Fit 'n' Cool Kids: Effects of Peer-Modeling and Goal Setting on Physical Activity
| Autor: | Jessyka N. Larson, Stuart J. Fairclough, Heidi Wengreen, Timothy A. Brusseau, James C. Hannon, Maria Newton |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Gerontology
030505 public health business.industry education Psychological intervention Physical activity Overweight medicine.disease Obesity Physical education 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Intervention (counseling) medicine 030212 general & internal medicine medicine.symptom 0305 other medical science Baseline (configuration management) business Goal setting |
| Zdroj: | Open Journal of Preventive Medicine. :85-94 |
| ISSN: | 2162-2485 2162-2477 |
| DOI: | 10.4236/ojpm.2018.84008 |
| Popis: | Background: Decreasing the risk of overweight and obesity from an early age is imperative and efforts should focus on fostering children’s physical activity (PA). Within school-based interventions, there is insufficient evidence on the effectiveness of the use of character peer-modeling and goal setting to increase physical activity. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine the impact of a school-based intervention on PA and enjoyment of PA in grades 3 - 5 elementary school age children at two urban elementary schools. Methods: Participants were 95 students of 8 - 10 years old; activity monitors were used to assess physical activity. Daily physical activity and enjoyment was recorded at baseline, intervention, and at a 6-school-week follow-up. Results: PA significantly increased in the intervention school averaging 5549 steps at baseline, 5889 steps during the intervention, and 6515 during follow-up (p < 0.05). Participants significantly increased their moderate to vigorous physical activity from 28.54 min at baseline to 30.06 minutes at week 4 and 36.45 during follow-up (p < 0.05). There was no change in enjoyment levels from baseline to follow-up. Conclusion: The Fit “n” Cool Kids intervention presents the potential of peer-modeling and goal setting for increasing PA at school. Continued interventions in schools may positively influence children’s healthy living patterns. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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