Environmental influences on physical activity – Romanian youths' perspectives

Sandu, Petru; Cherecheș, Răzvan Mircea; Baba, Cătălin; Revnic, Radu; Mocean, Floarea

doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2018.10.020

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“…However, gender, age, and BMI were not related to PA, suggesting that adolescents participate in PA irrespective of their gender, age, and BMI. These findings are consistent with other reports that self-efficacy, motivation, and attitudes are important in initiating and maintaining PA [ 15 , 70 ].…”

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Individual, Interpersonal, and Organizational Factors Affecting Physical Activity of School Adolescents in Pakistan

Kiyani

Kayani

Kayani³

et al. 2021

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The purpose of this study was to explore individual, interpersonal, and organizational factors that may influence the physical activity of adolescents (ages 10–14) in Pakistani schools. A set of questionnaires that included individual, interpersonal, and organizational factors and PA behavior was completed by the 618 students selected from Pakistani schools. Stepwise forward regression model was applied to check the possible effects of multilevel variables on physical activity and to extract the stronger predictors. The results showed that physical activity was significantly predicted by individual level factors such as self-efficacy, motivation, and attitude. Among the demographic correlates, gender, age, and BMI did not affect physical activity, while socioeconomic status and geographic characteristics had a meaningful association with PA. At the interpersonal level, adolescents’ perception of family support had a potential influence on physical activity, while there was no impact of friends/peers and teachers support on adolescents’ PA. A school environmental characteristic, such as PA facility, was positively related to PA; however, the impact of PA equipment, safety, and policy and PA culture were statistically non-significant. The findings suggest that public health intervention strategies aimed at promoting PA in adolescents should recognize multiple levels of influences that may either enhance or impede the likelihood of PA among adolescents.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 93%

Individual, Interpersonal, and Organizational Factors Affecting Physical Activity of School Adolescents in Pakistan

Kiyani

Kayani

Kayani³

et al. 2021

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“…The result may be explained through the relatively poor level of knowledge about the health benefits of both mild and more intensive types of PA, observed in other studies for Romanian university students, levels similar to those registered in Thailand and South Africa [ 51 ]. There is reason to also consider this behavior as the result of a cultural norm that originates from the marginal treatment received by PA as a school topic (such as a reduced number of dedicated hours, inappropriate placement in daily/weekly schedule [ 52 ]), with a clear emphasis on teachers and parents favoring the development of academic skills in comparison to motor skills/healthy habits. This deserves attention for the purpose of creating appropriate country-level interventions, considering (i) the importance of gradual approaches in building habits, from mild to more intense programs; and (ii) the evidence showing other type of core benefits of these specific physical activities, such as yoga’s positive influences on students’ capacity to develop cognitive and psychological traits associated with entrepreneurship [ 53 , 54 ].…”

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Testing the Youth Physical Activity Promotion Model during the COVID-19 Pandemic, with Partial Least Squares Second-Order Latent Constructs

Druică

Ianole-Călin

Sakizlian

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We tested the Youth Physical Activity Promotion (YPAP) framework on Romanian students in order to identify actionable determinants to support participation in physical activity. Our sample consisted of 665 responses to an online survey, with participants aged 18–23 (mean = 19 years); 70% were women. We used the partial least squares algorithm to estimate the relationships between students’ behavior and possible predictors during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our results indicate that all the theoretical dimensions of YPAP (predisposing, enabling and reinforcing) have a positive and significant impact on physical activity, with two mediating mechanisms expressed as predisposing factors: able and worth. Unlike previous research, we used second-order latent constructs, unveiling a particular structure for the enabling dimension that only includes sport competence, fitness and skills, but not the environmental factors.

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“…A child's environment is effective in increasing her physical activity. In other words, easy access to physical activity equipment, availability of recreational areas such as parks and gyms and having individuals doing physical activities around the student can encourage the children's and adolescents' participation in physical activities [3,66].…”

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“…The World Health Organization [2] recommends that children and adolescents aged 6-17 years engage in at least 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity daily. Environmental factors such as increasing urbanization, intense traffic, pollution, increasing concrete constructions, lack of parks, sports and recreational facilities have decreased participation in physical activities [3]. In parallel to these challenges, increase in the consumption of high-calorie foods, use of digital technology and adoption of a sedentary life style with ageing, physical activity and its enhancement in the children and adolescents have become more important [4,5].…”

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The relationship between the physical activity efficacy and physical activity of the middle school students

Alpkaya¹

2019

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Purpose: The purpose of this study is to determine the physical activity efficacy and physical activity of the middle school students, according to gender and to analyze the relationship between them. Material: The study group consisted of a total of 701 students from three public secondary schools, 343 of whom were female and 358 were male students. In order to determine the physical activity efficacy of the students, the Physical Activity Efficacy Scale was used, while the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Older Children was used for establishing the level of physical activity. In evaluating the data, descriptive statistics, independent t-test, Pearson correlation tests were used as statistical methods. Results: According to the data obtained by the study, the students’ physical activity efficacy was found to be good, with no difference between the females and the males (p>0.05). The students’ physical activity level was average, while the males were found to be physically more active than the females (p<0.05). A positive correlation was found between the physical activity efficacy and the physical activity of the students (p<0.05). Conclusion: According to the findings of this study, physical activities should be increased during the time of the middle school, which is a part of the period of adolescence. Besides, in order to enhance their physical activity efficacy, the adolescents should be provided with physical activity environments.

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Environmental influences on physical activity – Romanian youths' perspectives

Cited by 7 publications

References 43 publications

Individual, Interpersonal, and Organizational Factors Affecting Physical Activity of School Adolescents in Pakistan

Individual, Interpersonal, and Organizational Factors Affecting Physical Activity of School Adolescents in Pakistan

Testing the Youth Physical Activity Promotion Model during the COVID-19 Pandemic, with Partial Least Squares Second-Order Latent Constructs

The relationship between the physical activity efficacy and physical activity of the middle school students

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