scholarly journals School and community physical activity characteristics and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity among Chinese school-aged children: A multilevel path model analysis

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 416-422 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lijuan Wang ◽  
Yan Tang ◽  
Jiong Luo
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
Model Analysis ◽  
Path Model ◽  
School Aged Children ◽  
School And Community ◽  
Chinese School

scholarly journals Returning Chinese school-aged children and adolescents to physical activity in the wake of COVID-19: Actions and precautions

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 322-324 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peijie Chen ◽  
Lijuan Mao ◽  
George P. Nassis ◽  
Peter Harmer ◽  
Barbara E. Ainsworth ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
School Aged Children ◽  
Chinese School

School-day Classroom-based Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
pp. 463-471
Author(s):  
Hannah G. Calvert ◽  
Lindsey Turner
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Sedentary Behavior ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
Mixed Effects ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Sedentary Behaviors ◽  
School Aged Children ◽  
Percent Time ◽  
School Day ◽  
Sedentary Bouts

Objective: Many school-aged children do not meet the daily minimum recommendations for accruing moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA), and spend much of their day sedentary. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of teacher-delivered classroom-based physical activity (CBPA) on students' MVPA and sedentary behaviors. Methods: Participants included 157 students across 7 classrooms and 500 student-days of observation. Students wore accelerometers for one week during fall of 2017, and teachers recorded their CBPA offerings daily. Minutes of scheduled recess and physical education (PE) also were recorded. Results: Overall, students spent the majority of the school day engaged in sedentary behavior, and accrued an average of 20 and 28 minutes of MVPA on non-PE and PE days, respectively. Students did not engage in lengthy bouts of sedentary behavior, and spent approximately 30 minutes each day in sedentary bouts. Mixed-effects regression analyses revealed that offering any CBPA was associated with greater percent time in MVPA and less in sedentary behavior. Conclusion: CBPA is an important contributor to the 30 minutes of school-day MVPA that students should accrue, especially since PE and recess are often not sufficient..

scholarly journals Associations Between Physical Activity and Perceived School Performance of Young Adolescents in Health Behavior in School-Aged Children Countries

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (7) ◽  
pp. 698-708 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kwok W. Ng ◽  
Gorden Sudeck ◽  
Adilson Marques ◽  
Alberto Borraccino ◽  
Zuzana Boberova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Confidence Interval ◽  
School Performance ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
Family Affluence Scale ◽  
Young Adolescents ◽  
Odds Ratios ◽  
Family Affluence ◽  
School Aged Children ◽  
Pooled Data

Background: Regular physical activity and doing well in school are important for growing adolescents. In this study, the associations between physical activity and perceived school performance (PSP) are examined together. Methods: Young adolescents from 42 countries (n = 193,949) in Europe and Canada were examined for associations between self-reported moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and PSP. Multinominal analyses were conducted with 0 to 2 days of MVPA and below average PSP as reference categories. Adjusted odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals were reported for pooled data and individual countries after controlling for family affluence scale. Results: Girls had better PSP than boys, yet more boys participated in daily MVPA than girls. The associations between PSP and MVPA were inverted U shaped. The strongest association for very good PSP was among young adolescents who reported 5 to 6 days MVPA (odds ratios = 2.3; 95% confidence interval, 2.1–2.4) after controlling for family affluence scale. Conclusions: Young adolescents with average or better PSP took part in at least 3 days of MVPA in a week, suggesting that participating in some MVPA was positively associated with PSP. More days of MVPA in a week, especially for young adolescents with below average PSP, would be beneficial for health and school performance.

scholarly journals Decreased Vigorous Physical Activity in School-Aged Children with Human Immunodeficiency Virus in Johannesburg, South Africa

2016 ◽  
Vol 172 ◽  
pp. 103-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcia Wong ◽  
Stephanie Shiau ◽  
Michael T. Yin ◽  
Renate Strehlau ◽  
Faeezah Patel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
South Africa ◽  
Human Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
School Aged Children ◽  
Immunodeficiency Virus

scholarly journals Levels of Physical Activity and Mental Health in Adolescents in Ireland

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 1713
Author(s):  
Michal Molcho ◽  
Aoife Gavin ◽  
Devon Goodwin
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Health Indicators ◽  
Ordinary Least Squares ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Positive Mental Health ◽  
School Aged Children

The benefits of physical activity for the physical health of individuals are well documented. Less is known about the benefits of physical activity for mental health. This paper explores the associations between physical activity and positive mental health and mental health problems. The paper utilises data collected from a representative sample of 10–17-year-old adolescents in Ireland. Physical activity in the study is measured using moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and vigorous physical activity (VPA). Mental health was measured using the Cantril Leader of Life Satisfaction, the WHO-5 index, Mental Health Inventory (MHI-5) and the Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children (HBSC) Symptom Checklist (HBSC-SCL). Data were analysed using bivariate (Pearson Correlation, t-test, one-way ANOVA) and multivariate (two-way ANOVA, ordinary least squares (OLS) regressions) analyses. In total, 8636 adolescents were included in this analysis. Higher participation in physical activity was associated with higher scores on the positive mental health indicators and lower scores on the mental health problems indicators. When modelled together, VPA was a stronger predictor of mental health than MVPA, especially in girls. For example, standardised beta coefficients for predicting MHI-5 were −0.09 for MVPA (p < 0.001) and −0.13 for VPA (p < 0.001) To our knowledge, this is the first study that looks at levels of physical activity as well as both positive mental health and mental health problems. The study highlights the need to encourage and enable adolescents, and especially girls, to participate in vigorous exercising as way of promoting positive mental health.

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