Profiles of physical fitness and fitness enjoyment among children. Associations with sports participation.

Autor/inn/en	De Meester, An; Wazir, Mohd Rozilee Wazir Norjali; Lenoir, Matthieu; Bardid, Farid
Titel	Profiles of physical fitness and fitness enjoyment among children. Associations with sports participation. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Profile der körperlichen Fitness und der Freude an Fitness bei Kindern. Assoziationen mit der Sportpartizipation.
Quelle	In: Research quarterly for exercise and sport, 93 (2022) 1, S. 26-35 PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0270-1367; 2168-3824
DOI	10.1080/02701367.2020.1788700
Schlagwörter	Clusteranalyse; Empirische Untersuchung; Freude; Testbatterie; Kind; Motivation; Physische Leistungsfähigkeit; Fitness; Fitnesstest; Kinder- und Jugendsport; Sport; Sportaktivität; Sportpsychologie; Sportpädagogik; Sportverein; Klassifikation
Abstract	Purpose: The present study examined whether groups of children with different physical fitness and fitness enjoyment profiles could be identified and, if so, whether the different groups varied from one another in terms of organized sports participation. Method: Five hundred and fifty-eight 8-11-year-olds (56.99% boys) participated in this cross-sectional study. Physical fitness and fitness enjoyment were assessed with seven items from a standardized test battery and a pictorial scale containing pictures referring to the enjoyment in those seven physical fitness tests, respectively. To examine whether groups with different fitness and enjoyment profiles could be identified, we conducted cluster analyses based on children's standardized physical fitness and fitness enjoyment scores. A two-way ANCOVA (sex*cluster) was conducted to investigate differences in weekly organized sports participation among each of the identified groups while controlling for age. Results: Cluster analyses revealed two groups with aligned levels of physical fitness and fitness enjoyment (i.e., relatively low-low and relatively high-high) and two groups with unaligned levels (i.e., relatively low-moderate and relatively high-moderate), respectively. Both groups with relatively high fitness scores were found to spend significantly more time in organized sports (M = 2.01 h and 2.29 h, respectively) than the two groups with relatively low fitness scores (M = 1.08 h and 0.98 h, respectively), irrespective of their enjoyment levels. Conclusion: Increasing physical fitness levels (especially among those children with suboptimal enjoyment levels) may lead to increased organized sports participation, while increased organized sports participation in its turn may lead to higher fitness levels. As such, participation in sports programs should be promoted in children of all age groups. (Autor).
Erfasst von	Bundesinstitut für Sportwissenschaft, Bonn
Update	2024/1