Reliability and validity of two frequently used self-administered physical activity questionnaires in adolescents

Rangul, Vegar; Holmen, Turid Lingaas; Kurtze, Nanna; Cuypers, Koenraad; Midthjell, Kristian

doi:10.1186/1471-2288-8-47

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“…Over the recent years, the issue of physical activity among school learners has also been addressed more frequently by Polish researchers [16][17][18][19][20][21], who have shown that physical activity of young people in Poland is not sufficient. Those findings are consistent with the reports on the unsatisfying level of physical activity of young people in some other countries [22][23][24][25][26].…”

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Differences in physical activity, nutritional behaviours, and body silhouette concern among boys and girls from selected european countries

Bergier¹,

Niźnikowska²,

Bergier³

et al. 2018

Hum Mov.

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Purpose.The aim of the study was to evaluate the physical activity level, nutritional behaviours, and body silhouette concern in 15-17-year-old boys and girls from Eastern European countries. Methods. The research, carried out in 2015, involved 2145 secondary school adolescents, including 877 boys and 1268 girls (mean = 16.5, SD = 2.0). The results of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) and Health Behaviours Questionnaire were analysed. Results. The questionnaire results allowed to conclude that boys were definitely more active than girls. A significant relationship between physical activity and the number of meals was found. Another significant relationship was observed between higher physical activity in boys who wanted to gain weight and in girls who wanted to lose weight. Conclusions. Both boys and girls have positive attitudes towards their health with regard to their level of physical activity, nutritional behaviours, and body silhouette concern. A significant relationship was found in the interrelationship among the features considered, with simultaneous gender differentiation.

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Differences in physical activity, nutritional behaviours, and body silhouette concern among boys and girls from selected european countries

Bergier¹,

Niźnikowska²,

Bergier³

et al. 2018

Hum Mov.

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“…Most of the questions were also used in WHO's Health Behavior in School-aged Children study with 11-15-year-old children (Currie et al, 2001), but to our knowledge the questions have not been validated in this age group. However, the questions on physical activity have been validated among 13-18-year old adolescents (Rangul et al, 2008), showing that these questions had good validity. In our view, it would have been problematic to use parents' reports on their child's health behavior, because parents do not automatically know about their child's food intake, TV viewing, computer use or physical activity that well.…”

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Health behaviors, waist circumference and waist-to-height ratio in children

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Background: Waist circumference (WC) and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) begin to gain attention as measures of adiposity and as important cardiometabolic disease risk factors also among children. Still, little research has been done on behavioral determinants of WC and WHtR in children. The purpose of this study was to examine associations between health behaviors, WC and WHtR in children. Methods: The study was a cross-sectional study conducted in Swedish-speaking schools in Helsinki region in 2006. In all, 1146 children were recruited, from which 55 % took part in the study. A total of 604 9-11-year-old children (312 girls, 292 boys) were measured by research staff and completed a study questionnaire on their health behaviors, including breakfast intake, TV viewing, sleep duration and physical activity, and a 16-item food frequency questionnaire. Covariance analysis was used as the statistical analysis method. Results: When controlling for other health behaviors, for example, irregular breakfast (B-coefficient 2.49 CI, 0.64-4.34; Po0.01), TV viewing (B-coefficient 0.89 CI, 0.17-1.61; Po0.05), a TV in child's room (B-coefficient 2.30 CI, 0.73-3.86; Po0.01) and physical inactivity during school breaks (B-coefficient 0.78 CI, 0.19-1.37; Po0.01) were associated with larger WC. Results were similar with WHtR. Conclusions: Many health behaviors were related to children's WC and WHtR. Determinants were associated to both WC and WHtR similarly.

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“…Furthermore, the responses were all voluntary so there is no reason to believe there was any bias particularly as the objectives were pure research rather than attached to any vested interest situations. Various studies, for example, Rangul et al (2008), have shown self-reporting is relatively accurate. Anonymity was guaranteed and the questionnaire vetted by the Lincoln University social science human ethics committee.…”

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The reality of net capital gains and annual profit on NZ primary producing businesses: data from a recent survey of all farm types

Greig

Nuthall

Old

2018

Kōtuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online

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Annual net cash returns and net capital gains provide farmers with their actual and potential monetary rewards, respectively. This article reports on a national farm survey showing both actual and potential returns, on average, are not as high as might be imagined. This is supported by the findings of earlier studies and has implications for rural societies and their associated economies. Data on income, expenses and profit is presented as is data on farm value changes over the life of each farm. The information is adjusted for inflation to provide 'real' data. The profit and net capital gain figures are divided into groupings based on a range of criteria such as total farm capital, and labour compliment as a reflection of farm size. Statistically significant differences occur for some groupings such as farm type and farm size. ARTICLE HISTORY

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Reliability and validity of two frequently used self-administered physical activity questionnaires in adolescents

Cited by 177 publications

References 42 publications

Differences in physical activity, nutritional behaviours, and body silhouette concern among boys and girls from selected european countries

Differences in physical activity, nutritional behaviours, and body silhouette concern among boys and girls from selected european countries

Health behaviors, waist circumference and waist-to-height ratio in children

The reality of net capital gains and annual profit on NZ primary producing businesses: data from a recent survey of all farm types

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