Mo Ching Mok, Magdalena and Chin, Ming-Kai and Korcz, Agata and Popeska, Biljana and Edington.R, Christopher and Sacli Uzunoz, Fatma and Podnar, Hrvoje and Coetzee, Dane and Georgescu, Luminita and Emeljanovas, Arunas and Pasic, Milan and Balasekaran, Govindasamy and Anderson, Elizabeth and Durstin.J., Larry (2020) Brain Breaks®Physical Activity Solutions in the Classroom and on Attitudes toward Physical Activity: A Randomized Controlled Trial among Primary Students from Eight Countries. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17 (5). pp. 2-11. ISSN 1660-4601
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Abstract
Classroom-based physical activity (PA) interventions have received considerable attention due to improvements seen in academic achievement, classroom behaviors, and attitude toward PA. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the Brain Breaks® Physical Activity Solutions in changing children’s attitudes toward PA. Students (N = 3036) aged 8–11 years from schools in Croatia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, South Africa, and Turkey were randomly assigned to either a control or an experimental group. The experimental group received Brain Breaks® videos during classroom sessions throughout the four months of intervention. Student attitudes toward PA were measured using the Attitudes toward Physical Activity Scale (APAS) before and after the intervention. Repeated measures ANOVA indicated a time interaction effect for all APAS variables except fitness. Time-by-group interaction effects with different effect sizes were found for most APAS variables, with the greatest gain effect noted in the experimental group for self-efficacy, followed by learning from the videos concerning PA benefits, exercise importance, and enjoyment from engaging in PA. This study provides evidence supporting Brain Breaks® in terms of learning experience, attitudes towards PA, and personal motivation. Using exercise videos is recommended as an interactive, technology-based PA solution that can be easily integrated into the school set
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| Impact Factor Value: | 2.468 |
| Additional Information: | The cooperation of the primary schools in Croatia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, South Africa, and Turkey, and their school authorities, teachers, children, and parents are greatly appreciated. The authors gratefully acknowledge especially classroom teachers for their assistance in implementing Break Breaks®intervention and their support with data collection for the study. The authors would like to also acknowledge HOPSports®Inc. for their support. |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | physical activity; pediatrics; physical fitness; public health; teaching; youth |
| Subjects: | Social Sciences > Educational sciences |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Educational Science |
| Depositing User: | Biljana Popeska |
| Date Deposited: | 02 Apr 2020 17:17 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Apr 2020 17:17 |
| URI: | https://eprints.ugd.edu.mk/id/eprint/23959 |
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