Physical activity and sedentary behaviours in youth: Data from three Central-Eastern European countries

Limited data are available on the active and sedentary behaviours of young people in Eastern Europe. Hungary, Romania, and Slovakia are relatively new members of the European Union. The socioeconomic status of the people of these countries differs from that of their Western European counterparts. Th...

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Published in:European journal of sport science 2009-09, Vol.9 (5), p.295-301
Main Authors: Biddle, Stuart J. H., Soos, Istvan, Hamar, Pal, Sandor, Iosif, Simonek, Jaromir, Karsai, Istvan
Format: Article
Language:English
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Eastern Europe
gender
physical activity
sedentary behaviours
Socioeconomic status
young people
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Summary:Limited data are available on the active and sedentary behaviours of young people in Eastern Europe. Hungary, Romania, and Slovakia are relatively new members of the European Union. The socioeconomic status of the people of these countries differs from that of their Western European counterparts. These three countries are understudied in respect of physical activity and sedentary behaviour patterns in youth. Ecological momentary assessment was employed for data collection among 13- to 18-year-old students (n=623). A 3 (socioeconomic status)×3 (country)×2 (gender) multivariate analysis of variance, with physical activity, technological sedentary behaviour, and sedentary socializing behaviour as dependent variables, showed that for weekday behaviours there were significant multivariate main effects for country (P
ISSN:1746-1391
1536-7290
DOI:10.1080/17461390902829234