| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
SHIDE Noriyuki Hokkaido University of Education, Faculty of Education, Prof., 教育学部函館校, 教授 (10178874)
SHINKAIYA Hisashi Hokkaido University of Education, Faculty of Education, Prof., 教育学部函館校, 教授 (70107233)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥2,700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,700,000)
Fiscal Year 2005: ¥700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000)
Fiscal Year 2004: ¥2,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,000,000)
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| Research Abstract |
The purpose of this study was to develop a physical activity program for children using behavioral science in a cold district region. The outline of the research is as follows.
1)The early research relating to the child's physical activity promotion in Europe and the U.S. was examined. Multi-intervention including inside and outside the physical education curriculum, nutrition, and family support were mainly used. In most researches, child's physical activity was measured by using an accelerometer and a handy questionnaire including a psycho-environmental factor.
2)The preliminary investigation enrolled 42 children. By means of an accelerometer (Life-corder EX, Suzuken Co.), the time spent in physical activity at light, moderate, and vigorous intensity was evaluated. In addition to these variables, the time spent at slight movement was calculated. The results indicate that a 7-d monitoring protocol provides reliable estimates of physical activity behavior in children and accounts for pot
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entially important differences in weekend versus weekday activity behavior.
3)Many of the parental demands for the school were to enhance the program at school, and to have the school facilities opened. Parents had high levels of anxiety about neighborhood safety.
4)The investigation of 64 children indicated that the time spent in physical activity had decreased especially on weekdays when winter came. The perceived environment relating to the physical activity had negatively changed, too, when winter came. The social support and the psychological factors were different between an active child and non-active children.
5)Three hundred and thirty children completed a battery of questionnaires that included self-report measures of the perceived physical environment, social support, self-efficacy, and physical activity. The environmental barrier for the physical activity was greater in winter than in summer.
6)The free response questionnaire surveys were conducted for teachers. The school where children were active had the following three factors : a regional factor (many community sports clubs, convenience of access to sports club), the school factor (the play equipment and facilities, school staffs cooperation and sense of unity, adequate school events), and the home factor (family support, physically active family).
7)A realistic tentative plan for promoting physical activity was made based on the above-mentioned results. Less
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