The Relation Between Parents’ Physical Activity and Their Interest in Physical Culture of Their Early School Children

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-19
Author(s):  
Eligiusz Madejski ◽  
Edyta Giża ◽  
Przemysław Madejski
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
School Children ◽  
Rural Environment ◽  
Physical Culture ◽  
Direct Impact ◽  
Mothers And Fathers ◽  
Low Level ◽  
School Year ◽  
Early School

Introduction: Active and systematic participation of parents in physical activity may have a direct impact on instilling such behaviors in their children. The aim of research was to assess parents’ physical activity and their interest in physical culture of their early school children. Material and methods: The survey was carried out in the school year 2014/2015. 374 families from Mielec County, representing the rural environment, were randomly selected for the survey. Among the sent questionnaires 356 returned, however 54 of them were completed incorrectly. Eventually, 302 questionnaires were qualified for further analysis. The method of diagnostic survey was applied in the research, which takes advantage of survey as the basic technique. Results: The detailed analysis of the results showed that physical activity among the majority of mothers and fathers was at a very low level. Both education and socioeconomic status have a significant influence on the level of parents’ physical activity. The empirical research also revealed a very low level of most parents’ (68.5%) interest in physical culture of their children. Conclusions: On the basis of the research results it can be found that the participation of children in physical culture depends on their parents’ physical activity, education and socioeconomic status.

scholarly journals Perceptions and measurement of playtime physical activity in English primary school children: The influence of socioeconomic status

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 438-455 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicola McWhannell ◽  
Carmel Triggs ◽  
Samantha Moss
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Low Socioeconomic Status ◽  
School Children ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
Depth Information ◽  
High Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Low Socioeconomic

Children in areas of low socioeconomic status might face barriers to physical activity during school playtime in comparison to their high socioeconomic status counterparts. However, limited research within the area currently prevents evidence-based interventions from being targeted appropriately. This exploratory study aimed to assess and compare playtime physical activity levels and perceptions of physical activity in primary school children from two schools of different socioeconomic status. Fifty-three children wore an accelerometer during playtime for three school days while 33 children participated in single-sex focus groups to elicit their experiences of physical activity during playtime. Results revealed that children from the low socioeconomic status school spent more time in sedentary activities ( P = 0.001) and spent less time in moderate and moderate to vigorous physical activity ( P = 0.001) than children from the high socioeconomic status school. Despite some between-school similarities in their perceptions of physical activity, differences resonated in their reasons for taking part in physical activity, perceptions of the play environment and ideas to improve physical activity. These findings contribute to current research and provide in-depth information from active users of the play environment that could be useful to inform new interventions for schools of varying socioeconomic status.

scholarly journals Physical activity of the university's senior students

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-39
Author(s):  
Mikhail M. Kolokoltsev ◽  
Wladyslaw Jagiello
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Motor Activity ◽  
Average Level ◽  
Physical Culture ◽  
Low Level ◽  
Weekly Physical Activity ◽  
Motor Tests ◽  
The Subject ◽  
High Level ◽  
Senior Students

Background and Study Aim. To prevent hypodynamics, to evaluate the volume and level of weekly physical activity of the university's senior students. Material and methods. The study involved students (n = 244) aged 19-20 years (n = 157 - boys, n = 87 - girls). The students studied in the 4th year of the Technical University (Russia). The following parameters were investigated: physical activity (PA), the intensity of metabolic processes and motor skills. The volume of weekly physical activity was determined by a short form of the IPAQ-SF physical activity questionnaire. The level of physical activity intensity was determined by the formula of a metabolic equivalent of task (MET) (min/week). According to MET, students are divided into three groups: 1st group with a high level; 2nd group with average level; 3rd group with low level. The battery of motor tests used to evaluate students' physical preparedness. Results. The total intensive and non-intensive weekly motor activity of boys was 6.2 hours (372 min). This confirms with the standard volume (6 hours) recommended by WHO. The total motor activity of the girls (intense and non-intense) was 4.5 hours (271.6 min) per week. More than a quarter of the surveyed boys had a high level of physical activity. About 62% of students had an average level and 12.7% had a low level. Among all surveyed girls 16.1% have a high level of physical activity, 41.4% had an average level and 42.5% had a low level. The results of boys with a low level of physical activity in all motor tests were lower than the results of boys with high and average levels of physical activity. The exception was the results of the Seated Forward Bend test (p <0.05). In 6 motor tests, the results of girls with a low level of physical activity were worse than the results of female students with a high level of weekly physical activity (p <0.05). There are no significant differences between the test results in girls with low and average levels of weekly physical activity.  Conclusions. After completing the course on the subject "Elective Courses in Physical Culture and Sports", the physical activity of students remains high enough. 12.7% of boys and 42.5% of girls with low levels of physical activity and MET were identified among the surveyed student population. This allows aligning them into a group at risk of developing non-communicable diseases. To reduce the hypodynamics of junior courses students at risk, it should use individually directed pedagogical technologies of physical education. In presenting the theoretical section of the subject "Physical Culture" to the senior courses students it is necessary to strengthen their motivation for independent motor activity.

scholarly journals Traditional Games Park - An Inspiring Educational Playground for all or Utopia in Modern Urban Agglomeration?

2011 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 319-323 ◽  
Author(s):  
Małgorzata Bronikowska
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
National Culture ◽  
School Children ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Urban Agglomeration ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
The Past ◽  
Early School ◽  
The Right

Traditional Games Park - An Inspiring Educational Playground for all or Utopia in Modern Urban Agglomeration?Introduction. The aim of this study was to find the opinions of the representative groups of Poznan citizens about the introduction of traditional games as a "new" option to activate youngsters and adults physically. Material and methods. The data were collected by interviews on three selected groups: 1. headmasters and principles of kindergartens and pre-school and early school teachers (n=51); 2. parents of pre-school and early school children (n=200); 3. retired people - seniors having grandchildren (n=103). Results. The obtained results revealed the low knowledge and awareness of traditional games among examined people. The majority of the examined people fully agreed that a Traditional Games Park would be a different offer from other ones concerning physical activity in urban areas. More than a half of them declared they would willingly take their tutees to this kind of park on numerous occasions if various educational and recreational programmes and offers were provided. Conclusion. This kind of park might be the right place to show other inhabitants of Poznan and its visitors a part of regional and national culture and history and also to give people the chance to explore our social life of the past and to carry it playfully and peacefully into the future.

LEVEL OF MOTOR SKILLS IN YOUNGER PRIMARY-SCHOOL CHILDREN AND THEIR SELECTED CONDITIONS

2016 ◽  
Vol 26 (76) ◽  
pp. 51-60
Author(s):  
Eligiusz Madejski ◽  
Grażyna Kosiba ◽  
Magdalena Majer
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Motor Skills ◽  
School Children ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
School Achievement ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
Physical Culture ◽  
Achievement Testing ◽  
Study Results

Aim. To assess the motor skill level of younger primary school children (grade 1-3) and the relationship between the motor skills of the participants and their knowledge on physical culture and physical activity. Basic procedures. The study was conducted among randomly selected children enrolled in grades 1-3 of primary schools in Krakow. 334 students aged 7-8, 365 aged 8-9 and 317 aged 9-10 took part in the study. The basic method was a diagnostic survey, and the technique was a questionnaire and school achievement testing. The SPSS 21 (IBM Corp., 2012) programme was used for statistical analysis of the study results. Statistically significant correlations were assumed at p &amp;amp;lt; 0.01 and were marked by two asterisks. Results. The highest percentage of subjects regarding the level of motor skills was in the middle and high ranges. The analysis of the results also showed an average level of physical activity and knowledge about physical culture in the majority of participants. Research also showed a statistically significant positive correlation between motor skills and the level of physical activity of children and the level of knowledge about physical culture. Conclusions. Younger school-girls and school-boys are generally above average in terms of selected motor skills. The age of the examined children clearly differentiated their level of motor skills. There was a statistically significant correlation between the motor skills and physical activity of children in their free time and their knowledge on physical culture.

scholarly journals The Influence of speed-power abilities on the intellectual abilities of school children with different strength of the nervous system

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (6) ◽  
pp. 2072-2074
Author(s):  
Polevoy G.G.
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Nervous System ◽  
School Children ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Physical Development ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Physical Culture ◽  
Physical Exercises ◽  
Intellectual Abilities ◽  
Experimental Group

The aim is to determine the effect of speed and strength training on the intellectual abilities of children aged 13-14 years, taking into account the strength of their nervous system. Methods: the pedagogical experiment took place in a school (Kirov, Russia) and lasted for 3 months. The study involved 40 children aged 13-14 years, who studied in the 7th grade. Children from the control group were engaged in the usual physical education program at school. Children from the experimental group were engaged in the usual program, but additionally performed exercises to develop speed and strength abilities. The load was differentiated taking into account the strength of the schoolchildren nervous system. The tapping test determined the strength of the schoolchildren nervous system. "Choose unnecessary" determined the indicators of intellectual abilities of schoolchildren. Results: after the study, the indicators in all subgroups improved, but in different ways. In schoolchildren with a strong nervous system in CG, the indicators of intellectual abilities improved from 7.1±1.1 to 7.5±1.0, the increase in indicators was only 6%. In children with a weak nervous system, the indicators improved from 7.5±1.0 to 8.1±1.0, and the increase in intellectual abilities was 8%. At the same time, the results in the EG in both subgroups were much more significant. Thus, in children with a strong nervous system, the indicators improved from 7.4±0.7 to 8.5±0.8, an increase of 17%. And in children with a strong nervous system, the indicators improved from 7.7±1.2 to 9.2±1.4, an increase of 20%. Conclusion: the indicators of intellectual abilities of schoolchildren aged 13-14 years will improve if they perform physical exercises aimed at developing speed and strength abilities at each physical culture lesson at school. At the same time, the physical activity for children with a strong and weak nervous system should be differentiated according to the process of arousal. Keywords: health, speed abilities, schoolchildren, physical development.

scholarly journals RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LEVELS AND SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS ON THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF MORBID OBESE CANDIDATES FOR BARIATRIC SURGE

2021 ◽  
pp. 56
Author(s):  
◽  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Bariatric Surgery ◽  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Physical Functioning ◽  
Observational Research ◽  
Moderate Physical Activity ◽  
Morbidly Obese ◽  
Low Level

Objective: To investigate the relationship between perception of quality of life, levels of physical activity and socioeconomic status of morbidly obese candidates for bariatric surgery, registered in the outpatient clinic of HC/UFPE/EBSERH. Methods: Cross-sectional observational research conducted with sixty-two morbidly obese individuals candidates for bariatric surgery with age=39,53±10,72 years and BMI=50,05±9,26 kg/m², where they were interviewed using the IPAQ, SF-36 and ABEP questionnaires. Spearman’s correlation was used to correlate continuous variables and differences between groups were analyzed using the Kruskal-Wallis test. Results: The Physical Functioning domain had a significantly higher score (p=0,01) for the level of Moderate physical activity (61,05±25,03; n=19) compared to the Low level (40,83±23,20; n=30); the Role-Physical domain had a significantly higher score (p=0,029) for the level of High physical activity (65,38±36,14; n=13) compared to those of Low level (35,83±35,77; n=30). Individuals of socioeconomic status B (n=17) had scores significantly higher than individuals of status C (n=45) in the Physical Functioning [X² (1) = 4,800; p <0.05], General Health [X² (1) = 11.568; p <0.01], Vitality [X² (1) = 7.278; p <0.01], Social Functioning [X² (1) = 4.086; p <0.05], Role-Emotional [X² (1) = 6.467; p <0.05] and Mental Health [X² (1) = 7.055; p <0.01] domains. Conclusion: Morbidly obese candidates for bariatric surgery with low levels of physical activity have lower scores on physical components of quality of life and when framed in a lower socioeconomic status they report lower scores on physical and mental components of quality of life.

scholarly journals Postawy twórcze dzieci w młodszym wieku szkolnym – tendencje zmian

2018 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 123-133
Author(s):  
Ewa Wysocka ◽  
Jolanta Pułka
Keyword(s):  
School Children ◽  
Divergent Thinking ◽  
School Education ◽  
Low Level ◽  
Early School ◽  
School Teaching

In the article, the authors put forward and develop a thesis on the regression of creative attitudes in the course of school education. The process of developing creative attitudes among children is analyzed in the perspective of the role and objectives of school education. The authors examine the level and dynamics of the development of creative attitudes in the course of school education (the first 3 years of early school teaching). Creative attitudes include: divergent thinking, creative motivation, and strategies of coping with difficult tasks (intrapersonal and interpersonal strategies). The research was conducted on a representative nationwide sample. The data gathered as a result of this research point to a low level of creative attitudes among early school children, and their negative development in the course of school education.

INFLUENCE OF PECULIARITIES OF THE TEMPERAMENT OF THE PERSONALITY ON THE ACTIVITIES OF SPORTS AND PHYSICAL CULTURE AND HEALTH ACTIVITIES

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalia Mikhailovna Zelepukina ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Physical Culture ◽  
Direct Impact ◽  
Culture And Health

The article discusses the characteristics of personality temperament, studies the properties of temperament and its features, and explores the types of relationships between these features, which, as it was revealed, can have a direct impact on the success of a person engaged in physical activity and sports. The necessity of taking into account the type of temperament of the trainer and the athlete involved in training and preparing for the competition is described.

scholarly journals Physical Activity and Quality of Life of University Students, Their Parents, and Grandparents in Poland—Selected Determinants

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (8) ◽  
pp. 3871
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Kotarska ◽  
Maria Alicja Nowak ◽  
Leonard Nowak ◽  
Paweł Król ◽  
Artur Sochacki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
University Students ◽  
World Health ◽  
Physical Culture ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
Mothers And Fathers ◽  
The Past

Physical activity is one of the factors conditioning human health. Research shows a positive impact of regular physical activity on the quality of human life. The aim of the study was to determine the relationship between the physical activity of university students, their parents, and their grandparents, and the overall quality of their lives in individual domains (physical, mental, social, environmental), as well as the perceived state of health in relation to selected determinants. The research included 1001 participants, including 253 students related to physical culture and health promotion studying at the University of Szczecin (faculties: physical education, tourism and recreation, public health, sports diagnostics), and their 336 parents and 412 grandparents. Purposive sampling was used to outline the determinants of quality of life and family factors in physical activity. The diagnostic survey was carried out based on the standardized WHOQOL-BREF (World Health Organization Quality of Life) questionnaire. Statistically significant differences were shown in the studied generations regarding the assessment of quality of life and satisfaction with health in the physical, psychological, social, and environmental domains. The oldest generation gave the lowest assessment of quality of life and was the least satisfied with their health regarding particular domains. Female students were more satisfied with their health compared to grandmothers and grandfathers, whereas male students compared to mothers and fathers. Fathers achieved the highest scores in the psychological and social domains, but, in case of the latter, differences were found between mothers’ and fathers’ assessments. Intergenerational differences were found in quality of life and the assessment of health status. Current participation in broadly understood physical culture was often a result of positive attitudes towards physical education and doing sport in the past, which meant higher scores in the physical domain each time. The study demonstrated that taking up physical activity impacted the quality of life and assessment of health in the past and currently.

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