PMID- 23109663
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20141112
LR  - 20151119
IS  - 1464-360X (Electronic)
IS  - 1101-1262 (Linking)
VI  - 23
IP  - 5
DP  - 2013 Oct
TI  - Psychosocial correlates of physical activity in school children aged 8-10 years.
PG  - 794-8
LID - 10.1093/eurpub/cks149 [doi]
AB  - BACKGROUND: Understanding correlates of physical activity (PA) among children in 
      different populations may contribute to fostering active lifestyles. This study 
      considered gender differences in relationships between biologic (body mass index, 
      BMI), demographic (socioeconomic sport status, SES) and psychosocial correlates 
      of PA and level of PA in Portuguese primary school children. METHODS: 683 
      children, aged 8-10 years, from 20 different elementary schools in northern 
      Portugal were surveyed. Weight status was classified using International Obesity 
      Task Force (IOTF) criteria for the BMI. Family SES was estimated from school 
      records. PA level and psychosocial correlates (attraction to PA, perceived 
      physical competence and parental socialization) were obtained with interview and 
      standardized questionnaires, respectively. Sex-specific hierarchical multiple 
      regression analyses (SPSS 18.0) were conducted and included two blocks of 
      predictor variables (biologic and demographic, and psychosocial). RESULTS: Level 
      of PA was significantly higher in boys than girls. Enjoyment of participation in 
      vigorous PA was positively associated with level of PA. Perceived acceptance by 
      peers in games and sports and parental encouragement were positively and 
      significantly related to PA in girls. Perceived physical competence was 
      positively and significantly related to PA in boys. Weight status and SES were 
      not associated with PA. CONCLUSIONS: Boys and girls differed in perceived 
      attractiveness of PA and perceived physical competence, both of which influenced 
      level of PA. Differences in perceptions may be important aspects of motivation 
      for PA in school children.
FAU - Seabra, Ana C
AU  - Seabra AC
AD  - 1 Center of Research, Education, Innovation and Intervention in Sport (CIFI2D), 
      Faculty of Sport, University of Porto, Portugal.
FAU - Seabra, Andre F
AU  - Seabra AF
FAU - Mendonca, Denisa M
AU  - Mendonca DM
FAU - Brustad, Robert
AU  - Brustad R
FAU - Maia, Jose A
AU  - Maia JA
FAU - Fonseca, Antonio M
AU  - Fonseca AM
FAU - Malina, Robert M
AU  - Malina RM
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Multicenter Study
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
DEP - 20121028
PL  - England
TA  - Eur J Public Health
JT  - European journal of public health
JID - 9204966
SB  - IM
MH  - Anthropometry
MH  - *Body Mass Index
MH  - Child
MH  - Cross-Sectional Studies
MH  - Exercise/*psychology
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Life Style
MH  - Male
MH  - Motivation
MH  - Motor Activity/physiology
MH  - Parenting
MH  - Portugal/epidemiology
MH  - *Psychology
MH  - Schools
MH  - Sex Factors
MH  - Socioeconomic Factors
MH  - Surveys and Questionnaires
EDAT- 2012/10/31 06:00
MHDA- 2014/11/13 06:00
CRDT- 2012/10/31 06:00
PHST- 2012/10/31 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2012/10/31 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2014/11/13 06:00 [medline]
AID - cks149 [pii]
AID - 10.1093/eurpub/cks149 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Eur J Public Health. 2013 Oct;23(5):794-8. doi: 10.1093/eurpub/cks149. Epub 2012 
      Oct 28.