Leisure is an instrument used to facilitate the social integration of people with disabilities. However, it requires significant knowledge of the needs and expectations of this clientele, who often experience isolation, especially in rural areas. The general objective of this study was to attempt to identify and understand the realities experienced by the partners of the Quebec Association for Leisure for People with Disabilities, who offer various services and leisure activities to people with disabilities in rural Quebec. Through focus groups and semi-structured interviews with seventy local stakeholders, this study highlights the fact that the needs of organizations offering recreational activities to people with disabilities are increasingly urgent, especially in terms of finances, paratransit, accessibility, specialized human resources and consultation. This study also demonstrates that recreational activities are essential for the social and identity development of people with disabilities, but also for the development of more inclusive and connected rural communities.

Because youth with disabilities participate less in physical activity than young people without disabilities and that schools play an important role in adopting a healthy lifestyle, it is important to deepen our understanding of the elements that foster participation of young people with disabilities in physical activity. The objective of this research is twofold: 1) establish the determinants of participation of youth with disabilities in physical education according to practitioners and 2) document the effects of an initiation and competition program for youth with disabilities on their physical activity. The collection of data using semi-structured interviews was conducted in two phases. The first, among teachers and school-based practitioners (n = 18), aimed to understand their experiences relating to the adoption of healthy lifestyles among their students with disabilities. As for the second, practitioners (n = 12) were interviewed during organized adapted sporting events. Analysis of the interviews shows two categories of determinants, namely determinants relating to school (winning conditions of the environment, the importance of extracurricular activities, and obstacles) as well as determinants relating to the professional competence of teachers (the role of teachers, collaboration between professionals, the benefits of sport and physical activity and obstacles encountered).

This study aims to document, through a scoping review, the factors of risk-taking behaviors (RTBs) in recreational, physical, and sports activity (RPSA) among men aged 14–24. EBSCOhost, Scopus, and Web of Science databases as well as the range of years 2000–2014 were chosen to perform the scoping review. Many factors have been associated with the phenomenon of risk-taking: the physical environment, social influence, the recreational and sporting dimension, protective equipment, age, sensation-seeking, and substance consumption. On the one hand, some risk factors such as the recreational and sporting dimension as well as sensation-seeking are very well documented. On the other hand, some are not, which highlights the need to increase research, notably regarding the links between risk homeostasis, age, and peer influence with RTBs in RPSA.

This article draws a portrait of peer interactions during physical activities between students with and without disabilities. A research group part of a project funded by Québec en Forme under the AlterGo Défi Sportif has carried out a study about the determinants of adopting healthy lifestyle habits using a mixed method and two data collection methods. This research was conducted using observation sessions during physical education classes and semi-structured interviews with school administrators, students with disabilities, parents and physical educators. Results highlight an increased need for raising awareness in schools, a certain distance kept by students without disabilities towards students with disabilities and the impacts of small groups on the active participation of the latter.

La prise de risque en loisir, véritable enjeu social, touche principalement les jeunes hommes, lesquels sont davantage aux prises avec des blessures récréatives et sportives. L’étude présentée s’intègre au groupe de recherche de l’Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières qui explore les facteurs incitant à la prise de risque et les facteurs protégeant de la prise de risque. Cet article propose de considérer ces facteurs dans une optique d’évolution selon trois groupes d’âge (14 à 16 ans, 17 à 20 ans, et 21 à 24 ans). Cette recherche empirique, par un devis qualitatif a été menée par l’analyse de 26 entretiens semi-dirigés via le logiciel NVivo9. L’analyse comparative des données montrent que les facteurs se modulent selon l’âge de trois façons: des éléments deviennent plus importants avec l’âge alors que d’autres perdent de l’importance avec l’âge. Enfin, des éléments transcendent les groupes d’âge et rejoignent l’ensemble des participants de cette étude.