Czech adolescents adopt distorted social norms regarding Saturday physical activity

Vorlíček, Michal; Baďura, Petr; Mitáš, Josef; Rubín, Lukáš; Banátová, Kamila; Kolarčík, Peter; Vašíčková, Jana; Salonna, Ferdinand

doi:10.5507/tk.2020.003

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“…The effect of social norms on adolescent health-related behaviors was best described in risky behaviors, such as alcohol consumption, tobacco use, and substance use [38][39][40][41]. Nevertheless, some previous studies indicate that approaches based on social norms could be a suitable method of intervention to combat physical inactivity or promote PA [37,[42][43][44].…”

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How Czech Adolescents Perceive Active Commuting to School: A Cross-Sectional Study

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To achieve a healthy lifestyle, adolescents must be physically active and meet physical activity (PA) guidelines. One of the most natural ways of increasing the amount of PA is active commuting (AC) to school. Recent reviews suggest that peer norms have the potential to shape PA during adolescence in particular. Thus, our primary aim was to investigate whether Czech adolescents misperceive their peers’ AC behaviors and attitudes towards AC. Our dataset comprised cross-sectional data on 1586 adolescents aged 11–15 years. Basic descriptive statistics, chi-square tests, and correlation analyses were used to analyze the data. Regarding traveling to school, 68% of the Czech adolescents in this study are daily active commuters (walking, cycling, or riding a scooter or skateboard). Less than half of the respondents believed that most of their classmates were commuting to school actively almost daily. The students who believed that most of their classmates commuted to school actively had significantly higher chances of being regular active commuters themselves. The results showed that most of the Czech adolescents misperceived the AC norms of their peers. Thus, there could be potential in using a social norms approach aimed at increasing the level of AC in Czech adolescents through targeted interventions.

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How Czech Adolescents Perceive Active Commuting to School: A Cross-Sectional Study

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Surveillance of physical activity and sedentary behaviour in czech children and adolescents: a scoping review of the literature from the past two decades

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Background This study aimed to map the available evidence related to physical activity (PA) and sedentary behaviour (SB) in Czech children and adolescents and suggest future directions and improvements to strengthen the surveillance of PA and SB in the Czech Republic. Methods The search of articles published between January 2000 and December 2020 included the Medline and Medvik databases and a manual search in eight Czech journals related to the topic. This review followed the “Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews”. Results Out of 350 identified articles, 79 articles met the criteria for selection and referred to 27 studies. The majority of the articles were cross-sectional (89%), approximately two-thirds of the articles (61%) examined only PA, and half of the articles (51%) employed device-based assessments. Approximately 47% of the articles reported the prevalence of physical inactivity on the basis of inconsistently defined recommendations. Approximately 14%, 23%, and 10% of the articles focused on active transportation, organized PA (including physical education or leisure-time PA), and parent-child PA, respectively. Conclusions Future studies need to focus on longitudinal design and interventions, randomly selected samples, a mix of device-based and self-reported methods, and the recognition of health-related 24-hour time use patterns. This review advocates the government-supported development of a national surveillance system that will help to reduce insufficient PA and excessive SB.

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Opinions of pupils and teachers from Czech secondary schools on the use of modern information and communication technologies within the context of active lifestyle

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Czech adolescents adopt distorted social norms regarding Saturday physical activity

Cited by 3 publications

References 29 publications

How Czech Adolescents Perceive Active Commuting to School: A Cross-Sectional Study

How Czech Adolescents Perceive Active Commuting to School: A Cross-Sectional Study

Surveillance of physical activity and sedentary behaviour in czech children and adolescents: a scoping review of the literature from the past two decades

Opinions of pupils and teachers from Czech secondary schools on the use of modern information and communication technologies within the context of active lifestyle

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