ERIC Number: EJ1385595
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Aug
Pages: 16
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1356-336X
EISSN: EISSN-1741-2749
Accelerometer-Based Physical Activity in Need Satisfaction Profiles of Schoolchildren: A 3-Year Follow-Up
European Physical Education Review, v29 n3 p405-420 Aug 2023
This study examined moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) trends in physical education (PE) classes and beyond school hours in children's need satisfaction profiles over 3 years. Participants were 445 (girls 256, boys 189) Finnish schoolchildren (M[subscript age] = 11.26 ± 0.32 years). Need satisfaction self-reports and accelerometer-based MVPA data were collected in 17 comprehensive schools over four assessment phases. Four latent profiles based on the need satisfaction trends over time were found: Profiles with Large Decrease, Small Decrease, Small Increase, and Large Increase. The children with the most prominent need satisfaction decreases showed a significant decline in out-of-school MVPA. All the children, irrespective of their need satisfaction profile, exhibited similar patterns of MVPA in PE over the 3-year follow-up. Developing need satisfactions and out-of-school MVPA of the children with the greatest need satisfaction decreases may require enhancements in need-supportive PE activities.
Descriptors: Measurement Equipment, Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level, Physical Education, Student Needs, Need Gratification, Foreign Countries, Student Behavior, Grade 5, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students, Competence, Personal Autonomy, Relevance (Education)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 5; Intermediate Grades; Middle Schools; Junior High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Finland
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