Abbott Rebecca, Jenkins David, Haswell-Elkins Melissa, Fell Karla, MacDonald Doune, Cerin Ester
School of Human Movement Studies, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Australia.
Aust J Rural Health. 2008 Oct;16(5):278-82. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2008.00979.x.
The present study explored the practices of, and perceived barriers to, physical activity of young people living in remote communities in the Torres Strait and Northern Peninsula Area of Far North Queensland.
A cross-sectional survey exploring physical activity practices of children attending primary and secondary schools in two communities in the Torres Strait, Far North Queensland.
A total of 367 primary and secondary school-aged children (aged 9-16 years).
Only 50% of the children reported being active for more than 30 min a day and approximately 25% of both primary and high school children surveyed were 'pretty much active only at week-ends'. The major barriers cited to being active were related to the climate, lack of equipment and child-specific activities and low self-perception of ability.
A large proportion of school students in the Torres Strait and Northern Peninsula Area reported low levels of physical activity. The main barriers cited to being active suggest that structural and family-based strategies are required to help young people, especially girls, to engage in more physical activity. There is also a need for skills and confidence-building activities delivered in a non-competitive environment for those who feel that they lack the necessary skills to participate fully.
本研究探讨了居住在托雷斯海峡和昆士兰远北地区北半岛地区偏远社区的年轻人的体育活动习惯及感知到的障碍。
一项横断面调查，探究了昆士兰远北地区托雷斯海峡两个社区中小学儿童的体育活动习惯。
共有367名中小学适龄儿童（9至16岁）。
只有50%的儿童报告每天进行超过30分钟的体育活动，且接受调查的小学和高中儿童中约25%“几乎只在周末进行体育活动”。被提及的进行体育活动的主要障碍与气候、缺乏设备、适合儿童的活动以及自我能力认知低有关。
托雷斯海峡和北半岛地区的很大一部分学生报告称体育活动水平较低。被提及的进行体育活动的主要障碍表明，需要采取基于结构和家庭的策略来帮助年轻人，尤其是女孩，参与更多的体育活动。对于那些觉得自己缺乏充分参与所需技能的人，还需要在非竞争性环境中开展技能培养和信心建立活动。
