Thalken Janelle, Massey William V, Szarabajko Alexandra, Ozenbaugh Isabella, Neilson Laura
College of Public Health and Human Sciences, School of Biological and Population Health Sciences, Kinesiology Program, Oregon State University, United States.
Public Health Pract (Oxf). 2021 Feb 5;2:100091. doi: 10.1016/j.puhip.2021.100091. eCollection 2021 Nov.
To examine the relationship between school recess policies, the quality of the recess environment and body mass index (BMI) among elementary school children.
Observational.
Data were collected at 23 schools across four geographically distinct regions of the United States. Measures included recess observations using the Great Recess Framework-Observational Tool (GRF-OT), recess policies were collected with the School Physical Activity and Policy Assessment, and BMI was obtained through height and weight measurements among 429 students in third and fifth grade.
Results showed that school policies related to recess access significantly predicted children's BMI, and school policies related to investment in recess significantly predicted recess quality as measured by the GRF-OT.
Results from this study can be used to help inform future research regarding how school recess policies can impact child-level outcomes and the recess environment.
研究小学儿童的课间休息政策、课间休息环境质量与体重指数(BMI)之间的关系。
观察性研究。
在美国四个地理区域的23所学校收集数据。测量方法包括使用“优质课间休息框架-观察工具”(GRF-OT)进行课间休息观察,通过“学校体育活动与政策评估”收集课间休息政策,并通过对429名三年级和五年级学生进行身高和体重测量来获取BMI。
结果显示,与课间休息机会相关的学校政策显著预测了儿童的BMI,与课间休息投入相关的学校政策显著预测了GRF-OT所衡量的课间休息质量。
本研究结果可用于为未来关于学校课间休息政策如何影响儿童层面的结果和课间休息环境的研究提供参考。