TY - JOUR
T1 - Sport, physical activity and physical education experiences
T2 - Associations with functional body image in children
AU - Allen, Chloe P.
AU - Telford, Rohan M.
AU - Telford, Richard, D.
AU - Olive, Lisa S.
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by the following industry partners: The Department of Education and Training Victoria, the Australian Sports Commission and Cricket Australia , and by a Deakin University Faculty Grant.
Funding Information:
This work was supported by the following industry partners: The Department of Education and Training Victoria, the Australian Sports Commission and Cricket Australia, and by a Deakin University Faculty Grant. We would like to thank the time and effort given by the students, teachers and administration staff from participating schools, as well as the Victorian Department of Education and Training.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2019
PY - 2019/11
Y1 - 2019/11
N2 - The relationship between functional body image and children's experiences in differing physical activity contexts, including physical education, sports club participation and habitual physical activity, and gender differences, was investigated. Participants were 300 grade-six students (150 girls), who were assessed for functional body image (Embodied Image Scale), attitude toward physical education, sports club participation (questionnaires) and physical activity (accelerometers). General-linear-mixed-modelling was used to investigate relationships between functional body image and the three physical activity contexts. Results indicated that children who held more positive attitudes towards physical education and those who were a member of a sports club had better functional body image; and that a positive effect of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity on behavioral functional body image was evident among boys only. Our data suggest that future interventions aiming to improve children's functional body image may benefit from focusing on physical education in schools and encouraging participation in organized sports clubs.
AB - The relationship between functional body image and children's experiences in differing physical activity contexts, including physical education, sports club participation and habitual physical activity, and gender differences, was investigated. Participants were 300 grade-six students (150 girls), who were assessed for functional body image (Embodied Image Scale), attitude toward physical education, sports club participation (questionnaires) and physical activity (accelerometers). General-linear-mixed-modelling was used to investigate relationships between functional body image and the three physical activity contexts. Results indicated that children who held more positive attitudes towards physical education and those who were a member of a sports club had better functional body image; and that a positive effect of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity on behavioral functional body image was evident among boys only. Our data suggest that future interventions aiming to improve children's functional body image may benefit from focusing on physical education in schools and encouraging participation in organized sports clubs.
KW - Accelerometers
KW - Embodied image scale
KW - Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity
KW - PE attitude questionnaire
KW - Sports club participation
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UR - http://www.mendeley.com/research/sport-physical-activity-physical-education-experiences-associations-functional-body-image-children
U2 - 10.1016/j.psychsport.2019.101572
DO - 10.1016/j.psychsport.2019.101572
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85070285180
SN - 1469-0292
VL - 45
SP - 1
EP - 7
JO - Psychology of Sport and Exercise
JF - Psychology of Sport and Exercise
M1 - 101572
ER -