Descriptive epidemiology and correlates of children's swimming competence.

Autor/inn/en	Chan, Derwin King Chung; Lee, Alfred Sing Yeung; Hamilton, Kyra
Titel	Descriptive epidemiology and correlates of children's swimming competence. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Deskriptive Epidemiologie und Korrelate der Schwimmfähigkeit von Kindern.
Quelle	In: Journal of sports sciences, 38 (2020) 19, S. 2253-2263 PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0264-0414; 1466-447X
DOI	10.1080/02640414.2020.1776947
Schlagwörter	Empirische Untersuchung; Motorische Leistungsfähigkeit; Epidemiologie; Anfängertraining; Kinder- und Jugendsport; Schwimmen; Schwimmunterricht; Unfallverhütung; Statistik; Prävention; Sicherheit; Anfänger; Hongkong
Abstract	This study examined the swimming competence of primary school children, and how it was related to swimming activity, non-fatal aquatic events, and demographic factors. Primary school students (N = 4959; female = 2705, male = 2241; age range = 5 to 14 years) across 28 schools in the 15 districts of Hong Kong completed the Swimming Competence Questionnaire, and questions about their swimming experience, non-fatal aquatic events, and demographic variables. Descriptive statistics showed that over 60% of children could swim more than 5m, but less than 50% could swim over 25m. Over 50% of children were able to perform some basic swimming skills (e.g., holding breath underwater, floating, poolside/kickboard kicking, and treading water). Swimming competence was positively predicted by the demographic factors (i.e., age, sex, family income, and parents' highest education level), swimming experience, learning experience, and swimming location. Treading water was the only factor of swimming competence that established asignificant negative association with non-fatal aquatic events. Current results can be used to target key groups to improve children's swimming competence and reduce non-fatal aquatic events; children from lower socio-economic backgrounds and with less swimming experience should be encouraged to participate in more formal learn to swim lessons. (Autor).
Erfasst von	Bundesinstitut für Sportwissenschaft, Bonn
Update	2022/1