Results From Japan’s 2016 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth

Tanaka, Chiaki; Tanaka, Shigeho; Inoue, Shigeru; Miyachi, Motohiko; Suzuki, Koya; Reilly, John J.

doi:10.1123/jpah.2016-0296

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“…The grades for Organized Sport Participation, Active Transportation, Physical fitness, Family and Peer Influence and Community and the Built Environment improved in 2018, compared to the previous Report Card in 2016. 4 However, grades for Sedentary Behavior, Weight Status, School, and Government Strategies and Investments were similar. Two indicators (Overall Physical Activity, and Active Play) could not be graded in both 2016 and 2018.…”

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“…The grading scheme in the 2018 report card is also more detailed than in 2016. 4 The major strength of the 2018 Report Card includes the use of nationally representative data to inform the grades and a quantitative grading rubric in both 2016 and 2018. However, there are surveillance gaps, as 2 of the 11 indicators (Overall Physical Activity, and Active Play) could not be graded.…”

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“…Although the physiological mechanisms underlying these findings remain unclear, these previous articles suggest that understanding individuals’ morningness-eveningness of PA can help reduce exercise barriers thereby increase adherence of PA. How to promote PA is an important public health problem that is attracting increasing attention. The decrease in the PA levels among young Japanese individuals over the past few decades has become a social issue [ 30 ]. According to the WHO, 31.6% of adult (aged 15 years or older) were physically inactive [ 31 ].…”

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Development and initial validation of the Morningness-Eveningness Exercise Preference Questionnaire (MEEPQ) in Japanese university students

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The aim of this study was to develop a questionnaire to conveniently assess the diurnal preferences of physical activity (PA) in Japanese university students. A total of 219 subjects completed our novel Morningness-eveningness Exercise Preference Questionnaire (MEEPQ). The MEEPQ consisted of 30 items (15 items for the morning and the same 15 items for the evening) rated on a 5-point Likert scale concerning their preference for participating in PA in the morning and evening. The morning score (MS) and evening score (ES) were determined by summing each of the respective 15 items. The internal consistency and construct validity were assessed, and a factor analysis was conducted. To examine the external validity of the MEEPQ, participants wore an accelerometer for seven consecutive days to measure their PA levels objectively. Finally, the test-retest reliability was evaluated at a one-month interval. The MEEPQ showed excellent internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha = 0.896) and construct validity (morning KMO = 0.913, evening KMO = 0.875). A factor analysis showed a three-factor structure involving Physical Wellness (MEEPQ-W), Psychological Well-Being (MEEPQ-P) and Exercise Barrier (MEEPQ-B). The percent of variance was largest for MEEPQ-W in the morning (45.2%) and MEEPQ-P in the evening (40.8%). Test-retest showed that MEEPQ scores had fair repeatability. Significant and positive associations between scores and objectively measured PA levels were found in the MS and 6–9 AM PA and in the ES and 6–9 PM and 9 PM– 0 AM PA (all p<0.05). In summary, the novel MEEPQ showed relatively good agreement and thus can be used for Japanese university student samples. In the MEEPQ, three factors (the physical wellness, psychological well-being and exercise barrier) contributed to a morning or evening PA preference. The summed scores were significantly associated with the objectively measured PA levels in both the morning and evening. Therefore the MEEPQ appears to be a suitable tool for assessing diurnal PA preferences.

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“…One country (Japan) assigned an INC grade. 39 The high grade achieved in Slovenia is attributed to highly developed and apparently effective structured physical activity opportunities through school physical education and structured sport opportunities both in school and in the community. 51 The low grades in most countries are consistent with earlier reports.…”

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Global Matrix 2.0: Report Card Grades on the Physical Activity of Children and Youth Comparing 38 Countries

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The Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance organized the concurrent preparation of Report Cards on the physical activity of children and youth in 38 countries from 6 continents (representing 60% of the world’s population). Nine common indicators were used (Overall Physical Activity, Organized Sport Participation, Active Play, Active Transportation, Sedentary Behavior, Family and Peers, School, Community and the Built Environment, and Government Strategies and Investments), and all Report Cards were generated through a harmonized development process and a standardized grading framework (from A = excellent, to F = failing). The 38 Report Cards were presented at the International Congress on Physical Activity and Public Health in Bangkok, Thailand on November 16, 2016. The consolidated findings are summarized in the form of a Global Matrix demonstrating substantial variation in grades both within and across countries. Countries that lead in certain indicators often lag in others. Average grades for both Overall Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior around the world are D (low/poor). In contrast, the average grade for indicators related to supports for physical activity was C. Lower-income countries generally had better grades on Overall Physical Activity, Active Transportation, and Sedentary Behaviors compared with higher-income countries, yet worse grades for supports from Family and Peers, Community and the Built Environment, and Government Strategies and Investments. Average grades for all indicators combined were highest (best) in Denmark, Slovenia, and the Netherlands. Many surveillance and research gaps were apparent, especially for the Active Play and Family and Peers indicators. International cooperation and cross-fertilization is encouraged to address existing challenges, understand underlying determinants, conceive innovative solutions, and mitigate the global childhood inactivity crisis. The paradox of higher physical activity and lower sedentary behavior in countries reporting poorer infrastructure, and lower physical activity and higher sedentary behavior in countries reporting better infrastructure, suggests that autonomy to play, travel, or chore requirements and/or fewer attractive sedentary pursuits, rather than infrastructure and structured activities, may facilitate higher levels of physical activity.

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Results From Japan’s 2016 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth

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Results From Japan’s 2018 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth

Results From Japan’s 2018 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth

Development and initial validation of the Morningness-Eveningness Exercise Preference Questionnaire (MEEPQ) in Japanese university students

Global Matrix 2.0: Report Card Grades on the Physical Activity of Children and Youth Comparing 38 Countries

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