primary school students and 5169 grade 4 secondary school students found that the prevalence of participation in organized sports activities in 2020 was 54.0% among primary school students and 30.0% among secondary school students. 39 In a secondary analysis of data from a study conducted among 809
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Physical Activity of Children and Adolescents in Croatia: A Global Matrix 4.0 Systematic Review of Its Prevalence and Associated Personal, Social, Environmental, and Policy Factors
Željko Pedišić, Melanija Strika, Tena Matolić, Maroje Sorić, Sanja Šalaj, Ivan Dujić, Marija Rakovac, Branko Radičević, Hrvoje Podnar, Zrinka Greblo Jurakić, Marjan Jerković, Hrvoje Radašević, Jelena Čvrljak, Tin Petračić, Sanja Musić Milanović, Maja Lang Morović, Slaven Krtalić, Mirjana Milić, Alma Papić, Nataša Momčinović, Marjeta Mišigoj-Duraković, Stjepan Heimer, and Danijel Jurakić
Australian Primary School Principals’, Teachers’, and Parents’ Attitudes and Barriers to Changing School Uniform Policies From Traditional Uniforms to Sports Uniforms
Nicole McCarthy, Kirsty Hope, Rachel Sutherland, Elizabeth Campbell, Rebecca Hodder, Luke Wolfenden, and Nicole Nathan
traditional uniforms, that is, leather shoes with shirts and pants for boys, and a dress, tunic, or skirt, and a shirt with leather shoes and socks or stockings for girls. A 2012 qualitative study of 54 primary school children from 6 schools in South Australia found that girls reported their uniform
Effectiveness of a Whole-of-School Approach in Promoting Physical Activity for Children: Evidence From Cohort Study in Primary Schools in Thailand
Piyawat Katewongsa, Panya Choolers, Pairoj Saonuam, and Dyah Anantalia Widyastari
in PA and a reduction of SB among primary school students in the intervention schools, and the student outcomes should be positively, significantly different from their counterparts in control schools. Figure 1 —Complete data collected from sample groups in R1–R5. R = round. Methods Design We
A Preliminary Study of Physical Fitness in 8- to 10-Year-Old Primary School Children From North East England in Comparison With National and International Data
Kathryn L. Weston, Nicoleta Pasecinic, and Laura Basterfield
represented. The aim of our preliminary study therefore was to assess physical fitness levels in 8- to 10-year-old children from one primary school in North East England and compare these to International and European reference data, and other regions in England. Methods Participants and Study Design
Promoting Physical Activity and Executive Functions Among Children: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial of an After-School Program in Australia
Sanne L.C. Veldman, Rachel A. Jones, Rebecca M. Stanley, Dylan P. Cliff, Stewart A. Vella, Steven J. Howard, Anne-Maree Parrish, and Anthony D. Okely
enrichment activities on promoting physical activity in primary-school-aged children. The secondary aims included examining the efficacy of the intervention on academic achievement (executive functions) and examining the feasibility and acceptability of the intervention. Methods Design, Participants, and
Erratum. Gender Differences in Students’ Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity Levels During Primary School Physical Education Lessons: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Journal of Teaching in Physical Education
TO OUR READERS: An error appeared in the ahead-of-print version of the following article: Arenas, D., Vidal-Conti, J., & Muntaner-Mas, A. (2024). Gender differences in students’ moderate to vigorous physical activity levels during primary school physical education lessons: A systematic review and
Teaching for Immigrant Girls’ Inclusion: Social Justice Physical Education Teachers’ Involvement With School Stakeholders
Carolina Nieva Boza and Teresa Lleixà Arribas
holistic ( Latorre et al., 2003 ), and the main concern is to comprehend how study informants—in this case primary school PE teachers—perceive their experiences, as revealed in their own testimony ( Hernández et al., 2014 ). Research Context Field research for this study in the region of Baix Llobregat in
Gender Differences in Caregivers’ Attitudes to Risky Child Play in Britain: A Cross-Sectional Study
Andrea D. Smith, Helen F. Dodd, Luiza Ricardo, and Esther van Sluijs
.6% of 10- to 11-year-olds in England were living with overweight or obesity with prevalence increasing with age. 7 Physical activity levels in primary-school aged children also are suboptimal in the United Kingdom, with just under half of all children and young people (47.2%) meeting the recommended
Energy Cost of Free-Play Activities in 10- to 11-Year-Old Children
Kelly A. Mackintosh, Kate Ridley, Gareth Stratton, and Nicola D. Ridgers
Objective:
This study sought to ascertain the energy expenditure (EE) associated with different sedentary and physically active free-play activities in primary school-aged children.
Methods:
Twenty-eight children (13 boys; 11.4 ± 0.3 years; 1.45 ± 0.09 m; 20.0 ± 4.7 kg·m-2) from 1 primary school in Northwest England engaged in 6 activities representative of children’s play for 10 minutes (drawing, watching a DVD, playground games and free-choice) and 5 minutes (self-paced walking and jogging), with 5 minutes rest between each activity. Gas exchange variables were measured throughout. Resting energy expenditure was measured during 15 minutes of supine rest.
Results:
Child (Schofield-predicted) MET values for watching a DVD, self-paced jogging and playing reaction ball were significantly higher for girls (P < .05).
Conclusions:
Utilizing a field-based protocol to examine children’s free-living behaviors, these data contribute to the scarcity of information concerning children’s EE during play to update the Compendium of Energy Expenditures for Youth.
Day Length and Weather Effects on Children’s Physical Activity and Participation in Play, Sports, and Active Travel
Anna Goodman, James Paskins, and Roger Mackett
Background:
Children in primary school are more physically active in the spring/summer. Little is known about the relative contributions of day length and weather, however, or about the underlying behavioral mediators.
Methods:
325 British children aged 8 to 11 wore accelerometers as an objective measure of physical activity, measured in terms of mean activity counts. Children simultaneously completed diaries in which we identified episodes of out-of-home play, structured sports, and active travel. Our main exposure measures were day length, temperature, rainfall, cloud cover, and wind speed.
Results:
Overall physical activity was higher on long days (≥ 14 hours daylight), but there was no difference between short (< 9.5 hours) and medium days (10.2–12.6 hours). The effect of long day length was largest between 5 PM and 8 PM, and persisted after adjusting for rainfall, cloud cover, and wind. Up to half this effect was explained by a greater duration and intensity of out-of-home play on long days; structured sports and active travel were less affected by day length.
Conclusions:
At least above a certain threshold, longer afternoon/evening daylight may have a causal role in increasing child physical activity. This strengthens the public health arguments for daylight saving measures such as those recently under consideration in Britain.
