ArticleBMC public health2015
Individual and school level correlates of moderate to vigorous physical activity among school-children in Germany--a multi-level analysis.
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- Physical activity, sedentary behavior and their correlates in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A systematic review.PloS one · 2017Pooled it
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- [Association between physical activity level, body mass index and body fat mass in young people of school age in the Wilaya of Marrakesh (Morocco)].The Pan African medical journal · 2020Article
- Examining individual, interpersonal, and environmental influences on children's physical activity levels.SSM - population health · 2018Article
- Are school factors and urbanization supportive for being physically active and engaging in less screen-based activities?International journal of public health · 2018Article
- Determinants of organised sports participation patterns during the transition from childhood to adolescence in Germany: results of a nationwide cohort study.BMC public health · 2016Article
- Correlates of Insufficient Physical Activity among Junior High School Students: A Cross-Sectional Study in Xi'an, China.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2016Article
- Predictors and grade level trends of school day physical activity achievement in low-income children from the U.S.Preventive medicine reports · 2015Article
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Abstract
backgroundYoung people spend half of their days in school, but evidence concerning the influence of school environment on the physical activity (PA) of pupils is still inconsistent. A better understanding of potential correlates of PA on the school-level and their possible interaction with individual aspects is needed to improve the development of more effective interventions.
methodsWe used data from the 2009/10 German Health Behaviour in School-aged Children study (HBSC)-sample (n=5,005 students aged 11-15 years) including self-reported moderate to vigorous intensity PA as well as a variety of biological, demographic and behavioral correlates and matched them with school-level data from the national school principals' HBSC questionnaire. We analyzed the associations of individual- and school-level correlates with MVPA by gender-specific multi-level regression.
resultsOnly a small share of the overall variation in student's PA was attributable to the school-level. Consequently, the associations of individual-level correlates with PA were stronger than those of the school-level. Our analysis revealed significant associations of individual-level (i.e. age, consumption of softdrinks, overweight) as well as school-level correlates (i.e. the availability of a football ground and a swimming pool) with MVPA. We also observed some gender-specific findings especially for the school level correlates. Cross-level interactions between individual- and school-level were not apparent.
conclusionsOur findings indicate the usefulness of applying an ecological framework to understand and explain complex health behaviors like PA. As we found gender-specific association it might be important to acknowledge that boys and girls have specific needs to be more physically active. Further research should also take other features/elements of the school environment and neighborhood as well as socio-cognitive correlates into account to advance the field.
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