PERSONAL STRESSORS
Personal stressors are events or conditions that occur in a person's life that may adversely impact on the individual's or their family's wellbeing. A stressor may occur directly, such as personally experiencing a serious illness, or indirectly, such as having a family member with a serious illness. In some instances personal stressors may have an ongoing impact, or limit the capacity of a person or family to live a satisfying and productive life.
People who experienced a personal stressor in the last 12 months had a higher participation rate in sport and physical recreation activities (77%) than those who did not experience any of these stressors (70%). Of those who participated in sport and physical recreation, 63% of people experienced a stressor in the last 12 months, compared with 56% of non-participants who had experienced a stressor. Research has shown that exercise has stress modifying effects, where people who exercise more exhibit less health problems when they encounter stress than those who don't participate (Gerber & Pühse 2009), but the motivation for participating in sport and physical recreation varies among individuals.
5.4 Participation in Sport and Physical Recreation, By whether experienced a personal stressor in last 12 months |
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 | Participated | Did not participate | Total | Participation rate | Non-participation rate | Total |
| '000 | '000 | '000 | % | % | % |
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| Experienced a stressor | 7 903.0 | 2 413.8 | 10 316.8 | 76.6 | 23.4 | 100.0 |
| Did not experience a stressor | 4 555.7 | 1 914.0 | 6 469.7 | 70.4 | 29.6 | 100.0 |
| Total(a) | 12 458.7 | 4 329.4 | 16 788.2 | 74.2 | 25.8 | 100.0 |
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| (a) Includes null response and not stated. |
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