Cohort profile of the GOALS study: A large‐scale research of physical activity in Dutch students

Abstract

The GOALS study ( All students in grades 7 and 9 of senior general secondary education and university preparatory education were invited to participate (N = 526). At baseline a sample of 440 Dutch-speaking adolescents was willing to participate (83.7%). Of these, 344 participated in the follow-up.Physical activity was measured objectively by an ActivPal3 TM accelerometer.Cognitive performance was measured by the D2 test of attention and the Symbol Digit Modalities Test. Academic achievement was determined using the mean of school grades in Dutch, English, and Mathematics. Several well-validated instruments were used to determine mood/depressive symptoms, self-esteem and goal orientation.Information on several covariates such as sex, academic year, school level, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, BMI, pubertal status, smoking, drinking, viewing television, computer use etc. are available. THE DATASET Location and DOIAt the moment, the data is stored on a local server. In the future the data will be transferred to DANS Data Archiving and Networked Services -

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