Determinants of physical activity in children

Uechi, Hiroaki; Nakamura, Nanako; Takenaka, Koji; Suzuki, Hitoshi

doi:10.11560/jahp.15.2_29

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“…The relationship between self-efficacy and body fat percentage, and PA has been reported. 39 – 41 Ling et al 41 found that self-reported PA was correlated with self-efficacy among children between 8 and 11 years of age ( r = 0.41). Among Japanese children, Uechi et al 39 reported that self-efficacy for PA was related to PA among physical education classes, recess, lunch time, right after school, and in the evenings.…”

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“… 39 – 41 Ling et al 41 found that self-reported PA was correlated with self-efficacy among children between 8 and 11 years of age ( r = 0.41). Among Japanese children, Uechi et al 39 reported that self-efficacy for PA was related to PA among physical education classes, recess, lunch time, right after school, and in the evenings. Accordingly, our study suggested that self-efficacy was related to PA measured by the Japanese version of the PAQ-C. Lee et al 40 reported that the Malay version of the PAQ-C was related to body fat percentage, which was also in accordance with our study results.…”

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Reliability and Validity of the Japanese Version of the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Older Children

Sawa²,

Torizawa

et al. 2019

Clin Med Insights Pediatr

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Objectives:This study aimed to examine the reliability and validity of the Japanese version of the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Older Children (PAQ-C) in Japanese children aged 9 to 12 years.Methods:A total of 210 children aged between 9 and 12 years participated. Internal consistency and test-retest reliability were evaluated using Cronbach alpha coefficient and intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC), respectively. Validity was evaluated using athletic competence (AC), self-efficacy (SE), body mass index (BMI), body fat percentage (%BF), cardiovascular fitness (CVF), and World Health Organization Health Behavior in School-aged Children (WHO HBSC) physical activity questionnaire.Results:Internal consistency was acceptable (alpha = 0.80) and test-retest reliability showed excellent agreement (ICC = 0.83). The PAQ-C score was significantly correlated with AC (r = 0.41), SE (r = 0.65), %BF (r = 0.19), and CVF (r = −0.32). The PAQ-C score of the active group classified by the WHO HBSC physical activity questionnaire (mean score ± standard deviation [SD] = 3.03 ± 0.57) was significantly higher than that of the inactive group (mean score ± SD = 2.27 ± 0.63, P < .01).Conclusions:The PAQ-C had acceptable reliability and validity. The PAQ-C is a useful instrument to evaluate physical activity for Japanese children aged 9 to 12 years.

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