Trial reportThe international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity2021
Associations between elementary and middle school teachers' physical activity promoting practices and teacher- and school-level factors.
Trial report in The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03432715 (Approaches to Enhancing Wellness Policy Implementation in Schools to Promote Healthy Behaviors and Prevent Obesity), which is not on this map. Cited by 8 papers.
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Approaches to Enhancing Wellness Policy Implementation in Schools to Promote Healthy Behaviors and Prevent Obesity
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.
- Continuity of Sport Participation Across Developmental Stages and Physical Activity Levels: A Life-Course Perspective in Future Teachers.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Lifestyle Habits and Adherence to Cancer Screening Programs Among Italian Teachers: A Cross-Sectional Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Acute Physical Exercise Reduces Mental Stress-Induced Responses in Teachers.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Physical Activity among Elderly Teachers Working in Basic Education Schools.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- A Systematic Approach to Treating Early Metabolic Disease and Prediabetes.Diabetes therapy : research, treatment and education of diabetes and related disorders · 2023Article
- Preliminary Effectiveness of a Strategy to Promote Healthy Lifestyle Habits in Schoolchildren.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Staff Involvement and Family and Community Engagement.Journal of physical education, recreation & dance · 2022Article
- The Comprehensive School Physical Activity Program: An Invited Review.American journal of lifestyle medicineReview
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Abstract
backgroundFew studies have evaluated teacher- and school-level characteristics associated with implementation of recommended physical activity (PA) promoting practices. The purpose of this study is to examine associations between teachers' PA practices and: [1] teacher-level factors, including their own PA, and [2] school-level factors.
methodsThis cross-sectional study examined time spent daily in light PA (LPA) and moderate-vigorous PA (MVPA) in association with 7 teacher PA practices among 288 classroom/special area teachers and teaching assistants in 20 urban, suburban and rural schools (recruited through a school wellness trial) in 4 districts. LPA and MVPA was assessed using 24-h ankle accelerometry (up to seven consecutive days). A sum score for teacher PA practices was assessed via survey (7 items; sum score range: 7-35; Cronbach's alpha = 0.73; higher scores indicate more PA promoting practices). Teacher-level factors included gender, race, self-reported height/weight, years teaching, and education. School-level factors included school type, free-and-reduced-price meal eligibility, student racial/ethnic composition, and urbanicity. Analyses included multilevel regression models, accounting for clustering within schools and adjusting for demographic covariates and school district.
resultsTeachers were 91% female, 63% elementary, 60% white, mean age 43.2 years (SD = 11.3), and 41% obese). Teachers wore accelerometers an average of 5.8 days, spent 399.6 min in LPA (SD = 85.0) per day, 24.1 min in MVPA (SD = 14.4) per day, and the mean teacher PA practices sum score was 22.4 (SD = 5.0). Every 15-min increase in MVPA was related to an increase in teacher PA practices sum score (coeff =1.07; SE = 0.28; p < 0.001). Female gender (versus males; coeff = - 1.95; SE = 0.92, p = 0.034), an obese weight status (versus non-obese; coeff = - 1.38; SE = 0.54, p = 0.010), and teaching in a middle school (versus elementary; coeff = - 3.86; SE = 0.54, p < 0.001) were associated with lower teacher PA practices scores. LPA was not associated with teacher PA promoting practices.
conclusionsTeachers with higher MVPA, but not higher LPA, and those without obesity were more likely to implement PA promoting practices that could positively impact their students' PA. Similar to prior studies, these practices were more commonly implemented in elementary schools and by male teachers. Future studies in schools should explore whether improvement of teacher health behaviors subsequently impacts student health behaviors.
trial registrationClinical Trials, NCT03432715 ; Registered on 02/2/2018.
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