Children's perceived and actual physical activity levels within the elementary school setting
Journal article
Howells, K. and Coppinger, T. 2021. Children's perceived and actual physical activity levels within the elementary school setting. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18 (7). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18073485
Authors | Howells, K. and Coppinger, T. |
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Abstract | To date, little research has longitudinally examined young children’s physical activity (PA) during school hours, nor questioned children’s perceptions of their own PA behaviours. This study investigated 20 children’s actual physical activity levels (APA) and their perceived physical activity levels (PPA) (10 infants, mean age 6.6 years; 10 juniors, mean age 9.5 years). APA was evaluated using accelerometers across 36 whole school days (371 min per day); 18 days included Physical Education (PE) lessons and 18 did not. A repeated-measures three-factor ANOVA analysed: type of day; age phase; parts of the day and sex. PPA was collected by an interactive handset and an adapted version of the PA Questionnaire for Children (PAQ-C). Participants undertook 10 more minutes of moderate to vigorous PA (MVPA) on PE days (53 ± 19 min) compared to non-PE days (43 ± 15 min) (F = 92.32, p < 0.05) and only junior boys reached daily MVPA recommendations (60 ± 13 min) on PE days. Juniors over-estimated, and infants under-estimated, their APA levels. Educators need more support to teach and embed different PA intensities into the school day to enable children to better understand the health benefits associated with varying the intensity of their PA during school hours. |
Keywords | Physical activity; Children; Perceived activity levels; Elementary school; Primary school |
Year | 2021 |
Journal | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |
Journal citation | 18 (7) |
Publisher | MDPI |
ISSN | 1660-4601 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18073485 |
Official URL | https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18073485 |
Publication dates | |
27 Mar 2021 | |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 23 Mar 2021 |
Deposited | 08 Apr 2021 |
Publisher's version | License File Access Level Open |
Output status | Published |
https://repository.canterbury.ac.uk/item/8x712/children-s-perceived-and-actual-physical-activity-levels-within-the-elementary-school-setting
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