Associations between showering behaviours following physical education, physical activity and fitness in English schoolchildren.

Autor/inn/en	Sandercock, Gavin R. H.; Ogunleye, Ayodele A.; Voss, Christine
Titel	Associations between showering behaviours following physical education, physical activity and fitness in English schoolchildren. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Verbindung zwischen Duschverhalten nach dem Sportunterricht, körperlicher Aktivität und Fitness bei englischen Schulkindern.
Quelle	In: European journal of sport science, 16 (2016) 1, S. 128-134 PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1536-7290; 1746-1391
DOI	10.1080/17461391.2014.987321
Schlagwörter	Verhalten; Schüler; Aktivität; Fitness; Sportunterricht; England
Abstract	We aimed to describe the frequency of showering after physical education (PE) in English high-school pupils. We examined differences in physical activity (PA) and cardiorespiratory fitness according to showering behaviours and examined predictors of showering. We measured PA and cardiorespiratory fitness of n = 3921 pupils (11-16 years, 53.5% males) from eight high schools. Pupils self-reported showering behaviour and parental PA levels. We calculated deprivation and distance travelled to school from their home postcode. Overall, 53% of boys and 68% of girls said they never shower after PE. Pupils who did not shower after PE were less physically active and engaged in fewer team sports. Girls who did not shower also had lower cardiorespiratory fitness than those who did. Showering behaviour varied greatly by school, so we adjusted for clustering at the school level. Pupils were more likely to shower if they were active with their parents [odds ratio (OR) = 1.72; 95% CI: 1.43, 2.07] and less likely to shower if they were from deprived areas (OR = 0.68; 95% CI: 0.52, 0.88). Showering after PE is relatively rare in English schoolchildren, particularly girls. While we cannot infer causality regarding the relationships found here, the low rates of showering and the lower PA and cardiorespiratory fitness (in girls) observed in schoolchildren who do not shower suggest research is needed to determine whether showering is a barrier to being physically active during PE. (Autor).
Erfasst von	Bundesinstitut für Sportwissenschaft, Bonn
Update	2017/2