Bringolf-Isler, Bettina; Mäder, Urs; Ruch, Nicole; Kriemler, Susi; Grize, Leticia; Braun-Fahrländer, Charlotte (2012). Measuring and Validating Physical Activity and Ssedentary Behavior Comparing a Parental Questionnaire to Accelerometer Data and Diaries Pediatric Exercise Science, 24(2), pp. 229-245. Human Kinetics 10.1123/pes.24.2.229
Full text not available from this repository. (Request a copy)Accurately measuring children's physical activity and their sedentary behavior is challenging. The present study compared 189 parental responses to a questionnaire surveying physical activity and sedentary behavior of children aged 6-14 years, to accelerometer outputs and time activity diaries for the same group. Responses were analyzed taking age, sex and maternal education into account. Correlation coefficients between questionnaire reports and accelerometer-based physical activity across all age groups were acceptable (up to r = .55). Yet, adjustment for age markedly attenuated these associations, suggesting concomitant influences of biological and behavioral processes linked to age. The comparisons of general time indications in the questionnaire with 24h-diary records suggested that parents tended to under- and over-report single activities, possibly due to social desirability. We conclude that physical activity questionnaires need to be designed for specific age groups and be administered in combination with objective measurements.
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Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
Swiss Federal Institute of Sports Magglingen SFISM |
Name: |
Bringolf-Isler, Bettina; Mäder, Urs; Ruch, Nicole; Kriemler, Susi; Grize, Leticia and Braun-Fahrländer, Charlotte |
ISSN: |
0899-8493 (Print) 1543-2920 (Online) |
Publisher: |
Human Kinetics |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Service Account |
Date Deposited: |
14 Apr 2021 10:43 |
Last Modified: |
24 Sep 2021 02:17 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1123/pes.24.2.229 |
PubMed ID: |
22728415 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
Acceleration Adolescent Age Factors Child Confidence intervals Female Humans Male Medical Records Statistics & numerical data Motor activity physiology Parents Reproducibility of results Sedentary behavior Sex factors Statistics Nonparametric Surveys and questionnaires Time factors |
URI: |
https://arbor.bfh.ch/id/eprint/11066 |
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