Positive relationships of character strengths with fitness and physical activity in primary school children.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study is the first to examine the relationship between character strengths, objective physical fitness, and physical activity in primary school children.

Design

This cross-sectional study was conducted in 2016 and 2017 at a school in Japan. Main Outcome Measures: We obtained informed consent from 236 fourth-grade students; 122 fifth-grade students; and 142 sixth-grade students. After excluding participants with missing data, 473 children (247 boys and 226 girls; aged 9-12 years) with informed consent were included in the study. We measured character strengths, physical fitness, and/or physical activity of fourth- to sixth-grade participants.

Results

Among boys, the total score of physical fitness was significantly associated with perseverance-honesty, c

SUBMITTER: Sasayama K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10627045 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature