Cent Eur J Public Health 2015, 23(Supplement):S50-S56 | DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a4188

Physical Activity and Screen-based Activity in Healthy Development of School-aged Children

Zdeněk Hamřík1, Daniela Bobáková2,3,4, Michal Kalman1, Zuzana Dankulincová Veselská2,3, Daniel Klein5, Andrea Madarasová Gecková2,3,4
1 Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies, Faculty of Physical Culture, Palacký University Olomouc, Olomouc, Czech Republic
2 Graduate School Košice Institute for Society and Health, Šafárik University in Košice, Košice, Slovak Republic
3 Department of Health Psychology, Medical Faculty, Šafárik University in Košice, Košice, Slovak Republic
4 Olomouc University Social Health Institute, Palacký University Olomouc, Olomouc, Czech Republic
5 Institute of Mathematics, Science Faculty, Šafárik University in Košice, Košice, Slovak Republic

Aim: Physical and screen-based activity in adolescents plays a crucial role in future health outcomes. Therefore, the aim of the study was to examine the associations of physical activity and screen-based activity with behavioural and psychosocial characteristics of school-aged children.

Methods: Data on 11, 13 and 15 years old elementary school pupils (N=9,014; mean age=13.59) who participated in the cross-sectional Health Behaviour in School-aged Children 2009/2010 study in the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic were analyzed. The associations of vigorous physical activity and screen-based activity with substance use, violent behaviour, eating habits and school-related outcomes adjusted for age were explored using logistic regression.

Results: Vigorous physical activity was positively associated with some of the health-related behaviours (smoking, breakfast consumption, vegetable and fruit consumption) and school related outcomes (perceived school achievement and school pressure), with gender and country based differences. Screen-based activity was significantly associated with all examined health-related behaviours and school related outcomes with only some country and gender based differences.

Conclusions: Vigorous physical activity is positively associated with healthy development of adolescents. Screen-based behaviour shows an inverse relationship with adolescents' healthy development, especially in the group of 11 and 13 years old children. Supporting physical activity conducive environments might lead to a reduction in screen-based behaviour in adolescents and should be highlighted in health-promoting strategies.

Keywords: adolescents, vigorous physical activity, screen-based activity, risky and aggressive behaviour, eating habits, school-related outcomes

Received: November 15, 2014; Revised: August 9, 2015; Accepted: August 9, 2015; Published: November 1, 2015  Show citation

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Hamřík Z, Bobáková D, Kalman M, Dankulincová Veselská Z, Klein D, Madarasová Gecková A. Physical Activity and Screen-based Activity in Healthy Development of School-aged Children. Cent Eur J Public Health. 2015;23(Supplement):S50-56. doi: 10.21101/cejph.a4188. PubMed PMID: 26849544.
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