Teachers as Facilitators of Student Participation in School Mental Health Promotion

Torsheim, Torbjørn; Samdal, Oddrun

doi:10.1080/14623730.2004.9721931

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“…The reliability of items measuring physical activity in this study indicated that both MVPA and VPA items are reliable measures of physical activity, which is a similar finding compared to previous studies [23,27,29,36,37]. One interesting finding from our study was that the lowest reliability was found for the item measuring VPA time per week (ICC = 0.57), whereas usually VPA is more easily recalled than MVPA in adults.…”

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confidence: 88%

“…The reliability of some existing HBSC items have been assessed by a number of countries in recent years, for example, Torsheim and his colleagues investigated the test-retest reliability of 31 selected items in Norway which were used as the indicators in the HBSC study [23]. Later, more studies concerning a specific topic have been done, such as family affluence [24], diet [25], overweight and obesity [26], physical activity [27-29], symptoms [30], reasons for exercise [31], sleep [32] and school environment [33].…”

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Test-retest reliability of selected items of Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) survey questionnaire in Beijing, China

Liu

Wang

Tynjälä

et al. 2010

BMC Med Res Methodol

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BackgroundChildren's health and health behaviour are essential for their development and it is important to obtain abundant and accurate information to understand young people's health and health behaviour. The Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study is among the first large-scale international surveys on adolescent health through self-report questionnaires. So far, more than 40 countries in Europe and North America have been involved in the HBSC study. The purpose of this study is to assess the test-retest reliability of selected items in the Chinese version of the HBSC survey questionnaire in a sample of adolescents in Beijing, China.MethodsA sample of 95 male and female students aged 11 or 15 years old participated in a test and retest with a three weeks interval. Student Identity numbers of respondents were utilized to permit matching of test-retest questionnaires. 23 items concerning physical activity, sedentary behaviour, sleep and substance use were evaluated by using the percentage of response shifts and the single measure Intraclass Correlation Coefficients (ICC) with 95% confidence interval (CI) for all respondents and stratified by gender and age. Items on substance use were only evaluated for school children aged 15 years old.ResultsThe percentage of no response shift between test and retest varied from 32% for the item on computer use at weekends to 92% for the three items on smoking. Of all the 23 items evaluated, 6 items (26%) showed a moderate reliability, 12 items (52%) displayed a substantial reliability and 4 items (17%) indicated almost perfect reliability. No gender and age group difference of the test-retest reliability was found except for a few items on sedentary behaviour.ConclusionsThe overall findings of this study suggest that most selected indicators in the HBSC survey questionnaire have satisfactory test-retest reliability for the students in Beijing. Further test-retest studies in a large and diverse sample, as well as validity studies, should be considered for the future Chinese HBSC study.

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confidence: 88%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Test-retest reliability of selected items of Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) survey questionnaire in Beijing, China

Liu

Wang

Tynjälä

et al. 2010

BMC Med Res Methodol

148

149

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“…Response options were: Not at all, A little, Some, A lot . A test-retest study indicated sufficient reliability [18]. In epidemiological studies this indicator has shown strong associations with physical health complaints [19].…”

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Screen-based activities and physical complaints among adolescents from the Nordic countries

Eriksson²,

et al. 2010

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BackgroundA positive association between time spent on sedentary screen-based activities and physical complaints has been reported, but the cumulative association between different types of screen-based activities and physical complaints has not been examined thoroughly.MethodsThe cross-sectional association between screen-based activity and physical complaints (backache and headache) among students was examined in a sample of 31022 adolescents from Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland and Greenland, as part of the Health behaviour in school-aged children 2005/06 (HBSC) study. Daily hours spent on screen-based activities and levels of physical complaints were assessed using self-reports.ResultsLogistic regression analysis indicated that computer use, computer gaming and TV viewing contributed uniquely to prediction of weekly backache and headache. The magnitude of associations was consistent across types of screen based activities, and across gender.ConclusionThe observed associations indicate that time spent on screen-based activity is a contributing factor to physical complaints among young people, and that effects accumulate across different types of screen-based activities.

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“…The physical activity quantified by this item should consequently not be interpreted only as vigorous activity, but participation in typical non-organized physical activities. The item has been used in the Norwegian part of the HBSC studies [33], and in a test–retest study of students aged 13 and 15 years, the intraclass correlation coefficient score was 0.68, indicating moderate stability [34]. …”

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The characteristics of the outdoor school environment associated with physical activity

Haug¹,

Torsheim²,

Sallis³

et al. 2008

Health Education Research

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The school is an important setting for physical activity. The purpose of the present study was to examine the association between physical environmental characteristics and participation in daily physical activity during school breaks. Data from 130 schools and 16 471 students (Grades 4–10) in Norway were obtained in 2004 through self-administered questionnaires to principals and students. Multilevel logistic regression models revealed that boys at secondary level with a larger number of outdoor facilities at school had 2.69 times [95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.21–5.98] and girls 2.90 times (95% CI = 1.32–6.37) higher odds of being physically active compared with students in schools with fewer facilities. Boys at secondary level with areas for hopscotch/skipping rope had 2.53 times (95% CI = 1.55–4.13), with a soccer field 1.68 times (95% CI = 1.15–2.45), with playground equipment 1.66 times (95% CI = 1.16–2.37) and with a sledding hill 1.70 times (95% CI = 1.23–2.35) higher odds to be physically active compared with students in schools without these facilities. A sledding hill was also associated with girls’ physical activity participation in secondary school (odds ratio = 1.58, 95% CI = 1.11–2.24). Outdoor facilities in secondary schools are associated with students’ daily physical activity participation during school breaks. Therefore, improving the outdoor environment should be considered in physical activity promotion school programs in secondary schools.

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Teachers as Facilitators of Student Participation in School Mental Health Promotion

Cited by 4 publications

References 10 publications

Test-retest reliability of selected items of Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) survey questionnaire in Beijing, China

Test-retest reliability of selected items of Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) survey questionnaire in Beijing, China

Screen-based activities and physical complaints among adolescents from the Nordic countries

The characteristics of the outdoor school environment associated with physical activity

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