Recess physical activity and school-related social factors in Finnish primary and lower secondary schools: cross-sectional associations

Participation in physical activities provides students with opportunities for social interaction and social skills development. The purpose of this study was to investigate the associations of students' recess physical activity with school-related social factors. Data were collected in 19 schoo...

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Published in:BMC public health 2014-10, Vol.14 (1), p.1114-1114, Article 1114
Main Authors: Haapala, Henna L, Hirvensalo, Mirja H, Laine, Kaarlo, Laakso, Lauri, Hakonen, Harto, Kankaanpää, Anna, Lintunen, Taru, Tammelin, Tuija H
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation, Psychological
Adolescent
Age
Child
Children & youth
Classrooms
Cross-Sectional Studies
Data collection
Exercise
Extracurricular activities
Female
Finland
Gender aspects
Girls
Health sciences
Humans
Learning
Male
Motor Activity
Participation
Peer Group
Peer relationships
Peers
Physical activity
Play and Playthings
Problem solving
Public health
Questionnaires
Regression analysis
Researchers
School environment
School Health Services
Schools
Sex
Sex differences
Social behavior
Social Change
Social factors
Social skills
Students
Studies
Surveys and Questionnaires
Teenagers
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Summary:Participation in physical activities provides students with opportunities for social interaction and social skills development. The purpose of this study was to investigate the associations of students' recess physical activity with school-related social factors. Data were collected in 19 schools countrywide in autumn 2010, and 1463 students from grades 4 and 5 (primary school) and from grades 7 and 8 (lower secondary school) completed an anonymous questionnaire. Multiple linear regression analysis was used to investigate whether self-reported physical activity at recess was associated with peer relationships at school, relatedness to school and school climate. Analyses were adjusted for self-reported overall physical activity and conducted for primary and lower secondary schools. Multi-group analysis was used to test sex differences among the associations. In primary school, physical activity at recess was positively associated with peer relationships at school (boys: b = 0.17, p = 0.007 and girls: b = 0.21, p
ISSN:1471-2458
1471-2458
DOI:10.1186/1471-2458-14-1114