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Report Card Grades on the Physical Activity of Children and Youth Comparing 30 Very High Human Development Index Countries

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Aubert, Salomé
Barnes, Joel
Aguilar-Farias, Nicolas
Cardon, Greet
Chang, Chen-Kang
Delisle Nyström, Christine
Demetriou, Yolanda
Edwards, Lowri Cerys
Emeljanovas, Arunas
Gába, Aleš
Huang, Wendy
Ibrahim, Izzeldin
Jürimäe, Jaak
Katzmarzyk, Peter
Korcz, Agata
Soo Kim, Yeon
Lee, Eun-Young
Löf, Marie
Loney, Tom
Morrison, Shawnda
Mota, Jorge
Reilly, John
Roman-Vinas, Blanca
Schranz, Natasha
Scriven, John
Seghers, Jan
Skovgaard, Thomas
Smith, Melody
Standage, Martyn
Starc, Gregor
Stratton, Gareth
Takken, Tim
Tammelin, Tuija
Tanaka, Chiaki
Thivel, David
Tyler, Richard
Williams, Alun
Wong, Stephen
Zembura, Paweł
Tremblay, Mark
Date
2018-01
Acceptance date
2018
Type
Article
Publisher
Human Kinetics
ISSN
1543-5474
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Abstract
Background: To better understand the childhood physical inactivity crisis, Report Cards on physical activity of children and youth were prepared concurrently in 30 very high Human Development Index countries. The aim of this article was to present, describe, and compare the findings from these Report Cards. Methods: The Report Cards were developed using a harmonized process for data gathering, assessing, and assigning grades to 10 common physical activity indicators. Descriptive statistics were calculated after converting letter grades to interval variables, and correlational analyses between the 10 common indicators were performed using Spearman’s rank correlation coefficients. Results: A matrix of 300 grades was obtained with substantial variations within and between countries. Low grades were observed for behavioral indicators, and higher grades were observed for sources of influence indicators, indicating a disconnect between supports and desired behaviors. Conclusion: This analysis summarizes the level and context of the physical activity of children and youth among very high Human Development Index countries, and provides additional evidence that the situation regarding physical activity in children and youth is very concerning. Unless a major shift to a more active lifestyle happens soon, a high rate of noncommunicable diseases can be anticipated when this generation of children reaches adulthood.
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Journal of Physical Activity and Health;
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Aubert, S. et al. (2018) 'Report card grades on the physical activity of children and youth comparing 30 very high human development index countries', Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 15(Supplement 2), pp.S298-S314. DOI: 10.1123/jpah.2018-0431.
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http://hdl.handle.net/10369/10618
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2018-0431
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Article published in Journal of Activity and Health in January 2018, available open access at: https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2018-0431.
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Cardiff Metropolitan University (Grant ID: Cardiff Metropolian (Internal))
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