Batish Rohit, Oberoi Simmi, Singh Harmanjeet, Jain Ira, Singh Amandev, Garg Arsh, Suri Bani, Kaur Avneet
Department of Community Medicine, GMC Patiala, Punjab, India.
Department of PMR, GMC Patiala, Punjab, India.
J Family Med Prim Care. 2024 Aug;13(8):3238-3244. doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_188_24. Epub 2024 Jul 26.
Physical activity is an essential aspect of living a healthy lifestyle, which offers a myriad of benefits for both the body and the mind. Nonetheless, a family history of obesity can pose significant challenges to achieving and maintaining a healthy weight, which is further exacerbated by the academic stress. Individuals who have a role model that prioritizes physical activity are more likely to develop positive and healthy habits in their lives.
The study aimed to examine how role models affect physical activity and its impact on addressing challenges of family obesity history and academic stress in school children.
This cross-sectional study was conducted from October 2019 to April 2020 in three schools in Amritsar district selected by lottery method of simple random sampling. Out of 4226 students, 355 overweight and obese students were interviewed regarding their physical activity. An informed written assent and consent was taken from the children and guardians respectively. Mothers of 6 to 11-year-old students and students aged 12 to 16 were interviewed using a pre-designed, validated, semi-structured questionnaire.
51.3% had a family history of obesity while 14.9% and 14.6% of parents of overweight students had hypertension and diabetes, respectively. Over half (52.7%) lacked interest in physical activity and almost 33.5% of males were inactive. Students who chose movie actors as role models (71.1%) and those who found their role models' information reliable (83.2%) were more likely to participate in physical activity. Of the 247 students who were knowledgeable about healthy living, a significant majority of 70.4% engaged in physical activity while 76% of overweight/obese students reported academic stress as a barrier.
Study shows majority engage in physical activity regardless of gender. Over 70% have family history of obesity and healthy lifestyle knowledge. Stress reduces physical activity and students with movie/sports/fitness role models have better activity levels. Reasons for not engaging included dislike for sports and lack of time.
体育活动是健康生活方式的重要组成部分，对身体和心理都有诸多益处。然而，肥胖家族史会给实现和维持健康体重带来重大挑战，而学业压力会使这一情况进一步恶化。有将体育活动放在首位的榜样的个体更有可能在生活中养成积极健康的习惯。
本研究旨在探讨榜样如何影响体育活动及其对解决学童肥胖家族史和学业压力挑战的影响。
本横断面研究于2019年10月至2020年4月在阿姆利则区的三所学校进行，采用简单随机抽样的抽签法选取。在4226名学生中，对355名超重和肥胖学生进行了关于体育活动的访谈。分别从儿童和监护人处获得了知情书面同意书。使用预先设计、经验证的半结构化问卷对6至11岁学生的母亲和12至16岁的学生进行了访谈。
51.3%的学生有肥胖家族史，超重学生的父母分别有14.9%和14.6%患有高血压和糖尿病。超过一半（52.7%）的学生对体育活动缺乏兴趣，近33.5%的男性不参加体育活动。选择电影演员作为榜样的学生（71.1%）以及认为榜样信息可靠的学生（83.2%）更有可能参加体育活动。在247名了解健康生活的学生中，绝大多数（70.4%）参与体育活动，而76%的超重/肥胖学生表示学业压力是一个障碍。
研究表明，无论性别，大多数学生都参与体育活动。超过70%的学生有肥胖家族史并了解健康生活方式。压力会降低体育活动水平，有电影/体育/健身榜样的学生体育活动水平更高。不参加体育活动的原因包括不喜欢运动和缺乏时间。
