Celebrating 100 Years 1911–2011

Ribault, Maya

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“…A more recent systematic scoping review [ 5 ] also found no primary studies of price promotions or supply side impacts and few studies of the impact of tax or transfer payments. The exceptions included impacts of congestion charging, taxes on beer and cigarettes, employer-sponsored transfer payments for use health clubs or travel to work using public transport, and tax credits to parents for enrolment of their children in organised PA programmes [ 6 , 7 ]. These findings contrast with the quantity of such evidence found for diet/food [ 4 , 8 ] – the main contributor along with inactivity to increasing obesity.…”

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Economic analysis of participation in physical activity in England: implications for health policy

Anokye

Pokhrel

Fox-Rushby

2014

Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act

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BackgroundChanging the relative price of (in) activity is an important tool for health policies. Nonetheless, to date, analyses of correlates of physical activity (PA) have excluded the notion of price. Using the first nationwide dataset on prices of PA for England, we explore for the first time how money and time prices are associated with PA (in general) and specific activities.MethodsA nationally representative telephone follow-up survey to Health Survey for England (HSE) 2008 was undertaken in 2010. The sample covered individuals who reported to have undertaken some PA in the HSE 2008. Questions focussed on: ex-post money and time prices; type and quantity of PA; perceived benefits of PA and socio-economic details. Count regression models (all activities together, and swimming, workout, walking separately) were fitted to investigate the variation in quantity of PA.ResultsOf 1683 respondents, 83% participated in PA (one or more activities), and spent an average of £2.40 per occasion of participation in PA and 23 minutes travelling. Participation in PA was negatively associated with money prices per occasion (i.e. family member/child care fees, parking fees, and facility charges) and travel time price. Participation in PA was more sensitive to travel time price than money price. Among the specific activities, the money price effect was highest for swimming with a 10% higher price associated with 29% fewer occasions of swimming; followed by workout (3% fewer occasions) and walking (2% fewer occasions). Only swimming and workout were sensitive to travel time price. People who felt doing PA could help them ‘get outdoors’, ‘have fun’, or ‘lose weight’ were likely to do more PA.ConclusionsTwo main policy implications emerge from the findings. First, the results support the notion that positive financial incentives, e.g. subsidising price of participation, could generally lead to an increase in quantity of PA among those already exercising. Second, such policies could lead to desired policy goals if implemented at an individual activity level (e.g. 50% subsidy on swimming entrance charges) rather than a blanket implementation (e.g. subsidising average entrance charges across all activities by 50%).

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Economic analysis of participation in physical activity in England: implications for health policy

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Fox-Rushby

2014

Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act

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Diversity of Personal Resources VS. The Quality of Life of Students from the University of Physical Education in Warsaw

Turosz

2011

Polish Journal of Sport and Tourism

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Introduction. The aim of the paper was to determine the level of diversity in selected personal resources and deficits of students of the Faculty of Physical Education and Sport (FPES) of the University of Physical Education in Warsaw, who exhibit diversity in the level of their quality of life. Material and methods. 205 persons participated in the study. By means of the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS), the level of the respondents' quality of life was determined. Next, the diversity of personal resources level and deficits in relation to the diverse level of life were defined. Personal resources and deficits were determined by means of the following research methods: Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS), Personality Inventory (NEO-FFI), Hope for Success Questionnaire (KNS), Generalised Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES), Life Orientation Test (LOT-R), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Value Crisis Questionnaire (KKW). Results. High level of the quality of life was determined in one out of four students. The academic youth characterised by high level of the quality of life were more extrovert, optimistic, success driven and self-assured. On the other hand, they exhibited low level of neuroticism, value crisis and depressive disorders. Conclusions. The academic youth ought to be supported in their search for values and the meaning of life by modifications in curricula so as to actively stimulate the development of students' personal resources co-determining their high quality of life.Key words: the quality of life, personal resources, deficits, physical education students I In nt tr ro od du uc ct ti io on nPositive psychology measures and nurtures the best values in human life. The fundamental goal of positive psychology is to foster the development of strengths in humans, their values and virtues, to give the opportunity for a person to live their life to the fullest, to develop and to perfect oneself in pursuit of happiness [1,2]. Positive psychologists do not deny the existence of deficits and disorders. However, they believe that one ought to focus on the positive aspects of human functioning and ought to develop social and individual resources [3].The quality of life is a term whose origins go back to economy and the term's further development is connected with medicine and psychology. Although researchers have been interested in the quality of life for more than 30 years, the definition of the term, one which would transcend its interdisciplinary character, is still to be presented [4,5,6].Psychology understands the quality of life as satisfaction with one's life, the satisfaction being a result of an assessment and valuation of various spheres of life and life as a whole. The result of the assessment can have a more cognitive character. Therefore, we can measure the quality of life by the feeling of satisfaction. The result can also belong to the category of emotions/experiences. In such case, we can rather talk about the level of satisfaction with various spheres of life and life as a whole [7].Oleś [4...

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Celebrating 100 Years 1911–2011

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Economic analysis of participation in physical activity in England: implications for health policy

Economic analysis of participation in physical activity in England: implications for health policy

Diversity of Personal Resources VS. The Quality of Life of Students from the University of Physical Education in Warsaw

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