The influence of attitudes toward physical activity and sports

Araújo, Ana Tereza; Dosil, Joaquín

doi:10.1590/s1980-65742015000400002

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“…The same outcomes were obtained in different studies that revealed a decline in attitude scores as students progressed in grade level [5]. Thus, attitudes towards physical ac-tivity and sports are more positive in younger individuals [6,8,14,16,18,29,[32][33][34][35]. With regard to that, Lazarević et al [26] compared the attitudes of students in the 6 th , 7 th , and 8 th grades towards physical education, and Mercier et al [2] compared attitudes between the 4 th , 5 th , 6 th , 7 th , and 8 th grades.…”

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“…Moreover, despite students' attitudes being related to the teacher's personality, there are other factors that can influence their attitudes -namely, the curriculum, as well as the student's socio-economic status, ethnic group, gender, and age [8]. Research has also shown that students' attitudes toward physical education are more positive among males than in females, and among those who practice sports outside of school than in those who do not; also, attitudes towards physical education tend to become more negative as age increas-es [5,14,18,19]. Thus, to increase positive attitudes toward physical education, Fairclough and Stratton [20] studied the contribution of physical education to young people's physical activity levels; they argued that physical education classes may offer a logical and plausible context for regular participation in physical activity because school may provide a background for regular and structured physical activity participation.…”

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Attitudes toward physical education in Portuguese schools: Middle and high school students

Lima¹,

Clemente²,

Vale³

2018

Hum Mov.

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Purpose. The purpose of the study was to analyse possible determinants of Portuguese middle and high school students' attitudes toward physical education (PE). Methods. The total of 949 students (48.6% male, 51.4% female) aged 13.96 ± 1.96 years participated in the study. Out of these, 50.9% practised sports 2 or 3 times a week. The exploratory factor analysis resulted in 4 categories that explain 51.28% of the total variance: F1 (PE curriculum), F2 (PE teaching), F3 (practice conditions in PE), and F4 (PE benefits). Results. The t-test analysis (between-gender) revealed that males attributed significantly more meaning (a lower average corresponds to a greater value) than females to the PE curriculum (p = 0.001; d = 0.277), PE teaching (p = 0.019; d = 0.151), practice conditions in PE (p = 0.004; d = 0.189), and PE benefits (p = 0.001; d = 0.436). The variance between levels of practice outside school revealed higher meaning attributed by students who practiced sports in the variables of PE curriculum (p = 0.004; d = 0.205), PE teaching (p = 0.017; d = 0.168), and PE benefits (p = 0.001; d = 0.466). Conclusions. The study results suggest that males ascribe more value to the general attributes of PE and that students who participate in sports value the meaning of PE more than those who do not.

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Attitudes toward physical education in Portuguese schools: Middle and high school students

Lima¹,

Clemente²,

Vale³

2018

Hum Mov.

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“…Em um contexto onde existe a necessidade de produção, também vale a reflexão sobre um cenário de competitividade entre as revistas que recebem artigos da atividade física e saúde. Mesmo que a RBAFS se constitua como a revista mais relacionada ao tema, é reconhecido que artigos potenciais do tema atividade física e saúde também são publicados em outras revistas científicas nacionais de outras especialidades, como, por exemplo, Saúde Coletiva/Saúde Pública, Epidemiologia, Educação Física, Pediatria [12][13][14][15] . E esse nos parece ser um ponto que merece atenção, uma vez que a falta de indexação em bases de dados eletrônicas de maior porte e a baixa classificação do periódico no sistema Qualis-CAPES tornam a RBAFS menos competitiva em relação às outras opções, nem sempre se configurando como primeira opção para a submissão a = apresentação das cinco variáveis mais frequentes de manuscritos que comunicam pesquisas relacionadas ao tema atividade física e saúde.…”

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RBAFS: análise dos artigos originais publicados entre 2016 e 2020

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Florindo

2022

Rev. Bras. Ativ. Fís. Saúde

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Com objetivo de analisar as características das publicações do periódico relacionado ao tema “atividade física e saúde”, foi conduzida uma revisão de escopo a partir dos estudos originais publicados na Revista Brasileira de Atividade Física & Saúde entre 2016 e 2020. Foram avaliados e encaminhados para a síntese os artigos originais que envolveram amostras de seres humanos, independente da abrangência dos dados, contexto de pesquisa, delineamentos, fenômenos e temas estudados e abordagem utilizada para a coleta e análise de dados. A partir dos dados de 207 artigos, observou--se maiores frequências de primeiros autores afiliados às instituições localizadas na região Sul do país; com estudos conduzidos em cidades da mesma região; pesquisas de desenho transversal com abordagens quantitativas à coleta e análise dos dados; que envolveram amostras com indivíduos de ambos os sexos; indivíduos adultos; com recrutamento nos cenários de atenção primária à saúde e tamanho amostral de até 50 indivíduos e com objetivos de identificar correlatos e fatores associados à atividade física. Visto o cenário de produtividade e competitividade entre pesquisadores e periódicos interessados no tema atividade física e saúde, esforços são necessários para que a revista aumente seu potencial como opção primária de submissão entre os pares da área.

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“…Examining 1,129 individuals aged 12–58; Araújo and Dosil investigated how attitudes influence behavioral intentions for physical activity. Results indicated that younger males without higher education exhibit more favorable attitudes towards physical activity and sports compared to females ( 48 ). In another investigation involving middle school student, it was found that males exhibited a greater inclination towards engaging in physical activity compared to their female counterparts in terms of willingness to participate.…”

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The relationship between attitude toward physical activity and weight gain in children and young adolescence

Özer,

Uyhan,

Devrilmez

et al. 2024

Front. Pediatr.

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IntroductionThe purpose of this study was to investigate the association between attitudes toward physical activity and weight gain among children and young adolescents with an additional focus on the impact of gender on these attitudes.MethodsEmploying a descriptive survey method, data were systematically gathered via purposive sampling from 11 specific cities in Türkiye, ensuring representation from all seven regions. A total of 3,138 students, aged between 9 and 14 years, participated in this study, with a distribution of 46% girls and 54% boys. To assess the attitudes of children and young adolescents toward physical activity, the Youth Physical Activity Attitude Scale was utilized. Height and body weight measurements were taken to determine the body mass index of participants. SPSS 26.0 software facilitated the statistical analyses, including Pearson correlation analysis to explore relationships between variables. Multivariate Analysis of Variance was employed to evaluate the impact of age, BMI, and gender on attitudes toward physical activity.ResultsParticipants classified as normal weight exhibited a more positive attitude towards physical activity compared to their obese and overweight counterparts. Moreover, a significant gender difference emerged, with boys demonstrating significantly higher positive attitudes toward physical activity than girls. However, no significant difference was observed in negative attitudes based on gender. The study also revealed that an escalation in negative attitudes towards physical activity correlated with students being categorized as underweight, overweight, or obese, as opposed to having a normal weight status. Additionally, a statistically significant divergence in both positive and negative attitudes towards physical activity was found based on age. Specifically, the results indicated that students aged 9 and 14 exhibited lower levels of positive attitude when contrasted with their counterparts of different age groups. Conversely, in the domain of negative attitudes, students at the age of 9 scored higher than their peers in other age categories.DiscussionAttitudes towards physical activity can serve as a convenient indicator and guide for assessing the effectiveness of various practices or interventions aimed at promoting physical activity, with recognition of the significant gender difference in positive attitudes among children and young adolescents.

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The influence of attitudes toward physical activity and sports

Cited by 11 publications

References 27 publications

Attitudes toward physical education in Portuguese schools: Middle and high school students

Attitudes toward physical education in Portuguese schools: Middle and high school students

RBAFS: análise dos artigos originais publicados entre 2016 e 2020

The relationship between attitude toward physical activity and weight gain in children and young adolescence

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