Nigg, Claudio R.; Burg, Xanna; Lohse, Barbara; Cunningham-Sabo, Leslie (2021). Accelerometry and Self-Report Are Congruent for Children’s Moderate-to-Vigorous and Higher Intensity Physical Activity. Journal for the measurement of physical behaviour, 4(2), pp. 187-194. Human Kinetics 10.1123/jmpb.2020-0017
Full text not available from this repository. (Request a copy)Purpose: This study used different analytic approaches to compare physical activity (PA) metrics from accelerometers (ACC) and a self-report questionnaire in upper elementary youth participating in the Fuel for Fun intervention.
Methods: The PA questionnaire and ACC were assessed at baseline/preintervention (fall fourth grade), Follow-up 1/postintervention (spring fourth grade), and Follow-up 2 (fall fifth grade) of 564 fourth grade students from three elementary schools (50% females, 78% White, and 28% overweight or obese). Different analytic approaches identified similarities and differences between the two methods.
Results: On average, self-report was higher than ACC for vigorous PA (range = 9–15 min/day), but lower than ACC for moderate PA (range = 24–30 min/day), light PA (range = 30–36 min/day), and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA; range = 9–21 min/day). Spearman’s correlations for vigorous PA (.30, .26, and .32); moderate PA (.12, .13, and .14); and MVPA (.25, .25, and .24) were significant at each time point (all ps ≤ .01), whereas correlations for light PA were not significant (.06, .04, and .07; all ps > .05). In repeated-measures analyses, ACC and questionnaire measures were significantly different from each other across the three time points; however, change difference of the two measures over time was only 5.5 MVPA min/day.
Conclusions: The PA questionnaire and ACC validated each other and can be used to assess MVPA in upper elementary school children in a similar population to the current study. However, each assessment method captures unique information, especially for light-intensity PA. Multiple PA measurement methods are recommended to be used in research and application to provide a more comprehensive understanding of children’s activity.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Sport Science (ISPW) |
UniBE Contributor: |
Nigg, Claudio Renato |
Subjects: |
700 Arts > 790 Sports, games & entertainment |
ISSN: |
2575-6605 |
Publisher: |
Human Kinetics |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Marceline Brodmann |
Date Deposited: |
07 May 2024 10:30 |
Last Modified: |
07 May 2024 10:30 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1123/jmpb.2020-0017 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/193267 |
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