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Association Between Adolescent Self-Reported Physical Activity Behaviors and Feeling Close to People at School During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
- Source :
- American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine; May/Jun2024, Vol. 18 Issue 3, p364-375, 12p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- The disruption of school operations and routines caused by the COVID-19 pandemic affected students' physical and emotional well-being. Providing physical activity opportunities in schools can encourage students to positively engage with each other. Using a nationally representative sample of U.S. high school students from the Adolescent Behaviors and Experiences Survey (January to June 2021), we examined the association between physical activity behaviors and feeling close to people at school using sex-stratified and race/ethnicity-stratified multiple linear regressions models. Participating in team sports, being more physically active, and attending physical education (PE) during an average week were all associated with higher levels of feeling close to people at school, with variation by sex and race/ethnicity. These associations were also significant when the physical activity behavior variables were categorized to reflect national recommendations. Daily physical activity (i.e., ≥60 minutes all 7 days), daily PE (i.e., attended all 5 days), and the number of Comprehensive School Physical Activity Program (CSPAP) components implemented were associated with higher levels of feeling close to people at school. These findings suggest that opportunities for physical activity before, during, and after school are associated with increased levels of feeling close to people at school during crises like COVID-19. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- SELF-evaluation
MENTAL health
EXERCISE
BODY mass index
SCHOOLS
SEX distribution
MULTIPLE regression analysis
HIGH school students
AFFINITY groups
BEHAVIOR
ANXIETY
PHYSICAL education
CHI-squared test
RACE
PSYCHOLOGICAL stress
ABILITY
ANALYSIS of variance
INTERPERSONAL relations
PHYSICAL activity
COVID-19 pandemic
WELL-being
MENTAL depression
LITERATURE
TRAINING
ADOLESCENCE
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 15598276
- Volume :
- 18
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 177036121
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/15598276231157324