scholarly journals Adolescents' physical self-perception as related to moderate-to-vigorous physical activity: a one-year longitudinal study

2012 ◽  
Vol 17 ◽  
pp. 199 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roomet Viira
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
Self Perception ◽  
One Year

What is the Contribution of Actual Motor Skill, Fitness, and Physical Activity to Children’s Self-Perception of Motor Competence?

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (s2) ◽  
pp. S461-S473 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa M. Barnett ◽  
David R. Lubans ◽  
Anna Timperio ◽  
Jo Salmon ◽  
Nicola D. Ridgers
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Motor Development ◽  
Motor Skill ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
Self Perception ◽  
Actual Object ◽  
Object Control ◽  
Skill Test ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
Long Jump

This study aimed to examine the contribution of objective measures of physical fitness (musculoskeletal and cardiorespiratory), physical activity, and motor skill to motor perception. A total of 122 children (63 boys) aged 8–11 years were assessed. Independent t-tests assessed sex differences in all variables. Two linear mixed models adjusted for sex and age were performed with perceived object control and locomotor skills (Pictorial Scale of the Perceived Movement Skill Competence for Young Children) as outcomes. Aerobic (multi-stage fitness test) and muscular fitness (long jump, grip strength), moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (ActiGraph accelerometry), movement skill (Test of Gross Motor Development-2), age, and sex were predictors. Boys had higher object control skills (actual and perceived) and fitness. Age (decreasing) and long jump distance (positive) explained 16% of locomotor skill perception variance. Sex (boys) explained 13% of object control skill perception variance. Children’s skill self-perception may be influenced by fitness attributes as these are more evident to them. The fact that girls have lower actual object control competence and fitness than boys suggests girls may be an intervention target.

scholarly journals Physical Activity during the Retirement Transition of Men and Women: A Qualitative Longitudinal Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Marco Socci ◽  
Sara Santini ◽  
Sarah Dury ◽  
Jolanta Perek-Białas ◽  
Barbara D’Amen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Active Ageing ◽  
Major Life ◽  
Retirement Transition ◽  
Main Driver ◽  
Behavioural Types ◽  
One Year ◽  
The Individual

The retirement transition is a major life change affecting people’s lifestyles and behaviors, including those in relation to physical activity (PA), which is a key component of active ageing. Previous research analyzing the effect of retirement on PA levels has shown mixed results, and few studies investigated this issue in a gender perspective, thus, highlighting a need of knowledge in this respect. Aims of this study focused on the experience of PA during the retirement transition were to understand typologies of PA and possible changes in these typologies, to identify behavioural types relative to PA practice and levels, and to distinguish the main drivers and barriers for practicing PA associated with the different behavioural types. A further goal of the study was to investigate the abovementioned aims considering differences between women and men. Analyses were carried out within a three-year qualitative longitudinal study (2014-2016), which explored the individual experience of PA during the transition from work to retirement of 24 women and 16 men in Italy, with interviews carried out one year before and one and two years after retirement. Results show that preferred PA for both women and men was walking, along the transition to retirement. Over time, several participants replaced physically demanding activities with lighter ones. Six behavioural types were identified, describing individuals who incremented, started, or maintained the same level of PA, people who decreased PA levels or stopped it, and individuals who had a fluctuant behavior towards PA, or who had never practiced it. In general, poor health represented the main barrier to PA. For men, the main driver to PA was its effects on body shape, while for women, socialization/networking. In order to stimulate a more effective promotion of PA during the retirement transition, policy implications were discussed in light of the results obtained.

scholarly journals Plasma Phospholipid n-3/n-6 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Desaturase Activities in Relation to Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity through Pregnancy: A Longitudinal Study within the NICHD Fetal Growth Studies

Nutrients ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (11) ◽  
pp. 3544
Author(s):  
Liwei Chen ◽  
Yeyi Zhu ◽  
Zhe Fei ◽  
Stefanie N. Hinkle ◽  
Tong Xia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Fetal Growth ◽  
Desaturase Activity ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
Plasma Phospholipid ◽  
Late Pregnancy ◽  
Maternal Plasma ◽  
Dietary Factors

Maternal plasma phospholipid polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) play critical roles in maternal health and fetal development. Beyond dietary factors, maternal moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) has been linked to multiple health benefits for both the mother and offspring, but studies investigating the influence of maternal MVPA on maternal PUFA profile are scarce. The objective of present study was to examine the time-specific and prospective associations of MVPA with plasma PUFA profile among pregnant women. This study included 321 participants from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Fetal Growth Studies–Singletons cohort. Maternal plasma phospholipid PUFAs and MPVA were measured at four visits during pregnancy (10–14, 15–26, 23–31, and 33–39 gestational weeks (GW)). Associations of maternal MVPA with individual plasma PUFAs and desaturase activity were examined using generalized linear models. Maternal MVPA was associated inversely with plasma phospholipid linoleic acid, gamma-linolenic acid, and Δ6-desaturase in late pregnancy (23–31 or 33–39 GW), independent of maternal age, race, education, parity, pre-pregnancy body mass index, and dietary factors. Findings from this longitudinal study indicate that maternal habitual MVPA may play a role on PUFAs metabolism, particular by alerting plasma n-6 subclass and desaturase activity in late pregnancy. These associations are novel and merit confirmation in future studies.

scholarly journals BMI-specific associations between health-related behaviours and overweight – a longitudinal study among Norwegian adolescents

2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 481-491 ◽  
Author(s):  
Inger M Oellingrath ◽  
Martin V Svendsen
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Early Adolescence ◽  
Screen Time ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Eating Patterns ◽  
Eating Pattern ◽  
10Th Grade ◽  
Health Related

AbstractObjectiveTo investigate BMI-specific associations between health-related behaviours in early adolescence and the likelihood of overweight in mid-adolescence in a sample of Norwegian adolescents.DesignLongitudinal study of 393 adolescents recruited from schools in Telemark County, Norway. Parents reported baseline data on children’s behavioural variables and background data (at age 12–13 years). Dietary data were reported by means of a retrospective FFQ. Eating patterns were identified using principal component analysis. Height and weight were measured at baseline and 3-year follow-up. BMI-specific differences in health-related behaviours (eating patterns, physical activity and screen time) at baseline were analysed using cross-tabulation and Pearson’s χ2 test (Fisher’s test). Associations between early health-related behaviours and the likelihood of later overweight were examined using multiple logistic regression.SettingPrimary and secondary schools, Telemark, Norway.SubjectsChildren (n 393) in 7th grade (mean age 12·7 (sd 0·3) years), followed up in 10th grade, and parents.ResultsA moderate to high intake of a varied Norwegian eating pattern combined with moderate-to-vigorous physical activity ≥1 h/d in the 7th grade were associated with a reduced likelihood of being overweight in the 10th grade, but only among already overweight adolescents (adjusted OR=0·2; 95 % CI 0·1, 1·0). Screen time of >3 h/d in the 7th grade was associated with an increased likelihood of subsequent overweight only among adolescents with an initial normal weight (adjusted OR=2·8; 95 % CI 1·1, 7·3).ConclusionsBMI-specific associations were observed between health-related behaviours in early adolescence and the likelihood of being overweight in mid-adolescence.

scholarly journals Lifestyle changes associated with participation in colorectal cancer screening: Prospective data from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 84-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claire Stevens ◽  
Samuel G Smith ◽  
Charlotte Vrinten ◽  
Jo Waller ◽  
Rebecca J Beeken
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
Vegetable Consumption ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
Health Behaviours ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable Consumption ◽  
Teachable Moment ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable ◽  
English Longitudinal Study

Objectives Population-based cancer screening has been described as a teachable moment for behaviour change. This research examined the effect of faecal occult blood testing (FOBT) participation on smoking, alcohol consumption, fruit and vegetable consumption and physical activity. Setting Data were from screening-naïve men within the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing, receiving their first FOBT invitation (n = 774). Four waves of data were included in analyses (wave 4, 2008/2009 – wave 7, 2014/2015). Baseline data were from the wave prior to FOBT invitation, and follow-up data were from the next consecutive wave (two years later). Methods The effects of FOBT participation, time and group-by-time interactions on health behaviours were investigated using generalised estimating equations. Almost two-thirds of the sample (62.5%; n = 484) had participated in FOBT. Results Screening participants were less likely to smoke (odds ratio (OR): 0.45, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.29–0.68) and more likely to meet fruit and vegetable consumption guidelines (OR: 1.70, 95% CI: 1.14–2.55). Smoking decreased over time (OR: 0.74, 95% CI: 0.62–0.89), but adherence to alcohol guidelines also decreased (OR: 0.71, 95% CI: 0.53–0.91). A group-by-time interaction was found for vigorous physical activity; the odds of taking part in vigorous physical activity increased for FOBT participants, but decreased for non-participants (OR: 1.40, 95% CI: 1.01–1.95). Conclusions This research provides tentative support for FOBT as a teachable moment for increasing vigorous physical activity. However, overall, there was limited evidence for spontaneous improvement in multiple health behaviours following participation.

Changes in Aerobic Fitness in Boys and Girls Over a Period of 25 Years: Data From the Amsterdam Growth and Health Longitudinal Study Revisited and Extended

2013 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 524-535 ◽  
Author(s):  
Han C.G. Kemper ◽  
Jos W.R. Twisk ◽  
Willem van Mechelen
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Aerobic Fitness ◽  
Generalized Estimating Equations ◽  
Growth And Development ◽  
Longitudinal Design ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
Peak Oxygen Uptake ◽  
Repeated Measurements ◽  
Age Range

In the Amsterdam Growth And Health Longitudinal Study (AGAHLS), a group of approximately 650 12- to 14-year-old boys and girls was followed in their growth, and development of their health their lifestyle including diet, physical activity and smoking. One of the main interests was the change in their aerobic fitness. From 12 to 36 years of age in total, eight repeated measurements were performed to measure peak oxygen uptake (peak VO2). In this study the data of peak VO2 are revisited and extended: We made use of all collected data as a mixed longitudinal design including cross-sectionally measured subjects as well as longitudinally measured subjects. This led to the availability of 1,194 boys and 1356 girls. With generalized estimating equations (GEE) the longitudinal changes with chronological age and differences between boys and girls were analyzed. Teenage boys and girls increased their peak VO2 (ml/min) significantly (p < .001) until age 14 in girls and until age 17 in boys. However peak VO2 relative to bodyweight (peak VO2/BW) had significantly (p < .001) decreased over the whole age range from 12 to 36 in both sexes. Vigorous physical activity (VPA) also showed a decrease and was significantly (p < .001) related with lower peak VO2/BW (Beta = 0.001). This relation was stronger in boys than in girls. Because at the start of AGAHLS no fast responding metabolic instruments were available, future longitudinal studies about aerobic fitness should include also measurement of VO2 kinetics.

scholarly journals Physical Fitness and Motor Competence in Chinese and German Elementary School Children in Relation to Different Physical Activity Settings

Children ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 391
Author(s):  
Andreas Hohmann ◽  
Xinchi Yuan ◽  
Manfred Schmitt ◽  
Hui Zhang ◽  
Micha Pietzonka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Multivariate Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Motor Competence ◽  
Activity Settings ◽  
School Sport ◽  
One Year ◽  
Club Sport

(1) Background: Children with greater physical activity (PA) may show a higher physical fitness (PF) and motor competence (MC) compared to peers with less PA. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA), PF, and MC in 8- to 9-year old children in Germany and China. MVPA was differentiated into five PA settings: family sport, club training, school sport, leisure sport, and outside play. (2) Methods: This longitudinal study comprised N = 577 children (n = 311 girls, n = 266 boys) who were studied over a one-year period. Each child’s PF and MC was determined using sports motor tests. The children’s PAs were measured using a questionnaire. (3) Results: The children’s PA was positively associated with PF and MC. The MVPA-settings: family sport, leisure sport, outside play, school, and club sport, explained between 18 and 23 percent of the variance in selected PF and MC characteristics in a multivariate linear regression analysis. (4) Conclusions: An increase in the children’s MVPA might be an appropriate aim in the school sport in Germany as well as in the club sport system in China. Furthermore, family sport should be enhanced in Germany and outside play activities in China, respectively.

scholarly journals School Children’s Physical Activity, Motor Competence, and Corresponding Self-Perception: A Longitudinal Analysis of Reciprocal Relationships

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (11) ◽  
pp. 1083-1090
Author(s):  
Jeffrey Sallen ◽  
Christian Andrä ◽  
Sebastian Ludyga ◽  
Manuel Mücke ◽  
Christian Herrmann
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Confidence Interval ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
Reciprocal Relationship ◽  
Childhood And Adolescence ◽  
Self Perception ◽  
Motor Competence ◽  
Object Movement ◽  
Pathway Models ◽  
The Relationship

Background: The relationship between engagement in physical activity and the development of motor competence (MC) is considered to be reciprocal and dynamic throughout childhood and adolescence. The 10-month follow-up study aimed to explore this reciprocal relationship and investigated whether the relationship is mediated by the corresponding self-perception of MC (PMC). Methods: A total of 51 children aged between 10 and 11 years (M = 10.27 [0.45]) participated in the study (52.9% boys, 47.1% girls). As an indicator for physical activity, the average vigorous physical activity (VPA) per day was measured by ActiGraph accelerometers. Two aspects of MC and PMC were recorded: self-movement and object movement. Saturated pathway models in a cross-lagged panel design with 2 measurement points were analyzed. Results: Reciprocal and direct relationships between VPA and MC object movement respectively MC self-movement were not found in longitudinal analyses with PMC as a mediator. Indirect effects of MC at t1 on VPA at t2 via PMC were identified (self-movement: β = 0.13, 95% confidence interval, 0.04 to 0.26; object movement: β = 0.14, 95% confidence interval, 0.01 to 0.49). Conclusion: The results highlight the importance of MC and PMC in promoting children’s VPA. However, VPA does not drive the development of MC.

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