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Study Protocol of a Population-Based Cohort Investigating Physical Activity, Sedentarism, Lifestyles and Obesity in Spanish Youth: the PASOS Study
(BMJ Group, 2020-08-17)
[Abstract] Introduction: Physical activity (PA) is essential to healthy mental and physical development in early life. However, the prevalence of physical inactivity, which is considered a key modifiable driver of childhood ...
Validity, Reliability, and Calibration of the Physical Activity Unit 7 Item Screener (PAU-7S) at Population Scale
(BioMed Central Ltd., 2021-07-17)
[Abstract] Background
Validation of self-reported tools, such as physical activity (PA) questionnaires, is crucial. The aim of this study was to determine test-retest reliability, internal consistency, and the concurrent, ...
Overweight in schoolchildren and association with physical activity and parental habits
(Sociedade brasileira de medicina do esporte, 2019-07)
[Abstract]: Excess weight in childhood and adolescence is an important health problem that tends to persist in adulthood. Among the causes of this increase there appears to be a consensus on emphasizing physical activity ...
Parental assessment of physical education in the school curriculum: A brief report on the influence of past experiences as students
(Conor Gilligan, University of Newcastle, 2019-07-10)
[Abstract]: The aim of this study was to analyse the relationship between parents’ past experience as Physical Education (PE) students and the importance they give to PE within the school curriculum. Parents of 1834 teenagers ...
Adolescents’ Perspectives on the Barriers and Facilitators of Physical Activity: An Updated Systematic Review of Qualitative Studies
(MDPI AG, 2021-05-06)
[Abstract] Listening to adolescents’ voices has been important to promote meaningful physical activity (PA) opportunities. Therefore, an updated systematic review of the available qualitative literature on adolescents’ ...
A Comparative Study of Participation in Physical Education Classes among 170,347 Adolescents from 54 Low-, Middle-, and High-Income Countries
(MDPI AG, 2020-08-02)
[Abstract] Given the need for comparative research on the participation of adolescents in physical education (PE) classes as a privileged space for physical activity (PA) promotion, this study sought to estimate, analyse ...
Uma escola com currículo International Baccalaureate e a sua relação com a atividade física
(Federacion Espanola de Asociaciones de Docentes de Educacion Fisica (FEADEF), 2021-06-11)
[Resumo] Este estudo analisou a oferta de uma escola internacional com o currículo International Baccalaureate (IB) para que os alunos, de ambos os sexos, possam cumprir as recomendações de atividade física (AF) da Organização ...
Prácticas físicodeportivas extraescolares no organizadas: género, etapa e índice de actividad física
(Institut Nacional d’Educació Física de Catalunya (INEFC), 2020-07-01)
[Resumen] Los estudios sobre la tipología de las prácticas físico-deportivas no organizadas fuera del ámbito escolar son escasos. Por ello, este trabajo consistió en describir estas actividades y analizar su relación con ...
Screen Time and Parents’ Education Level Are Associated with Poor Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet in Spanish Children and Adolescents: The PASOS Study
(MDPI AG, 2021-02-16)
[Abstract] The aim of this study is to evaluate if screen time and parents’ education levels are associated with adherence to a Mediterranean dietary pattern. This cross-sectional study analyzed a representative sample of ...
Gender Influences on Physical Activity Awareness of Adolescents and Their Parents
(MDPI AG, 2021-05-26)
[Abstract] The imbalances between the actual physical activity (PA) of adolescents and the subjective perception both they and their parents have in this regard can play an important role in perpetuating inactive lifestyles. ...