Self-perceived social relationships are related to health risk behaviors and mental health in adolescents

Abstract Although changes have been observed in social relationships in the recent years, especially among younger generations, little evidence is available concerning factors associated with adolescents’ perceived social relationships. In this study we investigated the association between self-perceived social relationships, health-related behaviors, biological maturation, and mental health in adolescents. This is a cross-sectional study conducted with 1,336 adolescents (605 boys and 731 girls) aged between 10 to 17 years from public schools. Self-perceived social relationships (family, friends, and teachers), feelings of stress and sadness, academic performance, tobacco smoking, alcohol and fat consumption, physical activity, and screen time were evaluated by a questionnaire. Biological maturation was assessed by the peak height velocity. We observed that worse perceived social relationships were associated with tobacco smoking (family and teachers), alcohol drinking (teachers), higher consumption of fat (teachers), greater feelings of stress (family and teachers) and sadness (family and friends), and poor academic achievement (friends and teachers).

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Biological maturity and the anthropometric, physical and technical assessment of talent identified U16 Australian footballers

International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching ◽

10.1177/1747954117710507 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 12 (3) ◽

pp. 344-350 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Ashley J Cripps ◽

Christopher Joyce ◽

Carl T Woods ◽

Luke S Hopper

Keyword(s):

Characteristic Curve ◽

Vertical Jump ◽

Binary Logistic Regression ◽

Peak Height ◽

Technical Skill ◽

Height Velocity ◽

State Representation ◽

Peak Height Velocity ◽

Biological Maturation ◽

Australian Football

This study compared biological maturation, anthropometric, physical and technical skill measures between talent and non-talent identified junior Australian footballers. Players were recruited from the under 16 Western Australian Football League and classified as talent (state representation; n = 25, 15.7 ± 0.3 y) or non-talent identified (non-state representation; n = 25, 15.6 ± 0.4 y). Players completed a battery of anthropometric, physical and technical skill assessments. Maturity was estimated using years from peak height velocity calculations. Binary logistic regression was used to identify the variables demonstrating the strongest association with the main effect of ‘status’. A receiver operating characteristic curve was used to assess the level of discrimination provided by the strongest model. Talent identified under 16 players were biologically older, had greater stationary and dynamic leaps and superior handball skill when compared to their non-talent identified counterparts. The strongest model of status included standing height, non-dominant dynamic vertical jump and handball outcomes (AUC = 83.4%, CI = 72.1%–95.1%). Biological maturation influences anthropometric and physical capacities that are advantageous for performance in Australian football; talent identification methods should factor biological maturation as a confound in the search for junior players who are most likely to succeed in senior competition.

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Somatic maturation and the relationship between bone mineral variables and types of sports among adolescents: cross-sectional study

Sao Paulo Medical Journal ◽

10.1590/1516-3180.2016.0270210217 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 135 (3) ◽

pp. 253-259 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Ricardo Ribeiro Agostinete ◽

Igor Hideki Ito ◽

Han Kemper ◽

Carlos Marcelo Pastre ◽

Mário Antônio Rodrigues-Júnior ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Bone Mineral Density ◽

Bone Mineral ◽

Peak Height ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Height Velocity ◽

Whole Body ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Peak Height Velocity ◽

Mineral Density ◽

Cross Sectional

ABSTRACT CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Peak height velocity (PHV) is an important maturational event during adolescence that affects skeleton size. The objective here was to compare bone variables in adolescents who practiced different types of sports, and to identify whether differences in bone variables attributed to sports practice were dependent on somatic maturation status. DESIGN AND SETTING: Cross-sectional study, São Paulo State University (UNESP). METHODS: The study was composed of 93 adolescents (12 to 16.5 years old), divided into three groups: no-sport group (n = 42), soccer/basketball group (n = 26) and swimming group (n = 25). Bone mineral density and content were measured using dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry and somatic maturation was estimated through using peak height velocity. Data on training load were provided by the coaches. RESULTS: Adolescents whose PHV occurred at an older age presented higher bone mineral density in their upper limbs (P = 0.018). After adjustments for confounders, such as somatic maturation, the swimmers presented lower values for bone mineral density in their lower limbs, spine and whole body. Only the bone mineral density in the upper limbs was similar between the groups. There was a negative relationship between whole-body bone mineral content and the weekly training hours (β: -1563.967; 95% confidence interval, CI: -2916.484 to -211.450). CONCLUSION: The differences in bone variables attributed to sport practice occurred independently of maturation, while high training load in situations of hypogravity seemed to be related to lower bone mass in swimmers.

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Effect of Biological Maturation on Performance of the Athletic Ability Assessment in Australian Rules Football Players

International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance ◽

10.1123/ijspp.2019-0683 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 16 (1) ◽

pp. 28-36

Author(s):

Daniel K. Rogers ◽

Ian McKeown ◽

Gaynor Parfitt ◽

Darren Burgess ◽

Roger G. Eston

Keyword(s):

Statistical Significance ◽

A Priori ◽

Developmentally Appropriate ◽

Peak Height ◽

Height Velocity ◽

Football Players ◽

Peak Height Velocity ◽

Athletic Ability ◽

Biological Maturation ◽

Australian Rules Football

Purpose: To determine the effect of biological maturation on athletic movement competency as measured using the Athletic Ability Assessment-6. Methods: Fifty-two junior Australian Rules football players were split into 3 groups based on proximity to peak height velocity, while 46 senior players were split into 2 groups based on playing status. The subjects completed the Athletic Ability Assessment-6 (inclusive of the overhead squat, double lunge, single-leg Romanian dead lift, push-up, and chin-up). All subjects were filmed and retrospectively assessed by a single rater. A 1-way analysis of variance and effect-size statistics (Cohen d) with corresponding 90% confidence intervals were used to describe between-groups differences in the component movement scores. The statistical significance was set a priori at P < .05. Results: There were significant between-groups differences for all component movements (P < .05). Post hoc testing revealed that older, more mature subjects possessed greater competency in all movements except the overhead squat. The effect sizes revealed predominantly moderate to very large differences in competency between the senior and junior groups (range of d [90% confidence interval]: 0.70 [0.06 to 1.30] to 3.01 [2.18 to 3.72]), with unclear to moderate differences found when comparing the 3 junior groups (0.08 [−0.50 to 0.65] to 0.97 [0.22–1.61]). Conclusions: The findings suggest that biological maturation may be associated with changes in athletic movement competency in youth Australian Rules football players. Therefore, it is recommended that strength and conditioning coaches monitor maturity status when working with 12- to 15-y-old players. This can allow for a comparison of an individual’s athletic movement competency to maturity-based standards and help guide developmentally appropriate training programs.

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Hubungan Status Gizi dan Aktivitas Fisik dengan Kejadian Hipertensi Remaja

Jurnal Gizi ◽

10.26714/jg.10.2.2021.10-19 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (2) ◽

pp. 10

Author(s):

Romadhiyana Kisno Saputri ◽

Akhmad Al-Bari ◽

Ria Indah Kusuma Pitaloka

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Nutritional Status ◽

Quantitative Research ◽

Peak Height ◽

Height Velocity ◽

Peak Height Velocity ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Obesity And Overweight ◽

Increase Risk ◽

Overweight Adolescents

Adolescence is peak height velocity that affect changes in body composition, rapidgrowth on weight, bone mass, pysical activity and nutritional status. Overweight and lack ofphysical activity are risk factors of hyertension in adolescents. Overweight adolescents havea 4,85 times risk of developig hypertension compared to adolescents with normal nutritionalstatus. Lack of physical activity has 7,86 times the risk of developing hypertension thanadolescents with active physical activity. Hypertension in adolescents increase risk ofmorbidity and mortality in adults. This study aim to determine the correlation between nutritional status and physicalactivity with hypertension in adolescents. A quantitative research with cross sectional designwas developed. Respondents in this study were 75 college students. Data analysis usingSpearman’s Correlation test. Proportion of obesity and overweight was 20%. Physical activity of the respondentsbelongs to light category. The incidence of hypertension I 14,67% and hypertension II2,67%. Results shows that there was correlation between nutritional status and physicalactivity with hypertension in adolescents.Keywords : nutritional status, physical activity, hypertension, adolescents

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Effect of biological maturation on gross motor coordination in boys: a mediation analysis

Fisioterapia em Movimento ◽

10.1590/1980-5918.032.ao65 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 33 ◽

Author(s):

Douglas Henrique Bezerra-Santos ◽

Leonardo Gomes de Oliveira Luz ◽

Braulio Patrick da Silva-Lima ◽

Ingrid Kelly Alves dos Santos-Pinheiro ◽

Arnaldo Tenório da Cunha-Júnior ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Motor Coordination ◽

Peak Height ◽

Early Years ◽

Height Velocity ◽

Peak Height Velocity ◽

Gross Motor ◽

Sitting Height ◽

Biological Maturation ◽

Walking Backward

Abstract Introduction: The literature emphasizes the importance of acquiring good motor coordination in the early years of life and its relationship with physical fitness and physical activity during adolescence and adulthood. Objective: To analyze the effect of biological maturation on the motor coordination in boys. Method: The sample was composed by 203 boys between 11 and 14 years old. Height, body mass, sitting height, waist circumference (WC) and skinfolds were measured. Somatic maturation (SM) was assessed by maturity offset (estimated age at peak height velocity). The gross motor coordination was evaluated by Körperkoordinationstest für Kinder (KTK) battery. Results: The SM exerted an effect on the walking backward on balance beams (WB) mediated by the WC. Conclusion: The results showed that the performance of boys in the WB was negatively influenced by the greater volume of fat in the trunk related to a more advanced state of SM.

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The Study of Maturational Timing Effect in Elite Portuguese Adolescent Basketball Players: Anthropometric, Functional and Game Performance Implications

Applied Sciences ◽

10.3390/app11219894 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (21) ◽

pp. 9894

Author(s):

Isabel Fragoso ◽

Sérgio Ramos ◽

Júlia Teles ◽

Anna Volossovitch ◽

António Paulo Ferreira ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Peak Height ◽

Upper Body ◽

Height Velocity ◽

Peak Height Velocity ◽

Basketball Players ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Male Adolescents ◽

Body Strength ◽

Upper Body Strength ◽

Game Performance

To estimate age at peak height velocity (APHV) in Portuguese male adolescents and; test the effect of maturational status in physical fitness attributes and individual game performance of U-14 basketball players. One mixed-longitudinal cohort with a sample of 439 Portuguese male adolescents and; one cross sectional sample of 172 Portuguese elite U-14 basketball players. The on-time group was defined within a 1-year band (more or less) from mean APHV. Preece-Baines model 1 was adopted to fit the mean stature curve. Independent samples t-tests and Kruskal-Wallis tests were performed and effect size (partial eta square) was calculated. The growth fitting revealed an APHV around 13.45 years for Portuguese male adolescents. Early maturing players exceeded significantly their peers in body size and composition, jump power and upper body strength. Early and on-time maturing players scored better in rebounds won per game (APHV = 13.81, 13.30 years), Performance Index Rating (PIR) and points scored per minute. Maturation influences morphology attributes and strength regardless of the APHV (13.81, 13.45, 13.30 years) used to obtain the cut-off points. It is recommended to use the new Portuguese mean APHV value to avoid extreme classifying bias groups.

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Aptidão cardiorrespiratória em crianças e adolescentes

Brazilian Journal of Kinanthropometry and Human Performance ◽

10.5007/1980-0037.2018v20n6p535 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 20 (6) ◽

pp. 535-543

Author(s):

Kenia Rejane de Oliveira Batista ◽

Mona Gizelle Dreger de Oliveira ◽

Carla Fabiane dos Santos Lemos ◽

Josiene De Oliveira Couto ◽

Nara Michelle Moura Soares ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Cardiorespiratory Fitness ◽

Age Groups ◽

Peak Height ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Height Velocity ◽

Age Group ◽

Peak Height Velocity ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Significance Level ◽

And Gender

Cardiorespiratory fitness is an important health status indicator. The purpose of this study was to verify the cardiorespiratory fitness according to age group and gender in children and adolescents from Sergipe, Brazil. It is a cross-sectional study with sample consisting of 195 adolescents of both genders with mean age of 11.75 ± 3.0 years. For the characterization of participants, a questionnaire with age and gender identification designed by researchers was used. Subsequently, participants were submitted to anthropometric evaluation in order to estimate the maturational stage by means of the peak height velocity (PHV). The 20-meter back-and-forth test was used to estimate cardiorespiratory fitness. Two-way ANOVA was applied with sample divided into two groups (“up to 13 years” and “above 13 years”). Polynomial contrast was used to identify the type of tendency for cardiorespiratory fitness, and simple contrast for multiple comparisons. All procedures were performed using SPSS version 22.0 software, considering 5% significance level. In the “over 13 years” group, there was a significant effect on the cardiorespiratory capacity behavior according to “gender” [F(1, 45) = 5.54, p = 0.02, r = 0.33] and “age” [F(4.45) = 3.37, p = 0.02, r = 0.48]. The simple contrast identified increased cardiorespiratory fitness behavior in relation to age groups of 15 and 16 year when compared to the age group of 14 years. It was concluded that gender and age positively influence cardiorespiratory fitness from the maturational reference age in the study group.

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Birth weight, biological maturation and obesity in adolescents: a mediation analysis

Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease ◽

10.1017/s2040174417000241 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 8 (4) ◽

pp. 502-507 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

A. O. Werneck ◽

D. R. P. Silva ◽

P. J. Collings ◽

R. A. Fernandes ◽

E. R. V. Ronque ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Birth Weight ◽

Waist Circumference ◽

Body Fat ◽

Economic Status ◽

Peak Height ◽

Height Velocity ◽

Peak Height Velocity ◽

Mediation Analyses ◽

School Based ◽

Biological Maturation

This study was aimed to investigate associations between birth weight and multiple adiposity indicators in youth, and to examine potential mediating effects by biological maturation. This was a school-based study involving 981 Brazilian adolescents aged between 10 and 17 years. Birth weight was reported retrospectively by mothers. Maturation was estimated by age of peak height velocity. Adiposity indicators included body mass index (BMI), waist circumference and percent body fat estimated from triceps and subscapular skinfolds. Multilevel mediation analyses were performed using the Sobel test, adjusted for chronological age, gestational age, cardiorespiratory fitness and socio-economic status. Except for body fat in girls, biological maturation partly or fully mediated (P<0.05) positive relationships between birth weight with all other obesity indicators in both sexes with their respective values of indirect effects with 95% confidence intervals: BMI [boys: 0.44 (0.06–0.82); girls: 0.38 (0.13–0.64)], waist circumference [boys: 1.14 (0.22–2.05); girls: 0.87 (0.26–1.48)] and body fat [boys: 0.60 (0.13–1.07)]. To conclude, birth weight is associated with elevated obesity risk in adolescence and biological maturation seems to at least partly mediate this relationship.

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Age-related differences in linear sprint in adolescent female soccer players

BMC Sports Science Medicine and Rehabilitation ◽

10.1186/s13102-021-00327-8 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Elena Mainer-Pardos ◽

Oliver Gonzalo-Skok ◽

Hadi Nobari ◽

Demetrio Lozano ◽

Jorge Pérez-Gómez

Keyword(s):

Body Mass ◽

Peak Height ◽

Sprint Performance ◽

Soccer Players ◽

Height Velocity ◽

Adolescent Female ◽

Peak Height Velocity ◽

Running Speed ◽

Biological Maturation ◽

Age Related

Abstract Background Several studies have observed the contribution of chronological age, biological maturation, and anthropometric characteristics to sprinting performance in young soccer players. Nevertheless, there are no studies that have analysed the contribution of these characteristics to running speed qualities in adolescent female soccer players. Objective This study investigated age-related differences in sprint performance in adolescent female soccer players. Also, it examined the possible influence of anthropometry [body mass and body mass index (BMI)] and biological maturation [age at peak height velocity (APHV)] in sprint performance. Methods Eighty adolescent female soccer players [under (U) 14, n = 20; U16, n = 37; U18, n = 23] participated in this study. Players were tested for 40 m sprint (each 10 m split times). Results Posthoc analysis revealed better performance in all split sprint times of older soccer players (U18 and U16) compared with younger category (F: 3.380 to 6.169; p < 0.05; ES: 0.64 to 1.33). On the contrary in all split sprint times, there were no significant changes between U16 and U18 (p < 0.05; ES: 0.03 to 0.17). ANCOVA revealed differences in all parameters between groups, controlled for APHV (p < 0.05). In contrast, all between-group differences disappeared after body mass and BMI adjustment (p > 0.05). Finally, the results indicate that BMI and body mass were significantly correlated with 40 m sprint (p < 0.05; r: -0.31) and 20 m flying (p < 0.01; r: 0.38), respectively. Conclusion In the present players’ sample, body mass and BMI had a significant impact on running speed qualities.

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THE MOTOR ABILITIES OF HANDBALL PLAYERS OF DIFFERENT BIOLOGICAL MATURATION

Facta Universitatis Series Physical Education and Sport ◽

10.22190/fupes190425014z ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 125

Author(s):

Mladen Živković ◽

Nenad Stojiljković ◽

Vladimir Antić ◽

Ljubomir Pavlović ◽

Nemanja Stanković ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Statistical Analysis ◽

Univariate Analysis ◽

Peak Height ◽

Height Velocity ◽

Training Design ◽

Peak Height Velocity ◽

Motor Abilities ◽

Explosive Power ◽

Biological Maturation ◽

Significant Difference

The aim of this research was to determine the differences between the results from the tests of motor abilities carried out on a selected group of handball players in relation to their biological maturation. A total of 23 handball players, belonging to a selected group, took part in this research. The overall sample of participants was divided into three groups based on their biological maturation. The measurements of motor abilities were carried out using the following tests: explosive power, sprint speed and rapid changes in direction. The statistical analysis included descriptive statistics, a univariate analysis of variance and the Bonferroni PostHoc test in order to determine whether a statistically significant difference could be detected between the groups on the tests of motor abilities. Based on the statistical analysis (ANOVA method), a difference was determined between the peak height velocity (PHV) groups for all the variables. The PostHoc test later determined that there were no differences for any of the variables between the PrePHV and MidPHV groups. Differences in all the variables were determined between the PrePHV and PostPHV groups. Differences between the MidPHV and PostPHV groups were determined for 7 variables, while no statistically significant difference was determined for 3 of the variables (5JT, T-test and the Slalom). The main contribution of this research is that it indicates to coaches the inevitability of being familiar with the biological maturation of their players for optimal selection, for adequate training design, and a decrease in the risk of injury.

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