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Accelerometer-based physical activity in need satisfaction profiles of schoolchildren: A 3-year follow-up
Citation
Gråstén, A., Wang, J. K. C., Huhtiniemi, M., & Jaakkola, T. (2023). Accelerometer-based physical activity in need satisfaction profiles of schoolchildren: A 3-year follow-up. European Physical Education Review. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/1356336X231157331
Abstract
This study examined moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) trends in physical education (PE) classes and beyond school hours in children's need satisfaction profiles over 3 years. Participants were 445 (girls 256, boys 189) Finnish schoolchildren (Mage = 11.26 ± 0.32 years). Need satisfaction self-reports and accelerometer-based MVPA data were collected in 17 comprehensive schools over four assessment phases. Four latent profiles based on the need satisfaction trends over time were found: Profiles with Large Decrease, Small Decrease, Small Increase, and Large Increase. The children with the most prominent need satisfaction decreases showed a significant decline in out-of-school MVPA. All the children, irrespective of their need satisfaction profile, exhibited similar patterns of MVPA in PE over the 3-year follow-up. Developing need satisfactions and out-of-school MVPA of the children with the greatest need satisfaction decreases may require enhancements in need-supportive PE activities.
Date Issued
2023
Publisher
Sage
Journal
European Physical Education Review
DOI
10.1177/1356336X231157331
Funding Agency
Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture