Results from the Thailand 2022 report card on physical activity for children and youth

Widyastari, Dyah Anantalia; Saonuam, Pairoj; Pongpradit, Kornkanok; Wongsingha, Narakorn; Choolers, Panya; Kesaro, Sarocha; Thangchan, Wittika; Pongpaopattanakul, Pott; Phankasem, Khwansupanat; Musor, Muhammadrorfee-E; Autchaworaphong, Phutthiphat; Muensakda, Phongsak; Chaiprasit, Khosit; Yousomboon, Chutima; Mansing, Wisuta; Aunampai, Aubdul; Nilwatta, Nattaporn; Iamyam, Wipada; Rasri, Niramon; Katewongsa, Piyawat

doi:10.1016/j.jesf.2022.06.002

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“…In Thailand, active play is also sensitive to gender and culture: Adolescent girls are disadvantaged by the Thai cultural norm dictating that girls are supposed to be neat and calm and are discouraged from engaging in vigorous outdoor activities that may produce sweat and disheveled appearance. 55 Top priorities such as increasing and improving play facilities in the public environment, raising awareness about the importance of active play, and increasing active play opportunities in the school setting were identified by Report Card Leaders globally (Table 9).…”

Section: Active Play (C−)mentioning

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Global Matrix 4.0 Physical Activity Report Card Grades for Children and Adolescents: Results and Analyses From 57 Countries

Aubert¹,

Barnes²,

Demchenko³

et al. 2022

Journal of Physical Activity and Health

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Background: The Global Matrix 4.0 on physical activity (PA) for children and adolescents was developed to achieve a comprehensive understanding of the global variation in children’s and adolescents’ (5–17 y) PA, related measures, and key sources of influence. The objectives of this article were (1) to summarize the findings from the Global Matrix 4.0 Report Cards, (2) to compare indicators across countries, and (3) to explore trends related to the Human Development Index and geo-cultural regions. Methods: A total of 57 Report Card teams followed a harmonized process to grade the 10 common PA indicators. An online survey was conducted to collect Report Card Leaders’ top 3 priorities for each PA indicator and their opinions on how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted child and adolescent PA indicators in their country. Results: Overall Physical Activity was the indicator with the lowest global average grade (D), while School and Community and Environment were the indicators with the highest global average grade (C+). An overview of the global situation in terms of surveillance and prevalence is provided for all 10 common PA indicators, followed by priorities and examples to support the development of strategies and policies internationally. Conclusions: The Global Matrix 4.0 represents the largest compilation of children’s and adolescents’ PA indicators to date. While variation in data sources informing the grades across countries was observed, this initiative highlighted low PA levels in children and adolescents globally. Measures to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, local/international conflicts, climate change, and economic change threaten to worsen this situation.

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Section: Active Play (C−)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Global Matrix 4.0 Physical Activity Report Card Grades for Children and Adolescents: Results and Analyses From 57 Countries

Aubert¹,

Barnes²,

Demchenko³

et al. 2022

Journal of Physical Activity and Health

178

172

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“…In total, 84.6% of Filipino adolescents do not meet the recommended daily minimum of one hour of physical exercise (Cagas et al 2022). Only 27% of Thai adolescents achieve the daily threshold of 60 min for moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (Widyastari et al 2022). Prior literature supports a significant positive association between physical activity time and cognitive achievement.…”

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confidence: 99%

Time Use and Cognitive Achievement among Adolescents in China: Depression Symptoms as Mediators

Cao

Liu

2023

J. Intell.

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Everyone’s time is limited, and there is competition between different aspects of time use; this requires comprehensive consideration of the effects of different aspects of time use on cognitive achievement in adolescents. This study uses a dataset of 11,717 students from a nationally representative large-scale survey project conducted in 2013 to 2014 to clarify the relationship between time use (including working on homework, playing sports, surfing the Internet, watching TV, and sleeping) and cognitive achievement among Chinese adolescents, and explores the mediating role of depression symptoms in the relationship between time use and cognitive achievement. The results of the correlation analysis show that the average daily time spent on homework, playing sports, and sleeping is significantly positively correlated with cognitive achievement (p < 0.01), while time spent surfing the Internet and watching TV are significantly negatively correlated with cognitive achievement (p < 0.01). The results of the mediating effect model show that depression symptoms play a mediating role in the relationship between time use and cognitive achievement among Chinese adolescents. Specifically, time spent playing sports (indirect effect = 0.008, p < 0.001) and sleeping (indirect effect = 0.015, p < 0.001) have a positive effect on cognitive achievement when using depression symptoms as mediators; time spent on homework (indirect effect = −0.004, p < 0.001), surfing the Internet (indirect effect = −0.002, p = 0.046), and watching TV (indirect effect = −0.005, p < 0.001) have a negative effect on cognitive achievement when using depression symptoms as mediators. This study contributes to the understanding of the relationship between time use and cognitive achievement among Chinese adolescents.

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“…In particular a gender gap has been identified as a key factor that is associated with behavioral indicators. 13 , 16 , 25 , 34 , 40 , 42 , 43 In particular, India's 2018 Report Card reported that girls in the lowest socioeconomic status show the greatest disadvantage in PA participation due to cultural and safety perceptions. 16 This indicates that the future disparity analysis may benefit from considering multiple social identities simultaneously rather than considering one SoDH at a time by adopting the intersectionality framework.…”

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“…Thailand's 2022 reported that the reduction in the proportion of children who met the behavioral guidelines and used active transportation in the GM 4.0 (compared to GM 2.0) was likely due to the public health restrictions and school closure due to the pandemic. 42 It is also important to note that Thailand had higher grades in behavioral indicators compared to other countries in GM 2.0. It would be interesting to examine pre- and post-COVID-19 Report Card grades with all 57 countries participated in GM 4.0.…”

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confidence: 99%

Report card grades on physical activity for children and adolescents from 18 Asian countries: Patterns, trends, gaps, and future recommendations

Lee

Shih²,

Collins³

et al. 2023

Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness

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Results from the Thailand 2022 report card on physical activity for children and youth

Cited by 9 publications

References 30 publications

Global Matrix 4.0 Physical Activity Report Card Grades for Children and Adolescents: Results and Analyses From 57 Countries

Global Matrix 4.0 Physical Activity Report Card Grades for Children and Adolescents: Results and Analyses From 57 Countries

Time Use and Cognitive Achievement among Adolescents in China: Depression Symptoms as Mediators

Report card grades on physical activity for children and adolescents from 18 Asian countries: Patterns, trends, gaps, and future recommendations

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