ERIC Number: EJ1149271
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 17
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ISSN: ISSN-1357-5279
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Physical Activity, Well-Being and Needs Satisfaction in Eight and Nine-Year-Old Children from Areas of Socio-Economic Disadvantage
Breslin, Gavin; Shannon, Stephen; Fitzpatrick, Ben; Hanna, Donncha; Belton, Sarahjane; Brennan, Deirdre
Child Care in Practice, v23 n3 p275-291 2017
Need-supportive environments have been shown to predict children's physical activity levels, and in a few cases to well-being. Grounded in self-determination theory (SDT), this cross-sectional study aimed to determine the influence of psychological need (competence and social relatedness) satisfaction on physical activity levels and well-being in children from areas of social and economic disadvantage. A total of 211 children aged eight and nine years from areas of low socio-economic status wore an accelerometer for one week, and completed a questionnaire assessing psychological need satisfaction and well-being. Confirmatory factor analysis and path analysis were conducted to assess the factor structure of the measures, and to test for theoretical relationships between psychological needs, physical activity and well-being. The factor structure of the instruments was supported, and a significant positive relationship was found between athletic competence and physical activity (ß = 0.19). Athletic competence (ß = 0.19), along with parental relatedness (ß = 0.32), positively predicted children's well-being. Physical activity alone did not predict well-being. Based on these findings, practitioners may consider components of SDT, reflective of need-supportive environments, when designing physical activity interventions. Interventions aimed at supporting children's perceptions of competence, and the involvement of parents, may offer the opportunity to increase well-being.
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Disadvantaged, Questionnaires, Elementary School Teachers, Factor Structure, Path Analysis, Well Being, Self Determination, Athletics, Measurement, Electronic Equipment, Physical Activity Level, Prediction, Correlation, Intervention, Student Attitudes, Parent Participation, Competence, Psychological Needs, Foreign Countries, Statistical Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (Northern Ireland); Ireland
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