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The Use of Latent Class Analysis (LCA) to Assess Children's Movement Behaviours Measured by Accelerometer and Self-Report
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Isabella Toledo Caetano; Valter Paulo Neves Miranda; Fernanda Rocha de Faria; Cheryl Anne Howe; Paulo Roberto dos Santos Amorim – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2024
Latent Class Analysis (LCA) is a statistical method that can help researchers interested in better understanding the movement behaviors (MB) of children, based on the analysis of the level of physical activity (PA) and sedentary time (ST). This study aimed to evaluate and compare two models LCA (one for the accelerometer and one for the 24-hour…
Descriptors: Motion, Child Behavior, Multivariate Analysis, Measurement Techniques
Profile of Schoolchildren with Different Nutritional Status after Social Isolation: Sedentary Behavior, Aerobic Fitness, Secretory Immunoglobulin-A, and Anxiety Symptoms
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Gabriela Oliveira; Daniel Maciel Crespilho; Emerson José Venancio; Solange de Paula Ramos; Tamara Beres Lederer Goldberg; Carla Cristiane Silva – American Journal of Health Education, 2024
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic imposed social isolation measures, which impacted the child population, especially regarding physical and mental health aspects. Purpose The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between sedentary behavior, cardiorespiratory fitness, immunoglobulin -A secretion, and anxiety symptoms in 267 children…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Social Isolation, Child Health
The Role of Motor Competence and Body Mass Index in Children's Activity Levels in Physical Education Classes
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Spessato, Barbara Coiro; Gabbard, Carl; Valentini, Nadia C. – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2013
Our goal was to investigate the role of body mass index (BMI) and motor competence (MC) in children's physical activity (PA) levels during physical education (PE) classes. We assessed PA levels of 5-to-10-year old children ("n" = 264) with pedometers in four PE classes. MC was assessed using the TGMD-2 and BMI values were classified…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Psychomotor Skills, Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level
International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends (InPACT) 2017 (Budapest, Hungary, April 29-May 1, 2017)
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Pracana, Clara, Ed.; Wang, Michael, Ed. – Online Submission, 2017
We are delighted to welcome you to the International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends (InPACT) 2017, taking place in Budapest, Hungary, from 29 of April to 1 of May, 2017. Modern psychology offers a large range of scientific fields where it can be applied. The goal of understanding individuals and groups (mental functions and…
Descriptors: Educational Psychology, Anxiety, Cognitive Restructuring, Outcomes of Treatment