Nutrition and Physical Activity Program to Attenuate Obesity and Promote Physical and Metabolic Fitness in Elementary School Children

Community physical activity programs are a means by which children may be provided with appropriate physical activity, although it is not yet known how children register in these programs. In this research, registration of young children in community physical activity programs was assumed to be a product of decisions made by their parents. The purpose of the research was to explore the usefulness of the theory of planned behavior in predicting registration of children in a community physical activity program from decisions made by their parents. A simple random sample of 400 first-grade elementary school children resident in Heraklion, Crete, was selected. Their parents completed a questionnaire corresponding to the framework of the theory of planned behavior. It was concluded that the theory of planned behavior is valid in predicting the defined behavior.

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Validation of Interviewer-Assisted Recall for Measuring Minutes of Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity in Elementary School Children, Grades 3 and 5

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior ◽

10.1016/j.jneb.2015.12.001 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 48 (2) ◽

pp. 152-156.e1 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Marsha Dowda ◽

Russell R. Pate ◽

Kerry L. McIver ◽

Suzanne D. Baxter ◽

Dawn K. Wilson ◽

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Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Elementary School ◽

School Children ◽

Elementary School Children ◽

Vigorous Physical Activity

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Impact of a nutrition and physical activity program in cardiorespiratory, hemodynamic, metabolic and behavior parameters

10.20868/upm.thesis.47952 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Eliane Aparecida de Castro

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Physical Activity Program ◽

Activity Program ◽

Nutrition And Physical Activity ◽

And Behavior

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Developmental relations between motivation types and physical activity in elementary school children (1)

Swiss Sports & Exercise Medicine ◽

10.34045/ssem/2019/30 ◽

2019 ◽

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Elementary School ◽

Physical Education ◽

Measurement Invariance ◽

School Children ◽

Elementary School Children ◽

Growth Models ◽

Developmental Trajectories ◽

Autonomous Motivation ◽

Multiple Group

Objectives: The objectives of this study were to observe the developmental trajectories of motivation types among young children from 8 to 12 years using a more comprehensive scale of physical education motivation. We also tested the relations between these trajectories and objective physical activity during this period. Design: Students in grades 5–7 (n=1202; 51.2% boys) were recruited from 17 elementary schools. Three cohorts completed the motivation questionnaire four times and objective physical activity was measured up to four times over a two years school period. Method: Measurement invariance of the scale was tested across cohorts and occasions. Multiple group multiple cohort growth models were estimated to determine motivation types trajectories. Regression models were then built to predict children’s slope of MVPA during this period. Results: We provided strong measurement invariance to a new and more comprehensive scale of PE motivation. Latent growth curve modeling indicated trajectories that decrease on average for all forms of motivations at this early age. Results also revealed some relations between motivation’s scores and objective physical activity trajectories, especially with autonomous motivation. Conclusions: Our study revealed the earliest decline of motivation towards physical education to have ever been highlighted in elementary school children. Relations between trajectory of intrinsic stimulation and PA behavior permitted us to highlight the possible role of autonomous motivation in minimizing the decline of children’s PA behavior during PE lesson.

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