• The continued importance of family sport culture for sport participation during the teenage years 

      Strandbu, Åse; Bakken, Anders; Stefansen, Kari (Sport, Education and Society;volume 25, issue 8, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-10-12)
      Growing up in a family with an affinity for sports increases the likelihood of participating in club-organised sports. Few studies to date have addressed whether the importance of family sport culture is stable or changes ...
    • Fotball som kjønnet mulighetsrom. Hvilken betydning har metafortellingen om kvinnefotball for unge jenters idrettsprosjekt? 

      Persson, Marlene; Stefansen, Kari; Strandbu, Åse (Tidsskrift for kjønnsforskning;Årgang 44, nr. 3-2020, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-10-12)
      Denne artikkelen handler om idrett og kjønn. Vi tar utgangspunkt i fotball – som i dag er den mest populære idretten blant både jenter og gutter, samtidig som den er tydelig kjønnet på elitenivå. Kvinnefotball framstilles ...
    • Opting out of youth sports: how can we understand the social processes involved? 

      Persson, Marlene; Espedalen, Lars Erik; Stefansen, Kari; Strandbu, Åse (Sport, Education and Society;Published online 06 Sep 201, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-09-02)
      Sports researchers often examine the subject of youth quitting sports through quantitative surveys using fixed-choice questionnaires. In this paper, we analyze 1,248 descriptions offered by youth in the survey Young in ...
    • What are youth sports for? Youth sports parenting in working-class communities 

      Eriksen, Ingunn Marie; Stefansen, Kari (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      This paper explores youth sports parenting in the context of Norway, focusing on the orientations of parents living in predominantly working-class communities, specifically what they believe youth sports are for. Its ...
    • Young people’s experiences of parental involvement in youth sport 

      Strandbu, Åse; Stefansen, Kari; Smette, Ingrid; Sandvik, Morten Renslo (Sport, Education and Society;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Recently parental involvement in youth sport has intensified, challenging the understanding of youth sports as an arena where adolescents can develop their identity and autonomy. On this background, our study explores how ...