After-school setting, physical activity, and sedentary behavior in 5th grade boys and girls

After-school hours are considered critical for children's physical activity (PA) and sedentary behaviors (SB); however, whether the after-school setting influences children's activity patterns is unknown. This study examined the influence of after-school setting (i.e., parent report of the...

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Published in:Health & place 2012-09, Vol.18 (5), p.951-955
Main Authors: Taverno Ross, S.E., Dowda, M., Colabianchi, N., Saunders, R., Pate, R.R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
After-school
Child
Children
Ethnicity
Female
Females
Gender
Girls
Health technology assessment
Humans
Leisure Activities
Male
Minority Groups
Motor Activity
Parents
Physical activity
Physical Fitness
Race
Race/ethnicity
Racial Differences
Sedentary
Sedentary behavior
Sedentary Lifestyle
Social behaviour
South Carolina
Whites
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Summary:After-school hours are considered critical for children's physical activity (PA) and sedentary behaviors (SB); however, whether the after-school setting influences children's activity patterns is unknown. This study examined the influence of after-school setting (i.e., parent report of the child's usual after-school setting) on 5th grade children's PA and SB, and differences by race/ethnicity. Boys whose parents reported they usually attended an after-school program had higher PA than boys who usually went home after school. A significant interaction between race/ethnicity and after-school setting showed that minority girls whose parents reported they usually attended an after-school program had higher PA and engaged in less SB compared with those who usually went home, whereas the activity patterns of white girls did not differ by after-school setting. Children's usual after-school setting affects their activity patterns; after-school programs may potentially increase PA in boys and minority girls. ► Parent report of child's usual after-school setting was related to child physical activity (PA). ► Boys usually in after-school programs had higher PA than those usually at home. ► Interaction between female after-school setting and race/ethnicity was present. ► Minority girls usually in after-school programs had higher PA versus those at home. ► Minority girls were also more sedentary if they usually went home after school.
ISSN:1353-8292
1873-2054
DOI:10.1016/j.healthplace.2012.06.013