自然态度与低收入家庭青年体育活动之间的关联
Robert Zarr1,2, Wing Yi Chan3, Bing Han4
1Unity Health Care, Inc., Washington, DC, USA (RZ).
American journal of lifestyle medicine
|February 10, 2025
概括
自然的处方鼓励儿童体力活动. 男孩和对大自然的积极态度与更适度至强烈的体力活动 (MVPA) 有关,同时也观察到季节性变化.
科学领域:
- 儿科健康 儿科健康
- 环境心理学 环境心理学
- 身体活动研究 身体活动研究
背景情况:
- 儿童肥胖仍然是一个重大的公共卫生问题.
- 了解影响儿童体育活动的因素对于开发有效干预措施至关重要.
- 自然处方是促进户外活动和幸福感的新兴策略.
研究的目的:
- 在一组儿童中调查基线中度至强度体力活动 (MVPA).
- 确定与MVPA水平相关的人口,季节性和态度因素.
- 探索自然参与在促进身体活动中的潜在作用.
主要方法:
- 一项临床试验涉及433名6至16岁的儿童.
- 基线测量包括通过加速度计评估的中度至强度体力活动 (MVPA).
- 使用多变量回归分析来检查MVPA与各种因素之间的关联.
主要成果:
- 年龄和MVPA之间没有发现显著的关联.
- 与女孩相比,男孩的MVPA显著更高 (38分钟/周).
- 对大自然的积极态度与每日MVPA (3分钟/天) 的增加密切相关.
- 季节性变化显示,与冬季和夏季相比,秋季和春季的MVPA更高.
结论:
- 性别和对大自然的积极态度是儿童体育活动的关键相关因子.
- 自然处方可能是提高儿童体育活动水平的可行策略.
- 需要进一步的研究来探索将自然参与与体育活动联系在一起的机制.
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