 2 | 1 | |||||||
Enjoyment of Activity | F | 1 | ||||||||||
Shyness /Embarrassment | B | B | B | B | 4 | |||||||
Perceived lack of ability | B | B | 2 | |||||||||
Lack of sporting ability | B | 1 | ||||||||||
Financial cost/opportunity | B | B | F | 2 | 1 | |||||||
Lack of time | B | B | 2 | |||||||||
Goals/Future opportunities | F | F | 2 | |||||||||
Having good health | F | F | 2 | |||||||||
Cultural practices | F | 1 | ||||||||||
Program delivered in local language | F | 1 | ||||||||||
Preference for certain sports | BF | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
Racial/ethnic identity | BF | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
Alternative to negative behaviours | F | 1 | ||||||||||
Academic ability | B | 1 | ||||||||||
Use of drugs, alcohol and smoking | B | 1 | ||||||||||
Overweight or obese | B | 1 | ||||||||||
Interpersonal | r | r | r | 9 | 11 | |||||||
Parents who smoke | B | 1 | ||||||||||
Living in a sole parent household | B | 1 | ||||||||||
Moving house in the past 5 years | B | 1 | ||||||||||
Family owns their own home | F | 1 | ||||||||||
PA important to the family | F | 1 | ||||||||||
Parental/Family role-modelling/activity level | B | BF | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
Friends activity level | F | B | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
Connection with friends | F | 1 | ||||||||||
Family connectedness | F | F | 2 | |||||||||
Family provides transport | F | 1 | ||||||||||
Lack of family car | B | 1 | ||||||||||
Peer competition | BF | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
Connection with cultural practices | F | F | B | 1 | 2 | |||||||
Community | r | r | r | 27 | 11 | |||||||
Living in a remote community | F | 1 | ||||||||||
Lack of sporting facilities and amenities | B | B | B | 3 | ||||||||
Lack of sporting equipment | B | B | 2 | |||||||||
Lack of readily accessible venues and equipment outside of organised sporting sessions | B | 2 | ||||||||||
Lack of appropriate training | B | 1 | ||||||||||
Lack of activities/programs | B | B | 2 | |||||||||
Type of sporting program | F | F | 2 | |||||||||
Opportunity to hire equipment | F | 1 | ||||||||||
The distance of sporting venues from residential areas | B | B | 2 | |||||||||
School holiday programs with transport to physical activities | F | 1 | ||||||||||
Safety of community play areas for children | B | 1 | ||||||||||
Poor community cohesion | B | 1 | ||||||||||
Lack of transport | B | B | B | 3 | ||||||||
Experiences of racism in the community | B | B | B | 3 | ||||||||
Climate too hot | B | 1 | ||||||||||
Seasonal restrictions | B | 1 | ||||||||||
Access to natural environment, tracks and parks | F | 1 | ||||||||||
Fear of dogs | B | 1 | ||||||||||
Community members/leaders | BF | B | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
Perception of negative attitude of authorities | B | 1 | ||||||||||
Admired sports people | F | 1 | ||||||||||
Connection to the community/sense of belonging | F | 1 | ||||||||||
Organisations providing services | F | 1 | ||||||||||
Cost of organisation providing services | B | 1 | ||||||||||
Coaching programs poorly attended/too academic | B | 1 | ||||||||||
Consistent mentoring of sports staff required | F | 1 | ||||||||||
Policy / Institutional | r | r | r | 4 | 3 | |||||||
Welfare dependency | B | B | B | 3 | ||||||||
The Aboriginal community governed collaboration | F | 1 | ||||||||||
Continuity of provision of sporting/PA programs | B | 1 | ||||||||||
Effective publicity about sporting programs by clubs and agencies | F | 1 | ||||||||||
Using a MoU to make partnership explicit | F | 1 | ||||||||||