Can Young Children Make Active Choices? Outcomes of a Feasibility Trial in Seven-Year-Old Children

Autor/inn/en	Hands, Beth; Larkin, Dawne; Rose, Elizabeth; Parker, Helen; Smith, Anne
Titel	Can Young Children Make Active Choices? Outcomes of a Feasibility Trial in Seven-Year-Old Children
Quelle	In: Early Child Development and Care, 181 (2011) 5, S.625-637 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0300-4430
Schlagwörter	Intervention; Physical Activities; Preschool Children; Decision Making; Child Development; Play; Control Groups; Program Evaluation; Questionnaires; Parent Attitudes; Program Effectiveness; Foreign Countries; Elementary School Students; Measurement; Physical Activity Level; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Kindesentwicklung; Spiel; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Fragebogen; Elternverhalten; Ausland; Messverfahren; Australien
Abstract	This project evaluated the feasibility of a child-centred 24-week physical activity intervention. The "Play5" strategy encourages children to choose to play vigorously five times a day for about as long as school recess. The seven-year-old children were randomised to control (n = 176) or intervention groups (n = 132). Data were collected at baseline and post-intervention. Programme evaluation included parent questionnaire, teacher records and a seven-day pedometer record with a sub-sample of children. The programme was successful in increasing vigorous activity (p = 0.04), but did not impact on moderate or sedentary activities. Young children were able to choose to be active without parent or teacher direction. (Contains 5 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10