Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education, University of Toronto, Canada.
Macquarie School of Education, Macquarie University, Australia; Faculty of Arts, Education, and Law, The University of The South Pacific; The King's Institute, The King's School, Australia.
J Sci Med Sport. 2020 Nov;23(11):1062-1067. doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2020.05.007. Epub 2020 May 17.
Despite physical literacy receiving increased attention as a potential gateway to physical activity participation, research establishing the link between physical literacy as a higher-order latent construct and physical activity is scant. The purpose of this study was to identify physical literacy profiles of children, and in turn, whether these profiles were associated with differences in physical activity participation.
Design: Prospective cohort study. Children (N = 2015; 49% girls) completed a battery of measures to assess physical literacy (i.e., motor competence, confidence, motivation and enjoyment) in 5th grade. Physical activity participation was reported in the 5th and 8th grades. Latent profile analysis was applied to identify physical literacy profiles and estimate the effects of profile membership on physical activity participation.
Five unique profiles emerged including high (61.8%), moderate (19.8%) and low physical literacy (6.7%) as well as two inconsistent low physical literacy profiles characterized by divergent high enjoyment (9.7%) and very low enjoyment (2%). After adjusting for socioeconomic status and gender, physical activity participation was greatest among the high physical literacy profile, followed by the moderate physical literacy profile and was lowest across the three low physical literacy profiles. Differences in physical activity participation observed across the profiles remained consistent over time.
This is the first time a person-centered approach has been applied to understand how the domains of physical literacy interact with each other to influence physical activity patterns. Results suggest physical literacy plays a formative role in shaping physical activity trajectories from a young age.
尽管身体素养作为参与身体活动的潜在途径受到越来越多的关注，但将身体素养作为一个高阶潜在结构与身体活动联系起来的研究却很少。本研究的目的是确定儿童的身体素养特征，进而确定这些特征是否与身体活动参与的差异有关。
设计：前瞻性队列研究。儿童（N=2015；49%为女孩）在五年级完成了一系列评估身体素养（即运动能力、信心、动机和乐趣）的测试。在五年级和八年级报告身体活动参与情况。采用潜在剖面分析来确定身体素养特征，并估计特征成员身份对身体活动参与的影响。
共出现五个独特的特征，包括高（61.8%）、中（19.8%）和低身体素养（6.7%），以及两个不一致的低身体素养特征，特征为高乐趣（9.7%）和非常低乐趣（2%）之间的分歧。在调整了社会经济地位和性别后，高身体素养特征组的身体活动参与度最高，其次是中身体素养特征组，而三个低身体素养特征组的身体活动参与度最低。特征之间观察到的身体活动参与差异在整个时间内保持一致。
这是首次应用以人为中心的方法来理解身体素养的各个领域如何相互作用，影响身体活动模式。结果表明，身体素养在塑造年轻时的身体活动轨迹方面起着重要作用。
