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Predictive Strength of Physical Education-Centered Physical Literacy Indicators on Physical Activity
Sanni SeppäläHarto HakonenMikko HuhtiniemiSami Yli-piipariTimo JaakkolaArto GråsténKasper Salinsubject
educationPhysical activityPhysical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitationlapset (ikäryhmät)030229 sport sciencesmoderate to vigorous intensityEducationPhysical educationDevelopmental psychology03 medical and health sciencesfyysinen kunto0302 clinical medicinePhysical literacykoululiikuntahealth-related fitnessaccelerometryOrthopedics and Sports Medicine030212 general & internal medicinePsychologymotoriset taidothuman activitiesfyysinen aktiivisuusmotor competencydescription
This study examined the predictive strength of selected physical education (PE)-centered physical literacy indicators on elementary school students’ accelerometer-measured moderate to vigorous intensity physical activity (PA). The study was a cross-sectional study with a sample of 450 Finnish children (M = 11.26 [0.32]; nfemales = 194; nmales = 256). Data on a set of predictor variables (motor competence, in-class PE moderate- to vigorous-intensity PA [MVPA], health-related fitness, and PE motivation and enjoyment) and total MVPA as a single outcome variable were collected. The entire model explained almost 30% of MVPA (R2adj = .298). Cardiorespiratory endurance (β = 0.42, 95% confidence interval [0.22, 0.62], p < .001) and MVPA in PE (β = 0.27, 95% confidence interval [0.09, 0.44], p = .004) were statistically significant predictors of MVPA. It can be concluded that, of all included variables, cardiorespiratory endurance and MVPA in PE were the most important factors contributing to healthy levels of total MVPA in childhood.
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2021-04-01 |