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ERIC Number: EJ1401388
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 12
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1534-8431
EISSN: EISSN-1532-771X
School Matters: Physical Activity and School-Related Factors among Adolescent Latinas
Espinoza, Sarah M.; Borowsky, Iris W.; Eisenberg, Marla E.; Martin, Christie L.; McMorris, Barbara J.
Journal of Latinos and Education, v22 n5 p1778-1789 2023
Hispanic/Latina students face difficulties engaging in physical activity, but schools can help by integrating activity into accrue the school day and offering sport and activity-based extracurriculars. In this study, we examined physical activity (PA) and school-related factors among adolescent Hispanic/Latina students. Participants (N = 5,539) were eighth, ninth, and eleventh grade females identifying as Hispanic/Latina on the 2016 Minnesota Student Survey. We used descriptive statistics and a generalized linear model to examine relationships between school-related variables and days of [greater than or equal to] 60 minutes of PA in the past week. Many participants engaged in no physical education (44%), sports (61%), PA lessons (84%), or after-school activities (76%). More days of physical education, sport, and PA lessons associated with higher PA levels (p < 0.001), as did more days of non-sport activities (p [less than or equal to] 0.01) and feeling safer going to/from school (p [less than or equal to] 0.05). Significant interactions demonstrated the effect of physical education on PA was strongest for eighth grade students. Hispanic/Latina students' PA and engagement in school activities are limited, and schools' practices and policies should intentionally support these adolescents' PA early and throughout their educational careers.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 8; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education; Grade 9; High Schools; Grade 11
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) (DHHS)
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: Minnesota
Grant or Contract Numbers: T32HP22239