Association between performed physical activity and knowledge of healthy lifestyle in 15-16-year old students

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Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Association between performed physical activity and knowledge of healthy lifestyle in 15-16-year old students

Original language description

Association between the level of performed physical activity (PA) and knowledge of healthy lifestyle in adolescents is an issue that has not been yet sufficiently explored. Knowledge of health and PA is the topic that should be included in school educational programme. The main aim of this study was to assess association between the level of theoretical knowledge of health and PA and actually performed PA in first grade high school students. Afterwards, we wanted to analyse if students with higher level of vigorous PA score better in knowledge test. Overall, 401 adolescents participated in our experimental survey, 138 boys and 264 girls from ten high schools in the Czech Republic. These students completed "Comprehension test (CT) on health and physical activity" and International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) - long version. The cut-off point for two groups was established based on median of vigorous PA obtained in IPAQ. We found that girls had overall better knowledge of PA than boys (16.17 vs. 15.26 points; Z = 2.39; d = 0.24). Boys scored better only in fitness dimension (3.41 vs. 3.38 points). Boys performed more PA (309 vs. 235 min/day) and spent more time sitting in school days than girls (388 vs. 274 min/day). The correlation coefficient in boys between overall PA and CT was rp = - 0.20 (p < 0.05), and in girls rp = - 0.09 which means that there was no association between knowledge and performed PA in this age group. Interestingly, only girls with more vigorous PA scored better in CT compared to girls with less amount of vigorous PA (16.34 vs. 16.01 points). This association was not observed in boys. An association between performed PA and knowledge on health and PA was not identified. It is necessary to carry out similar surveys in other age groups.

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Czech description

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Type

D - Article in proceedings

CEP classification

AM - Pedagogy and education

OECD FORD branch

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Project

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Continuities

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Publication year

2016

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Article name in the collection

Congress Proceedings

ISBN

978-80-89324-17-0

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Number of pages

7

Pages from-to

248-254

Publisher name

END s.r.o.

Place of publication

Topolčianky

Event location

Rabat, Maroko

Event date

Nov 12, 2015

Type of event by nationality

WRD - Celosvětová akce

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