The Effect of Increasing Autonomy Through Choice on Young Children’s Physical Activity Behavior

Sanders, Gabriel J.; Juvancic-Heltzel, Judith A.; Williamson, Megan; Roemmich, James N.; Feda, Denise M.; Barkley, Jacob E.

doi:10.1123/jpah.2015-0171

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“…There is some evidence that strategies to increase child autonomy can contribute to increased performance and motor learning 77 and significantly increase child engagement in physical activity. 78 Since these two studies were conducted with typically developing children in non-rehabilitation settings, evaluation in the rehabilitation context is needed. Additional research is also needed to evaluate goal qualities and goal setting processes that optimize engagement in rehabilitation, outcomes that are meaningful to families and the effects at the service level.…”

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Goal setting in paediatric rehabilitation for children with motor disabilities: a scoping review

Pritchard

Phelan

2018

Clin Rehabil

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Goal setting in paediatric rehabilitation for children with motor disabilities: a scoping review

Pritchard

Phelan

2018

Clin Rehabil

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“…Thus, it is important to investigate differences between fitness PA preferences and actual opportunities for performing such activities. To date, associations between fitness PA preferences, achievement of recommended levels of PA, and the performance of different types of PA have been insufficiently explored 28, 29, 30. We considered these associations to be important factors related to physically active and healthy lifestyles.…”

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Associations between adolescents’ preference for fitness activities and achieving the recommended weekly level of physical activity

Kudláček

Frömel

Groffik

2020

Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness

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Background/ObjectiveThis study aimed to explore differences in rates of achieving the weekly physical activity (PA) recommendation between adolescents who preferred fitness PA and those who did not. Furthermore, we investigated the types of PA practiced by adolescents.MethodsIn total, 9513 participants from the Czech Republic and Poland, aged 15–18 years took part in the study between 2009 and 2016. Out of this source sample, 4977 self-reported their weekly PA using the IPAQ-Long Form, and 1348 objectively monitored their weekly PA using pedometers and recorded the type of PA.ResultsBoys ranked fitness PA third, after team and individual sports. For girls, the preference for fitness PA grew at the expense of dance and outdoor PA. Among Czech and Polish boys as well as Czech girls, those who preferred fitness PA were more likely to achieve the recommended weekly PA level than those who did not prefer fitness PA. We did not find a significant difference in other types of PA and rates of achieving the recommendation of 11,000 steps/day. Preference for fitness PA was associated with an increased likelihood (OR = 1.30; 95% CI = 1.12–1.52; p < 0.001) of achieving the recommendation for PA.ConclusionsWhen promoting adolescents’ PA, it is necessary to consider preferred PA types. The PA recommendation was met by almost 33% of adolescents who indicated a preference for fitness PA, but only by 22% of those not preferring fitness activities. Organized PA is also important for meeting PA recommendations.

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“…Among them is exercise autonomy. 20 Increasing perceived autonomy increases internal motivation for exercise 21 and predicts increases in short- 22,23 and long-term exercise behavior. 24,25 Increasing children's autonomy by giving them increased choices of physical activities to partake in AVG play may make AVG play more reinforcing and enhance incentive sensitization of AVG and/or TAP, which may lead to greater physical activity.…”

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“…24,25 Increasing children's autonomy by giving them increased choices of physical activities to partake in AVG play may make AVG play more reinforcing and enhance incentive sensitization of AVG and/or TAP, which may lead to greater physical activity. 22,26 One of the most common alternatives to physical activity is screen-based sedentary activities, such as television, videogames, computer games, etc. These activities are very popular, with 65% of 4-to 11-year-old children using these devices for more than 2 hours per day.…”

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Active Videogames to Promote Traditional Active Play: Increasing the Reinforcing Value of Active Play Among Low-Active Children

Ufholz

Flack

Johnson

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Games for Health Journal

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Background: Exercise reinforcement predicts physical activity of children. Repeated exposures of physical activity may increase physical activity reinforcement (incentive sensitization). Active videogame (AVG) play produces light-to-moderate-intensity physical activity. Ideally, AVG play would transition to nonscreen-based active play through incentive sensitization of traditional active play (TAP), providing AVG does not increase sedentary videogame (SVG) reinforcement. Greater autonomy increases motivation toward traditional physical activity, but whether autonomy enhances incentive sensitization has not been studied. Objectives: To determine whether autonomy over AVG play promotes incentive sensitization of TAP or SVG. Methods: Inactive children (ages 8-12; 5th-97th body mass index percentile) were provided with AVG and SVG for 6 weeks and assigned to either a high autonomy (n = 25) or low autonomy (n = 24) group, differentiated by AVG choice and more freedom over amount of play. Both groups played AVG 3 days per week. SVG were played ad libitum. Participants completed an operant responding task to measure the relative reinforcing value (RRV) of AVG versus SVG (RRV AVG vs. SVG ) and AVG versus TAP (RRV AVG vs. TAP ) at baseline, 6 weeks, and 10 weeks. Results: RRV AVG vs. SVG increased over time (P = 0.056) but did not differ by autonomy or autonomy · time (P = 0.184). RRV AVG vs. TAP decreased over time (P = 0.033) but did not differ by autonomy or autonomy · time (P = 0.73). Conclusion: AVG play does not increase motivation toward SVG and increases motivation to play AVG relative to TAP. Providing higher autonomy did not promote incentive sensitization of play.

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The Effect of Increasing Autonomy Through Choice on Young Children’s Physical Activity Behavior

Abstract: Providing greater autonomy through choice of a greater number of physically active options increased young children's physical activity participation by 20.5%.

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Goal setting in paediatric rehabilitation for children with motor disabilities: a scoping review

Goal setting in paediatric rehabilitation for children with motor disabilities: a scoping review

Associations between adolescents’ preference for fitness activities and achieving the recommended weekly level of physical activity

Active Videogames to Promote Traditional Active Play: Increasing the Reinforcing Value of Active Play Among Low-Active Children

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