Patterns of Physical Activity Outside of School Time among Japanese Junior High School Students

Autor/inn/en	He, Li; Ishii, Kaori; Shibata, Ai; Adachi, Minoru; Nonoue, Keiko; Oka, Koichiro
Titel	Patterns of Physical Activity Outside of School Time among Japanese Junior High School Students
Quelle	In: Journal of School Health, 83 (2013) 9, S.623-630 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-4391
DOI	10.1111/josh.12074
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Physical Activities; Physical Activity Level; Adolescents; Junior High School Students; Recess Breaks; Leisure Time; Questionnaires; Gender Differences; Age Differences; Context Effect; After School Programs; Environmental Influences; Health Behavior; Body Weight; Japan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Junior High Schools; Student; Students; Sekundarstufe I; Schüler; Schülerin; Aktive Pause; Freizeit; Fragebogen; Geschlechterkonflikt; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; After school education; After-school programs; Program; Programs; Programme; Außerschulische Jugendbildung; Programm; Environmental influence; Umwelteinfluss; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Körpergewicht
Abstract	Background: Physical activity is beneficial for adolescent health. The physical activity patterns of Japanese adolescents are relatively unknown. Therefore, this study aimed to describe the current patterns of physical activity and to identify sex and grade differences among them. Methods: The participants comprised 714 Japanese adolescents aged 12 to 15 years old (boys N=372, girls N=342) from a public junior high school in Okayama, Japan. Physical activity at school, outside of school after hours, and during lunch recess as well as the total leisure time in a usual week was assessed with a 5-item questionnaire. To assess the differences in the physical activity patterns by sex and grade, independent t tests and analysis of variance (ANOVA) were conducted, respectively. Results: Boys spent significantly more time in physical activity both inside and outside of school settings than girls (p less than 0.05). Higher grade students were significantly less active than lower grade students (p less than 0.05). Furthermore, the physical activity patterns across the grades differed between settings (at school, outside of school during the after-school period, lunchtime recess, and at home). Conclusion: To increase physical activity levels among Japanese adolescents, implementation of after-school programs or environmental modifications developed within the school setting could be effective strategies. (Contains 4 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10