Consistency of Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity in Middle School Physical Education
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Lindsay N Rice; Michael L. Prelip; Brian L. Cole; Monique Gill; Deborah Koniak-Griffin; Alec M. Chan-Golston
- Source
- Family & community health, vol 39, iss 4
Gill, M; Chan-Golston, AM; Rice, LN; Cole, BL; Koniak-Griffin, D; & Prelip, ML. (2016). Consistency of Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity in Middle School Physical Education. FAMILY & COMMUNITY HEALTH, 39(4), 283-292. doi: 10.1097/FCH.0000000000000115. UCLA: Retrieved from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/4gx5t7jz
- Subject
- Male
Class size
medicine.medical_specialty
Pediatric Obesity
obesity
Adolescent
media_common.quotation_subject
education
Physical activity
Sample (statistics)
Overweight
Basic Behavioral and Social Science
Article
Developmental psychology
Physical education
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Consistency (statistics)
Linear regression
Behavioral and Social Science
medicine
Humans
overweight
030212 general & internal medicine
Exercise
media_common
Variables
Physical Education and Training
Schools
Prevention
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
030229 sport sciences
Physical therapy
Public Health and Health Services
Female
Public Health
medicine.symptom
Psychology
human activities
- Language
This study assessed the consistency of moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) in a sample of middle school physical education lessons. Random intercept hierarchical linear regressions were employed to model the relationship between consistency of MVPA and independent variables, including lesson and teacher characteristics. Larger classes spent significantly more time in consistent MVPA in the absence of controlling for teacher characteristics. A significant interaction between class size and teacher experience suggests that experience may play a beneficial role in larger classes, and overall class size does not have to be a barrier to achieving high levels of MVPA.