Leisure time physical activity, screen time, social background, and environmental variables in adolescents

• Auteurs: Jorge Mota , Helena Gomes , Mariana Almeida , José Carlos Ribeiro , Maria Paulo Santos
• Type: Artikel in wetenschappelijk tijdschrift
• Taal: Nederlands
• Uitgever: Human Kinetics, inc.
• Collatie: Pediatric Exercise Science, 2007, 19, 279-290

Samenvatting

This study analyzes the relationships between leisure time physical activity (LTPA), sedentary behaviors, socioeconomic status, and perceived environmental variables. The sample comprised 815 girls and 746 boys. In girls, non-LTPA participants reported significantly more screen time. Girls with safety concerns were more likely to be in the non-LTPA group (OR = 0.60) and those who agreed with the importance of aesthetics were more likely to be in the active-LTPA group (OR = 1.59). In girls, an increase of 1 hr of TV watching was a significant predictor of non-LTPA (OR = 0.38). LTPA for girls, but not for boys, seems to be influenced by certain modifiable factors of the built environment, as well as by time watching TV.

Literatuurverwijzing: Mota, J., Gomes, H., Almeida, M., Ribeiro, J.C., & Santos, M.P. (2007). Leisure time physical activity, screen time, social background, and environmental variables in adolescents.

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