Is Being a Boy and Feeling Fat a Barrier for Physical Activity?  The Association between Body Image, Gender and Physical Activity among Adolescents

Kopčáková, Jaroslava; Veselská, Zuzana Dankulincová; Gecková, Andrea Madarasová; Dijk, Jitse P. van; Reijneveld, Sijmen A.

doi:10.3390/ijerph111111167

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“…Generally, more common activities among boys in comparison with girls are the internet or noninternet computer gaming and other similar computer use (19) which could impact higher amounts of overall screen time among boys (18). In case of amount of physical activity, our study suggests that boys are more involved in regular physical activity regarding the recommendation, the finding also supported in other studies (39,40). The possible reason for this could be that boys seem to be more involved in activities, such as organised sports or plays (41).…”

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Age and Gender Differences in Prevalence of Screen Based Behaviour, Physical Activity and Health Complaints among Slovak School-aged Children

Husárová¹,

Veselská²,

Sigmundová³

et al. 2015

Cent Eur J Public Health

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SUMMARYAim: The aim of this study was to assess age and gender differences in prevalence of screen based behaviour, physical activity and health complaints among Slovak school-aged children.Methods: Data from the cross-sectional Health Behaviour of School-aged Children study collected in 2010 among Slovak children (age 11-15 years, N = 8,042) was used. Logistic regression models adjusted to age and gender were used to analyse the associations between watching TV, working with a computer or playing computer games and physical activity and headache, backache, sleep difficulties, feeling low, irritability, and feeling nervous.Results: Around one-quarter of adolescents is spending more than three hours a day with screen-based activities. While the age was significantly associated with watching TV and computer use, gender was significantly associated only with excessive computer use. As for physical activity, only 25% of adolescents reported being physically active every day as recommended, and this number decreases with increasing age. Boys used to be more often active in comparison with girls. A sizeable number of adolescents suffer with selected health complaints every week. Moreover, the prevalence of health complaints increases with age and is significantly higher among girls.Conclusions: The prevalence of screen-based activities as well as insufficient physical activity and health complaints among adolescents is relatively high and it increases with age. Gender differences are also significant, except for watching TV.

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Age and Gender Differences in Prevalence of Screen Based Behaviour, Physical Activity and Health Complaints among Slovak School-aged Children

Husárová¹,

Veselská²,

Sigmundová³

et al. 2015

Cent Eur J Public Health

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“…Most research results confirm the lower probability of girls being physically active compared with boys [10,[15][16][17][18]]. Another research showed that adolescent boys met the recommendations more frequently (1.1-11.3 times) than adolescent girls [19].…”

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Physical activity of female students in secondary schools in the context of physical activity recommendations fulfilment

Junger¹,

Kačúr²,

Tlučáková³

et al. 2018

Hum Mov.

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Purpose. Increasing energy intake and decreasing movement performance are among the greatest population issues of mankind. Risk elimination consists in returning to physically active way of life. The aim of the paper was to analyse the physical activity of female in selected secondary schools in the Presov district region, Slovakia, from the point of view of physical activity recommendations fulfilment. Methods. The research group consisted of 353 female students from 14 selected secondary schools in the Presov district region. The students were distributed in four groups according to age (15-18 years).Results. More than half of the studied females did not perform movement activity of medium or high intensity. The highest percentage of success rate in the criteria fulfilment was achieved by females of all age categories in walking 5 times per week for the minimum of 30 minutes (W 5 × 30). Only 44.3% of the students aged 15 years and up to 70.8% of those at the age of 18 met at least one criterion of the physical activity recommendations. Conclusions. As for physical activity recommendations fulfilment, the most successful criterion was performing physical activity regardless of its intensity. Physical activity recommendations seem to be very hard to implement in this age category, especially those concerning intense physical activity. Key words: physical activity intensity, IPAQ, adolescents, health Citation: Junger J, Kačúr P, Tlučáková L, Čech P, bebčáková V. Physical activity of female students in secondary schools in the context of physical activity recommendations fulfilment, Hum Mov.

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“…A prática de atividade física na adolescência está relacionada a uma série de fatores positivos na saúde, tais como: o tratamento da mobilidade, o controle da pressão sanguínea e da obesidade; assim como a prevenção de doenças crônicas; benefícios psicológicos, incluindo o aumento da autoestima, e por fim a redução de ansiedade e estresse [1][2][3] . No entanto, há estudos que indicam altas prevalências de adolescentes que não cumprem as recomendações das práticas de atividade física necessárias para a saúde 4,5 .…”

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Suporte social da família e amigos para a prática de atividade física de adolescentes: uma revisão sistemática

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Resumo Introdução O suporte social da família e amigos tem sido relatado como importante preditor tanto para a prática quanto manutenção de comportamentos relacionados à atividade física entre adolescentes. Objetivo O presente estudo teve como objetivo analisar evidências científicas que abordassem a relação do suporte social da família, pais e amigos para a prática de atividade física de adolescentes. Método Para este estudo, foram selecionados artigos publicados em português e/ou inglês, indexados em bases científicas até o mês de janeiro de 2017, compreendendo adolescentes de 14 a 19 anos. Estes artigos apresentaram estudos originais com desenhos transversais e longitudinais, e também estavam inseridos nas bases de dados PubMed, SCOPUS, Scielo e Lilacs. Dentre os 3268 artigos identificados nas buscas, posteriormente aos estágios de seleção dos mesmos, constatou-se que apenas 27 artigos preencheram os critérios de inclusão, que em seguida foram analisados na íntegra. Resultados Os estudos foram publicados na última década e realizados em diferentes países, e o suporte social esteve relacionado à atividade física, tanto em estudos transversais quanto longitudinais. Nesses estudos, verificou-se que os adolescentes que receberam maior suporte social de um modo geral,bem como apoio dos pais, amigos e familiares, mostraram níveis mais altos na prática de atividade física. Conclusão O apoio social foi um fator importante para a prática de atividade física em adolescentes. Dessa forma, os programas para promoção de atividade física devem ser direcionados não somente aos adolescentes, mas sobretudo às redes sociais que os cercam.

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Is Being a Boy and Feeling Fat a Barrier for Physical Activity? The Association between Body Image, Gender and Physical Activity among Adolescents

Cited by 42 publications

References 37 publications

Age and Gender Differences in Prevalence of Screen Based Behaviour, Physical Activity and Health Complaints among Slovak School-aged Children

Age and Gender Differences in Prevalence of Screen Based Behaviour, Physical Activity and Health Complaints among Slovak School-aged Children

Physical activity of female students in secondary schools in the context of physical activity recommendations fulfilment

Suporte social da família e amigos para a prática de atividade física de adolescentes: uma revisão sistemática

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