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

Lima, Ricardo; Clemente, Filipe Manuel; Vale, Raúl Fraguela

doi:10.5114/hm.2018.77327

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“…Students who engaged in extracurricular sports activities had a more positive attitude toward PE than those who did not, as supported by previous research (Lazarević et al, 2015;Peralta et al, 2015;Lima et al, 2018;Orlić et al, 2018). This finding confirmed hypothesis (5).…”

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confidence: 86%

Examining Portuguese High School Students’ Attitudes Toward Physical Education

2020

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Portugal ranks fourth among countries with the highest rate of overweight population, considering that 67.6% of the Portuguese population over the age of 15 is overweight or obese. To our knowledge, limited studies have investigated students’ attitudes toward physical education in Portugal. Such research is necessary because it can provide valuable insights for policy and application in the curriculum development for physical education, which may eventually increase participation in physical and sports activities. This study analyzed students’ attitudes toward physical education (PE) according to sociodemographic variables, including grade level, socioeconomic status, and gender, and their participation in extracurricular sports activities and respective PE grades. The sample comprised 476 high school students (from the 7th, 8th, and 9th-grade levels) from five public schools located in Portugal. The Students’ Attitudes toward Physical Education Questionnaire was adapted and validated for use with Portuguese students as a two-factor model. Findings show that students generally have a moderately positive attitude toward PE. However, students’ positive attitudes tend to decrease throughout high school, which is particularly significant in the 9th grade. Furthermore, students’ attitudes are influenced by gender, extracurricular sports practice, and grades. These findings may help stakeholders reflect on how to frame PE in a more meaningful way to create a solid foundation for maintaining an active lifestyle throughout life. Implications for further research and practice are discussed.

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2020

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“…thus, if a questionnaire is to be applied across cultures, it should be not only translated well linguistically, but also adapted culturally [17,18]. In fact, previous studies using questionnaires across cultures have modified them from the original version [24,25]. Based on this premise, some original items of question 1 of PAQ-c were withdrawn from the Brazilian Portuguese version.…”

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Translation and cross-cultural adaptation of the Physical Activity Questionnaire for older Children into a Brazilian Portuguese version

Chagas¹,

Araújo²,

Gama³

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Hum Mov.

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Purpose. to be used across different cultures, a physical activity questionnaire must be translated and cross-culturally adapted into target languages with a structured method. to date, there is no evidence supporting the use of the Physical Activity Questionnaire for children (PAQ-c) in Brazil. therefore, the purposes of this study were to translate and crossculturally adapt PAQ-c into the Brazilian Portuguese language and to determine its measurement properties. Methods. Overall, 82 participants were initially recruited and the final PAQ-c version was applied in 52 children (28 boys, 24 girls). the translation and cross-cultural adaptation process was performed, and the measurement properties of the Brazilian Portuguese version of PAQ-c were determined in order to assess the internal consistency (cronbach's alpha), test-retest reliability (Icc, intra-class correlation coefficient) and the level of agreement between test-retest measurements (Bland-Altman method). Paired t-test was used to compare PAQ-c means (test-retest).Results. the meaning of the items was considered easily understood by the children. cronbach's alpha reached acceptable values, ranging from 0.85 (test) to 0.87 (retest). Icc equalled 0.90, indicating excellent test-retest reliability. Paired t-test showed no significant difference between means. Bland-Altman plot proved a good level of agreement between two measurements. Conclusions. the translation and cross-cultural adaptation process was successful in reaching semantic equivalence between the original PAQ-c and the Brazilian Portuguese version; the measurement properties of the new PAQ-c version achieved a good level. therefore, this study provided evidence supporting PAQ-c use among Brazilian children.Citation: chagas d, Araújo dV, Gama d, Macedo L, deslandes Ac, Batista LA. translation and cross-cultural adaptation of the physical activity questionnaire for older children into a Brazilian Portuguese version.

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