Examining the Impact of School Type on Physical Activity Participation in High School Students

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 169-177
Author(s):  
Thomas P. Sweeney ◽  
Joey Gray
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Physical Activity Participation ◽  
Activity Participation ◽  
School Type ◽  
School Students ◽  
The Impact

Availability of Commercial Physical Activity Facilities and Physical Activity Outside of School Among High School Students

2011 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 707-715 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zeynep Isgor ◽  
Lisa M. Powell
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Negative Binomial ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
Panel Study ◽  
Physical Activity Participation ◽  
Activity Participation ◽  
School Students

Background:Environmental factors may play an important role in the determination of physical activity behaviors.Methods:This study used the Child Development Supplement of the Panel Study of Income Dynamics to examine the association between the availability of objectively measured commercial physical activity-related instruction facilities and weekly physical activity participation among high school students outside of school physical education classes. A Negative Binomial count model was used to examine the number of days of vigorous physical activity (at least 30 minutes/day) per week and a Probit model was used to examine the probability of frequent (4 or more days/week) vigorous physical activity participation.Results:The results indicated that an additional instruction school per 10,000 capita per 10 square miles was associated with an 8-percent increase in the weekly number of days of vigorous physical activity participation and a 4 percentage point increase in the likelihood of frequent physical activity participation for female adolescents only. By income, associations were larger for low- versus high-income female youths.Conclusion:Increased availability of local area physical activity-related instruction facilities may help to increase female high school students’ physical activity levels, particularly among low-income female students.

Self-Efficacy and Participation in Vigorous Physical Activity by High School Students

1999 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth R. Allison ◽  
John J. M. Dwyer ◽  
Susan Makin
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
Gender Effects ◽  
Perceived Barriers ◽  
Physical Activity Participation ◽  
Activity Participation ◽  
School Students

The relationship between physical activity self-efficacy and participation in vigorous physical activity by high school students is examined in this article. Self-efficacy is hypothesized to be positively related to participation in three settings (physical education class, other school-related activities, and outside of school). The effects of age, gender, perceived barriers, and actual barriers are also examined. The sample consists of 1,041 grade 9 and 11 students from a large Metropolitan Toronto school board. Factors derived from a previous (factor) analysis were used to examine the effects of self-efficacy, perceived barriers, and life strain (an actual barrier). The results of multiple regression analysis indicate that physical activity self-efficacy, despite external barriers (but not internal barriers), is predictive of physical activity participation in the hypothesized direction. Other results show consistent age and gender effects on physical activity participation and some support for the hypothesized relationship between perceived barriers and participation.

scholarly journals The Impact of Physical Activity to Physical Fitness and Nutrional Status of Grade X Surabaya Vocational High School

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 590-597
Author(s):  
Galih Prasetyo ◽  
Suroto ◽  
Dwi Cahyo Kartiko
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Design Research ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Vocational High School ◽  
School Students ◽  
The Impact

The purpose of this research is to improve physical fitness which is one of the goals of physical education in Indonesia while also improving the nutritional status of Surabaya vocational high school students. This research uses the treatment of physical activity 3 times a week in 2 months as a task in physical education to improve physical fitness and nutrional status on the sample of this research. Research design uses quasi experimental design with metode non-randomized control group pretest-posttest design. Research data was obtained as follows: data processing result on experiment group show that physical activity to VO2max got significant score based calculating using SPSS of 0,00 and physical activity to nutrional status got sig. of 0,60. Whereas in the control group, physical actifity got sig. of 0.20 to VO2max and sig. to 0.11 on nutrional status. Based on the above analysis it can be concluded that physical activity has a significant effect on physical fitness but physical activity has no significant effect on nutrional status to Surabaya vocational high school students.

scholarly journals Awareness of consequence of high school students on loss of bio-diversity

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 316
Author(s):  
Nazım Kaşot ◽  
Serap Özbaş
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Parent Education ◽  
Family Income ◽  
School Type ◽  
School Students ◽  
Education Levels ◽  
Tenth Grade ◽  
Research Students ◽  
The Impact

The aim of this study is to assess the egoistic, altruistic and biospheric awareness of the consequence of high school students regarding the loss of bio-diversity, then comparing the results on the basis of some independent variables (gender, class and family income). The research data were collected from 884 ninth and tenth grade high school students through the survey on the consequence of awareness of the loss of bio-diversity. According to the outcome of the research, students believed in biospheric, egoistic and altruistic results at the similar levels. While the impact of gender and family income on biospheric, altruistic and egoistic awareness of consequence is not so significant, the impact of class is significant on biospheric and altruistic awareness of consequence. Finally, class level and school variables may lead to the prediction of awareness of consequence on loss of bio-diversity; school type-family income, parent education levels not. Keywords: norm activation model, biodiversity, awareness of consequence, high school. 

scholarly journals Physical activity and sitting time prior to and during COVID-19 lockdown in Austrian high-school students

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 531-540
Author(s):  
Klaus Greier ◽  
◽  
Clemens Drenowatz ◽  
Theresa Bischofer ◽  
Gloria Petrasch ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Sitting Time ◽  
School Students ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Active Lifestyle ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Walking Time ◽  
Activity Questionnaire

<abstract> <p>The COVID-19 pandemic has led in many countries to the implementation of policies that mandate social distancing and movement restrictions. While these measures are warranted in order to minimize the spread of the virus they may have detrimental effects on various behaviors, including physical activity (PA). The present study examined PA and sitting time in 14 to18-year-old Austrian high school students prior to and during the second COVID-19 lockdown in Austria. Data was collected via an online questionnaire during fall/winter 2020/21. Questions were based on the International Physical Activity Questionnaire, which examined frequency and duration of PA and sitting time. A total of 221 high school students provided valid data. Participants reported significantly lower moderate and vigorous PA during the lockdown while sitting time increased (p &lt; 0.01). The frequency of walking (days/week) also decreased during COVID-19 lockdown, which also contributed to a significant decline in total walking time (p &lt; 0.01). Further, the decline in PA was more pronounced in boys, while girls reported a greater decline in walking. These differences were due to higher PA and walking in boys and girls, respectively, prior to the lockdown. During the lockdown sex differences in PA and sitting time were limited. Taken together, these results highlight the impact of COVID-19 policies on PA in adolescents and emphasize the importance to promote an active lifestyle even in times of home confinement.</p> </abstract>

scholarly journals High School Sports During the CoVID-19 Pandemic: The Impact of Sport Participation on the Health of Adolescents

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy A. McGuine ◽  
Kevin Biese ◽  
Scott J. Hetzel ◽  
Allison Schwarz ◽  
Claudia L. Reardon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Adolescent Athletes ◽  
School Students ◽  
School Sports ◽  
The Impact

ABSTRACTContextDuring the fall of 2020, some high schools across the US allowed their students to participate in interscholastic sports while others cancelled or postponed their sport programs due to concerns regarding CoVID19 transmission. It is unknown what effect this has had on the physical and mental health of student athletes.ObjectiveIdentify the impact of playing a sport during the CoVID19 pandemic on the health of student athletes.DesignCross-sectional study.SettingSample recruited via email.Patients or Other Participants559 Wisconsin high school athletes (age=15.7+1.2 yrs., female=44%) from 44 high schools completed an online survey in October 2020. A total of 171 (31%) athletes played (PLY) a fall sport, while 388 (69%) did not play (DNP).Main Outcome Measure(s)Demographics included: sex, grade and sports played. Assessments included the General Anxiety Disorder-7 Item (GAD-7) for anxiety, Patient Health Questionnaire-9 Item (PHQ-9) for depression, the Pediatric Functional Activity Brief Scale (PFABS) for physical activity, and the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory 4.0 (PedsQL) for quality of life. Univariable comparisons between the two groups were made via t-tests or chi-square tests. Means for each continuous outcome measure were compared between the groups by ANOVA models that controlled for Age, Sex, Teaching method (Virtual, Hybrid, or In-person), and the % of students eligible for free lunch.RESULTSPLY group participants were less likely to report moderate to severe symptoms of anxiety (PLY=6.6%, DNP=44.1%, p<0.001) and depression (PLY=18.2%, DNP=40.4%, p<0.001). PLY athletes reported higher (better) PFABS scores (mean: [95%CI]), (PLY=23.2[22.0,24.5], DNP=16.4[15.0,17.8], p <0.001) and higher (better) PedsQL total scores (PLY=88.4[85.9,90.9], DNP=79.6[76.8,82.4], p <0.001).CONCLUSIONSAdolescent athletes who played a sport during the CoVID19 pandemic reported fewer symptoms of anxiety and depression, as well as higher physical activity and quality of life scores compared to adolescent athletes who did not play a sport.Key pointsHigh school students who played a sport during the CoVID-19 pandemic in the fall of 2020 were less likely to report anxiety and depression symptoms than athletes who did not play a sport.High school students who played a sport during the CoVID-19 pandemic in the fall of 2020 reported higher physical activity and quality of life scores compared to high school athletes who did not play a sport.Participation in high school sports may have significant physical and mental health benefits for US adolescent athletes during the CoVID-19 pandemic.

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