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Trajectories of Objectively Measured Physical Activity among Secondary Students in Canada in the Context of a Province-Wide Physical Education Policy: A Longitudinal Analysis
Joint Authors
Hobin, Erin
So, Jannice
Rosella, Laura
Comte, Melisa
Manske, Steve
McGavock, Jonathan
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-01-20
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Lower levels of physical activity are associated with childhood obesity.
School physical education (PE) policies have been identified as critical to improve child and adolescent physical activity levels but there has been little evaluation of such policies.
In the province of Manitoba, Canada, the government implemented a mandatory PE policy in secondary schools designed to increase the daily physical activity levels of adolescents.
The objective of this study was to examine the longitudinal changes in and the factors associated with the physical activity trajectories of adolescents in Manitoba during their tenure as secondary school students in the context of this school PE policy.
The results found, despite the PE policy, a grade-related decline in the physical activity trajectories of adolescents; however, the decline in physical activity was attenuated among adolescents with low and moderate baseline physical activity compared to adolescents with high baseline physical activity and among adolescents who attended schools in neighbourhoods of low compared to high socioeconomic status.
There are several possible explanations for these findings, including the influence of the PE policy on the PA patterns of adolescent subpopulations that tend to be at higher risk for inactivity in both childhood and adult life.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Hobin, Erin& So, Jannice& Rosella, Laura& Comte, Melisa& Manske, Steve& McGavock, Jonathan. 2014. Trajectories of Objectively Measured Physical Activity among Secondary Students in Canada in the Context of a Province-Wide Physical Education Policy: A Longitudinal Analysis. Journal of Obesity،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1042399
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Hobin, Erin…[et al.]. Trajectories of Objectively Measured Physical Activity among Secondary Students in Canada in the Context of a Province-Wide Physical Education Policy: A Longitudinal Analysis. Journal of Obesity No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1042399
American Medical Association (AMA)
Hobin, Erin& So, Jannice& Rosella, Laura& Comte, Melisa& Manske, Steve& McGavock, Jonathan. Trajectories of Objectively Measured Physical Activity among Secondary Students in Canada in the Context of a Province-Wide Physical Education Policy: A Longitudinal Analysis. Journal of Obesity. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1042399
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1042399