Associations Between State Laws Governing Recess Policy with Children's Physical Activity and Health.

ABSTRACT:

Background

State-level laws governing recess policies vary widely across the United States. We characterize the presence of such laws and assess their associations with child-level outcomes.

Methods

The presence of a state recess law was determined using the Classification of Laws Associated with School Students (CLASS) database. Parents of 6- to 11-year-old children reported physical activity, overall health, school absences, school-related problems, and ability to make/keep friends as part of the National Survey of Children's Health (NSCH). Logistic regression was used to compare outcomes in states with and without recess laws cross-sectionally in 2018 and between 2003 and 2011/2012 using a difference-in-differences analysis.

Results

In 2018, 20 states had a law rec

SUBMITTER: Clevenger KA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9458774 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature