Brain breaks® physical activity solutions in the classroom and on attitudes toward physical activity: a randomized controlled trial among primary students from eight countries
| Autor: | Arunas Emeljanovas, Ming Kai Chin, Dané Coetzee, Govindasamy Balasekaran, Milan Pašić, Luminita Georgescu, Hrvoje Podnar, Magdalena Mo Ching Mok, Elizabeth Anderson, Biljana Popeska, Christopher R. Edginton, J. Larry Durstine, Fatma Saçli Uzunöz, Agata Korcz |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice medicine.medical_specialty pediatrics Croatia Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Physical fitness Psychological intervention lcsh:Medicine physical activity Academic achievement Article Developmental psychology law.invention 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Randomized controlled trial law Intervention (counseling) medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Child Students Exercise School Health Services youth Schools Romania business.industry Public health lcsh:R public health Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Brain Repeated measures design Lithuania 030229 sport sciences Republic of North Macedonia teaching physical fitness Attitude Scale (social sciences) Female Poland Psychology business Serbia |
| Zdroj: | International journal of environmental research and public health, Basel : MDPI AG, 2020, vol. 17, no. 5, p. [1-11] International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Volume 17 Issue 5 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 17, Iss 5, p 1666 (2020) |
| ISSN: | 1661-7827 1660-4601 |
| Popis: | Classroom-based physical activity (PA) interventions have received considerable attention due to improvements seen in academic achievement, classroom behaviors, and attitude toward PA. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the Brain Breaks® Physical Activity Solutions in changing children&rsquo s attitudes toward PA. Students (N = 3036) aged 8&ndash 11 years from schools in Croatia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, South Africa, and Turkey were randomly assigned to either a control or an experimental group. The experimental group received Brain Breaks® videos during classroom sessions throughout the four months of intervention. Student attitudes toward PA were measured using the Attitudes toward Physical Activity Scale (APAS) before and after the intervention. Repeated measures ANOVA indicated a time interaction effect for all APAS variables except fitness. Time-by-group interaction effects with different effect sizes were found for most APAS variables, with the greatest gain effect noted in the experimental group for self-efficacy, followed by learning from the videos concerning PA benefits, exercise importance, and enjoyment from engaging in PA. This study provides evidence supporting Brain Breaks® in terms of learning experience, attitudes towards PA, and personal motivation. Using exercise videos is recommended as an interactive, technology-based PA solution that can be easily integrated into the school setting. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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