Physical Activity in Normal Technical Secondary School Students in Singapore

Purpose: To compare physical activity in Singaporean Normal Technical Secondary School students between genders and international guidelines and to examine the relationship between physical activity and socioeconomic status. Methods: 48 participants (28 males, 20 females; Mage = 13.46, SDage = .54...

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Main Author: Swee, Sarah Wan Jun
Other Authors: Masato Kawabata
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Published: 2017
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-701082020-09-27T20:24:02Z Physical Activity in Normal Technical Secondary School Students in Singapore Swee, Sarah Wan Jun Masato Kawabata National Institute of Education DRNTU::Social sciences::Journalism::Reporting on sports DRNTU::Social sciences Purpose: To compare physical activity in Singaporean Normal Technical Secondary School students between genders and international guidelines and to examine the relationship between physical activity and socioeconomic status. Methods: 48 participants (28 males, 20 females; Mage = 13.46, SDage = .54) completed self-reporting questionnaires regarding physical activity perceptions and engagement. Their parents completed one regarding their socioeconomic status. Participants then wore wrist-worn accelerometers for 7-days consecutively. Based on an exclusion criterion of calibration error and non-wear time, 32 participants (13 males, 19 females; Mage = 13.34, SDage = .48) remained. Results: Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity was viewed in minimum 10-minute bouts and without bouts. With bouts, males engaged in significantly more than females (Mmales = 23.20, SDmales = 19.37, Mfemales = 10.72, SDfemales = 9.66; t(30) = 2.416, p = .022), both genders did not meet international guidelines and no correlation between socioeconomic status and physical activity was observed (R2 = .131, Adjusted R2 = .071, F(2,29) = 2.189, p = .130). Without bouts, participants met international guidelines, there was no significant gender difference (Mmales = 142.79, SDmales = 45.27, Mfemales = 135.93, SDfemales = 35.55; t(30) = .479, p = .635) and no correlation between socioeconomic status and physical activity (R2 = .125, Adjusted R2 = .064, F(2,29) = 2.062, p = .145). Conclusion: The importance of physical activity in bouts should be established. Furthermore, it is important for future studies to span across different schools and academic streams to establish if the study’s findings are generalizable to a larger population. Bachelor of Science (Sport Science and Management) 2017-04-11T08:46:33Z 2017-04-11T08:46:33Z 2017 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/70108 en 52 p. application/pdf
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Physical Activity in Normal Technical Secondary School Students in Singapore
description Purpose: To compare physical activity in Singaporean Normal Technical Secondary School students between genders and international guidelines and to examine the relationship between physical activity and socioeconomic status. Methods: 48 participants (28 males, 20 females; Mage = 13.46, SDage = .54) completed self-reporting questionnaires regarding physical activity perceptions and engagement. Their parents completed one regarding their socioeconomic status. Participants then wore wrist-worn accelerometers for 7-days consecutively. Based on an exclusion criterion of calibration error and non-wear time, 32 participants (13 males, 19 females; Mage = 13.34, SDage = .48) remained. Results: Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity was viewed in minimum 10-minute bouts and without bouts. With bouts, males engaged in significantly more than females (Mmales = 23.20, SDmales = 19.37, Mfemales = 10.72, SDfemales = 9.66; t(30) = 2.416, p = .022), both genders did not meet international guidelines and no correlation between socioeconomic status and physical activity was observed (R2 = .131, Adjusted R2 = .071, F(2,29) = 2.189, p = .130). Without bouts, participants met international guidelines, there was no significant gender difference (Mmales = 142.79, SDmales = 45.27, Mfemales = 135.93, SDfemales = 35.55; t(30) = .479, p = .635) and no correlation between socioeconomic status and physical activity (R2 = .125, Adjusted R2 = .064, F(2,29) = 2.062, p = .145). Conclusion: The importance of physical activity in bouts should be established. Furthermore, it is important for future studies to span across different schools and academic streams to establish if the study’s findings are generalizable to a larger population.
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