The school playground environment as a driver of primary school children's physical activity behaviour. A direct observation case study.

Autor/inn/en	Graham, Michael; Wright, Matthew; Azevedo, Liane B.; Macpherson, Tom W.; Jones, Dan; Innerd, Alison
Titel	The school playground environment as a driver of primary school children's physical activity behaviour. A direct observation case study. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Die Spielmöglichkeiten auf dem Schulhof als ein Faktor für das körperliche Aktivitätsverhalten bei Kindern. Eine direkte beobachtende Fallstudie.
Quelle	In: Journal of sports sciences, 39 (2021) 20, S. 2266-2278 PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0264-0414; 1466-447X
DOI	10.1080/02640414.2021.1928423
Schlagwörter	Empirische Untersuchung; Forschung; Verhalten; Kind; Spiel; Schule; Schülerverhalten; Gesundheit; Gesundheitsförderung; Sitzen; Bewegungsaktivität; Bewegungsverhalten; Trainingslehre; Spielplatz; Analyse
Abstract	The school playground can promote PA for large numbers of children. This study identifies areas of the playground that children visited at break-times, the decisions according to gender and the influence of contextual and environmental variables on PA levels. The playground of a culturally diverse primary school was observed during morning break-times and lunchtimes. Counts of sedentary, LPA, and MVPA episodes, and the contexts in which they occurred were recorded using the system for observing play and leisure in youth (SOPLAY). Ball sports areas had higher counts of boys (mean ± SD; 9.9 ± 4.8) compared to girls (2.0 ± 3.5); areas promoting climbing and social interaction had higher counts of girls (7.9 ± 7.2) compared to boys (3.5 ± 2.9). The proportion of MVPA episodes during break-times was 34% ± 26%. Areas of the playground with organised activities had 2.70 (95%CI: 1.87 to 3.91) times higher MVPA counts than areas "not organised". Areas with "supervision" were associated with higher MVPA counts (1.34; 1.18 to 1.53) compared with "not supervised" areas. Organisation and supervision might influence PA choices and PA levels of children in the primary school playground. Further investigation is required to explore different playgrounds settings, and context and gender preferences.
Erfasst von	Bundesinstitut für Sportwissenschaft, Bonn
Update	2024/1