Ecological correlates of Spanish preschoolers’ physical activity during school recess
Ecological correlates of Spanish preschoolers’ physical activity during school recess
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西班牙学龄前儿童课间休息期间体力活动的生态相关性
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2017
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V. Martínez
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Marta Terrón;A. Queralt;J. Molina‐García;V. Martínez
幼儿教育机构可能是幼儿获得相当一部分日常体力活动的场所。尽管幼儿通常被认为是非常活跃的，并且休息时间被认为是促进PA的重要环境因素，但有证据表明，幼儿将大部分休息时间用于参与久坐活动。据我们所知，在西班牙学龄前儿童课间休息期间，没有对PA水平和模式进行系统评价。因此，本研究的目的有三个：（a）通过对西班牙学龄前儿童样本的加速度测量和系统观察，分析户外ECE环境中休息时间的PA模式和久坐行为;（B）验证使用记录学龄前儿童活动的观察系统（OSRAC-P）评估PA水平，使用加速度测量作为参考方法;以及（c）评估幼儿在课间休息时的中度至剧烈PA（MVPA）和久坐行为的个人、心理社会和环境相关性。我们的主要发现是：（a）幼儿在课间很少进行MVPA;（B）男孩明显比女孩更活跃;（c）学龄前儿童比学龄前儿童更活跃;（d）社会互动是MVPA水平的积极预测因素;（e）通过OSRAC-P直接观察是描述幼儿PA模式的可靠系统。这些调查结果表明，需要增加MVPA在欧洲经委会机构在休息时间，并对欧洲经委会社区，特别是从业人员，副从业人员和卫生专业人员的影响。
Early childhood education (ECE) institutions may be one place for young children to obtain a significant proportion of their daily physical activity (PA). Even though young children are generally considered to be very active, and recess time is considered an important environmental factor for promoting PA, evidence suggests that young children spend most recess time participating in sedentary activities. To our knowledge there have been no systematic evaluations of the PA levels and patterns during recess time in Spanish preschool children. Therefore, the aims of this study were threefold: (a) to analyse the PA patterns and sedentary behaviour during recess time in outdoor ECE environments through accelerometry and systematic observation in a sample of Spanish preschool children; (b) to validate the use of the Observational System for Recording Activity in Children – Preschool (OSRAC-P) to assess PA levels, using accelerometry as the reference method; and (c) to evaluate personal, psychosocial and environmental correlates of moderate to vigorous PA (MVPA) and sedentary behaviour in young children during recess. Our major findings were that: (a) young children engaged in very little MVPA during recess; (b) boys were significantly more active than girls; (c) younger preschoolers were more active than older preschoolers; (d) social interaction was a positive predictor of MVPA levels; and (e) direct observation through OSRAC-P is a reliable system to characterize PA patterns in young children. These findings indicate the need to increase MVPA in ECE institutions during break-times and have implications for the ECE community, especially for practitioners, preservice practitioners and health professionals.