Physical activity behaviors of adolescents in public and private high schools.

Autor: Pearsman SN 3rd; Department of Health & Exercise Science, Furman University, Greenville, SC, USA., Valois RF, Thatcher WG, Drane JW
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: American journal of health behavior [Am J Health Behav] 2001 Jan-Feb; Vol. 25 (1), pp. 42-9.
DOI: 10.5993/ajhb.25.1.5
Abstrakt: Objective: To examine physical activity differences between public (PUBHS) and private (PVTHS) high school students (n = 6,627).
Methods: The 1995 SC Youth Risk Behavior Survey was utilized. Chi-square analyses compared PVTHS and PUBHS students.
Results: PVTHS school students reported greater involvement in regular exercise programs (p < .001) and participation on school-based sport teams (p < .001). However, PUBHS school students reported greater participation in physical education (p < .001). PUBHS males participated in more community-based sport programs than did PVTHS males (p <.001); however, PVTHS females participated in more community-based sports than PUBHS males did (p < .001).
Conclusion: Significantly different physical activity behaviors exist between PVTHS and PUBHS students in South Carolina.
Databáze: MEDLINE