Relating outdoor play to sedentary behavior and physical activity in youth - results from a cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Outdoor play, sedentary behavior (SB), and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) are related to youth's health, however, there are research gaps regarding 1) associations between outdoor play, SB, and MVPA across a broad pediatric age range (6-17 years), and 2) longitudinal associations between outdoor play, SB, and MVPA across childhood and adolescence. Two studies were conducted to address those research gaps: Study 1 aimed to investigate relationships between outdoor play and accelerometer-assessed SB and MVPA in a cross-sectional nationwide sample of children and adolescents in Germany. Study 2 aimed to investigate prospective associations between outdoor play and self-reported screen-time SB and MVPA and in a sample of children with three measurement timepoi

SUBMITTER: Nigg C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8456698 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature