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Physical activity behaviors of adolescents in public and private high schools
S N Pearsman1, R F Valois, W G Thatcher
1Department of Health & Exercise Science, Furman University, Greenville, SC, USA.
Objective:
To examine physical activity differences between public (PUBHS) and private (PVTHS) high school students (n = 6,627).
Methods:
The 1995 SC Youth Risk Behavior Survey was utilized. Chi-square analyses compared PVTHS and PUBHS students.
Results:
PVTHS school students reported greater involvement in regular exercise programs (p < .001) and participation on school-based sport teams (p < .001). However, PUBHS school students reported greater participation in physical education (p < .001). PUBHS males participated in more community-based sport programs than did PVTHS males (p <.001); however, PVTHS females participated in more community-based sports than PUBHS males did (p < .001).
Conclusion:
Significantly different physical activity behaviors exist between PVTHS and PUBHS students in South Carolina.