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"get rid of some energy" : A qualitative interview study about parents' perception of the subject of sports and health in grade 7.
No full textSyfte och frågeställningar Syftet med studien är att undersöka föräldrars föreställningar kring ämnet idrott och hälsa iårskurs 7. Studiens frågeställningar är (1) Hur ser föräldrar på ämnet idrott och hälsa? (2) På vilket sätt yttrar sig föräldrar kring begreppen upplevelse, prestation och träning i förhållande till ämnet idrott och hälsa? (3) Vad tror föräldrar att deras barn lär sig i ämnet idrott ochhälsa? Metod Studien utgår från en kvalitativ metod som baseras på semistrukturerade intervjuer med sju föräldrar till barn i årskurs 7. Samtliga intervjuer genomfördes genom digitala mötesverktyget Zoom och alla intervjuer transkriberades därefter. Analysen gjordes enligt Braun och Clarkstematiska analys som identifierar ”mönster” i det empiriska materialet. Studiens teoretiska ramverk baserar sig på Engströms praktiker och logiker. Resultat Resultatet av studien visar att föräldrarna är eniga om att idrott och hälsa är ett viktigt ämne, men de vet inte vad som krävs för ett visst betyg. Tävling inom idrottsundervisningen upplevs som positiv, men respondenter är osäkra på om det finns belägg för att bli fysiskt starkare under idrottslektionerna. Det framkommer att det är viktigt att barnen har roligt och att vissa typer av aktiviteter dominerar i undervisningen. Föräldrarna betonar vikten av att rörelse och fysisk aktivitet bör prioriteras samt att hälsodelen och teoretiska delar inom ämnet kan komma sekundärt. Relationsbyggande är enligt respondenterna en viktig del för en fungerande och utvecklande undervisningsmiljö. Slutsats Det tycks finnas generella likheter kring föräldrars föreställningar till deras barns undervisning i idrott och hälsa, då respondenterna gärna refererar till egna upplevelser ocherfarenheter kring ämnet. Resultatet tyder även på att föräldrarna tror att det sker ett lärande hos barnen i respektive praktik i Engströms teoretiska ramverk.Aim The purpose of the study is to examine parents' perceptions of the subject of sports and healthin grade 7. The study's questions are (1) How do parents view the subject of sports and health? (2) In what way do parents' express themselves around the concepts of experience, performance and training in relation to the subject of sport and health? (3) What do parents' think their children learn in the subject of physical education and health? Method The study is based on a qualitative method based on semi-structured interviews with seven parents of children in grade 7. All interviews are conducted through the digital meeting tool Zoom and all interviews were subsequently transcribed. The analysis was done according to Braun and Clark's thematic analysis, which identifies "patterns" in the empirical material. Thestudy's theoretical framework is based on Engström's practices and logic. Results The results of the study show that the parents agree that sports and health is an importantsubject, but they do not know what is required for a certain grade. Competition in physicaleducation is perceived as positive, but respondents are unsure whether there is evidence ofbecoming physically stronger during physical education lessons. It appears that it is importantthat the children have fun and that certain types of activities dominate the teaching. The parents emphasize the importance that movement and physical activity should be prioritized and that the health part and theoretical parts within the subject can come second. According to the respondents, relationship building is an important part of a functioning and developing teaching environment. Conclusions There seem to be general similarities regarding parents' perceptions of their children'seducation in sport and health, as the respondents like to refer to their own experiences and experiences on the subject. The results also indicate that the parents believe that learning takes place with the children in each practice in Engström's theoretical framework
Students' perceived learning in physical education : variations across students' gender and migration background in Sweden
No full textStudents' perceived learning in physical education (PE) is an important yet neglected area of research. Increased knowledge about students' perceived learning can provide teachers with useful information to promote meaningful learning experiences in PE. Moreover, perceived learning can potentially be an alternative measurement to school grades when analyzing equality of outcome. Given that gender and migration background are associated with equality issues in PE, these groups are of particular focus in this study. With this background, the aim of this paper is threefold: (a) to explore students' perceived learning in PE in Sweden, (b) to analyze what perceptions of PE are most prominent, and (c) present a way to quantitatively illustrate how perceptions about PE vary across gender and migration background. The analysis was based on a question about students' perceived learning and was conducted in two steps. First, the students' answers were categorized using qualitative content analysis. The analysis shows that the perceived learning in PE can be categorized into the following categories: 'Physical doing', 'Emotional experiences', 'Health', 'Do not learn', 'Outdoor Education' and 'Social interaction'. Second, by quantitatively illustrate all answers in relation to the six categories, the result showed that the category of 'Physical doing' (36%) was the most prominent, and thereafter, in descending order are the categories of 'Emotional experiences' (22%), 'Health' (18%), 'Do not learn' (10%), 'Outdoor Education' (10%) and 'Social interaction' (4%). The results also showed that regardless of gender and migration background, students have somewhat similar perceptions of what they learn in PE. In this study we: (i) present a categorization of students' perceived learning in PE, (ii) show that physical doing is a prominent aspect in students answers, lastly (iii) by quantitatively illustrate students' perceived learning in PE, this study also suggest an alternative measurement to analyze equality in PE
Physical activity, fear avoidance beliefs and level of disability in a multi-ethnic female population with chronic low back pain in Suriname : A population-based study.
No full textBACKGROUND: Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is an important cause for reduced daily physical activity (PA) and loss of quality of life, especially in women. In Suriname, a middle-income country in South America, the relationship between PA and CLBP is still unknown. AIMS: To assess the level of PA in women with CLBP of different ethnicity, and to identify whether fear avoidance beliefs (FAB), disability, co-occurring musculoskeletal pain sites and various sociodemographic and lifestyle factors were associated with self-reported PA. METHODS: A cross-sectional community-based house-to-house survey was conducted between April 2016 and July 2017. The survey followed the Community Oriented Program for Control of Rheumatic Diseases methodology. Selection criteria were being female of Asian-Surinamese, African-Surinamese or of Mixed ethnicity and aged 18 or older, living in an urban area, and reporting CLBP. Data was collected on PA, FAB, disability, co-occurring musculoskeletal pain sites, CLBP intensity and sociodemographic and lifestyle factors. RESULTS: Urban adult women with current CLBP (N = 210) were selected. Nearly 57% of the population met the WHO recommendation on PA, with work-related PA as the largest contributor to total self-reported PA. Most women showed low FAB scores (FABQ-Work ≤34 (96.2%) and FABQ-PA ≤14 (57.6%)) and low disability levels (Oswestry Disability Index ≤20 (62.4%)). An inverse association between total PA and FABQ-Work (OR = 0.132, CI: 0.023; 0.750) was found. In contrast, total PA had a significant, positive association with disability (OR = 2.154, CI: 1.044; 4.447) and workload (OR = 2.224, CI: 1.561; 3.167). All other variables showed no association with total PA. CONCLUSION: This was the first study in Suriname reporting that 43.3% of urban adult women with CLBP were physically inactive. Total self-reported PA is influenced by FABQ-Work, average to heavy workload and moderate to severe disability. In this study, PA-Work was the major contributor to total PA. Therefore, future longitudinal studies should evaluate different types and aspects of PA in relation to CLBP management
Skateboarding: From Urban Spaces to Subcultural Olympians
No full textSkateboarding or ‘sidewalk surfing’ emerged in the late 1950’s southern California, whereby surfers were not in the sea. The aim of this special issue is to benchmark critical research on skateboarding, youth and subculture on an international basis to contribute to the field of research which explores contemporary skateboarding focusing on young people’s everyday lives from a cultural perspective. Skateboarding is a very individual thing; it is about balance, and it is also about how you hold yourself in a collective subculture within local communities and global media where ‘living side ways’ as Friedel (2016) calls it, is a type of philosophy of the everyday. Skateboarding has evolved from a creative urban activity with a legendary past meshed with subcultural values into an Olympic sport and a platform for multinational industry and global enterprises. On this basis there are tensions between subcultural authenticity within skateboarding and the pursuit of instrumental profit sought by corporate companies who are at some distance from the young people themselves. (Introduction
Association between upper-limb isometric strength and handcycling performance in elite athletes
No full textThis study investigated the association among isometric upper-limb strength of handcyclists and sport-specific performance outcomes. At two international events, 62 athletes were tested on upper-limb strength, measured with an isometric-strength setup and with Manual Muscle Test (MMT). Horizontal force (F-z), effectiveness, rate of development, variability, and asymmetries were calculated for upper-limb pull and push. Performance measures were mean (POmean) and peak (POpeak) 20-s sprint power output and average time-trial velocity (TTvelocity). Regression models were conducted to investigate which pull and push strength variables associated strongest with performance measures. Additional regression analyses were conducted with an MMT sum score as predictor. Push and pull F-z showed the strongest associations with all outcomes. Combined push and pull F-z explained (p < .001) 80-81% of variance of POmean and POpeak. For TTvelocity, only push F-z was included in the model explaining 29% of the variance (p < .001). MMT models revealed weaker associations with sprint PO (R-2 = .38-.40, p < .001) and TTvelocity (R-2 = .18, p = 0.001). The findings confirmed the relevance of upper-limb strength on handcycling performance and the significance of ratio-scaled strength measures. Isometric strength outcomes are adequate sport-specific indicators of impairment in handcycling classification, but future research should corroborate this notion and its potential to discriminate between sports classes
Understanding exercise addiction, psychiatric characteristics and use of anabolic androgenic steroids among recreational athletes - An online survey study.
No full textBackground: The purpose of this paper was to explore maladaptive behaviors among physically active individuals, including exercise dependence and use of anabolic steroids. Both exercise addiction (EA) and use of anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS) correlate to high amounts of exercise and EA have been linked to eating disorders and other mental health problems. Methods: An internet survey was spread through fitness-related social media. Inclusion criteria were age ≥ 15 years and exercise frequency ≥ thrice weekly. Exercise addiction inventory identified those at-risk of EA (rEA). Characteristics of rEA were compared to those not at risk. In a separate analysis, AAS users were compared to AAS-naïve individuals. Results: In total, 3,029 participants completed the questionnaire. Of these, 11% screened positive for being rEA, and 23% for ED. Factors associated with EA included daily exercise, social phobia, eating disorders and OCD. Risk consumption of alcohol was a negative predictor. Thirty seven participants had taken AAS the last year. These were mainly men, bodybuilders/powerlifters and more often used amphetamines and opioids. Discussion: This exploratory study supports EA being strongly associated with eating disorders. Identified associations between EA and compulsive or anxiety disorders warrant further research to clarify if these associations arise prior to, together with, or secondary to EA
Finns det samband mellan stress och fysisk aktivitet under olika perioder hos högskole- och universitetsstudenter? : en tvärsnittsstudie
No full textSyfte. Syftet med studien var att undersöka om det fanns något samband samt skillnad mellan högskolestudenters och universitetsstudenters fysiska aktivitet och stress mellan vanliga studieperioder (period 1) och studieperioder med tentor (period 2). Studien granskade även om det förelåg ett samband mellan stress och fysisk aktivitet för kvinnor och om det fanns samband mellan stress och fysisk aktivitet hos män. Hypotesen var att högre upplevd stress skulle leda till lägre fysisk aktivitet och att deltagarna skattade högre stressnivå under period 2 som resulterade i lägre fysisk aktivitet. Hypotesen var också att det förekom en skillnad i upplevd stress mellan könen. Metod. I studien så användes en subjektiv, kvantitativ metod med elektroniska enkäter som skickades ut till 20 stycken olika högskolor och universitet samt delades vidare via sociala medier, vänner och bekanta. Enkäten var konstruerad i tre olika delar. Första delen innehöll allmänna frågor om studiepopulationen. De andra två delarna (period 1 och period 2) bestod av frågor om fysiska aktivitetsvanor och upplevd stress. Fysisk aktivitet skattades genom fem frågor från enkäten GIH:s-hälsotest. För att mäta stress användes Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10). Frågorna var utformade med skalor från lägst till högst. Frågorna som användes upprepades för period 1 och period 2 i enkäten, så att en jämförelse kunde analyseras mellan perioderna. Det vill säga att samma frågor besvarades två gånger men vid ett tillfälle. Resultat. Totalt utförde 54 deltagare enkäten varav 43 var kvinnor och 11 var män. Genomsnittsåldern var ≈ 30 år. Analyserna visade inget signifikant samband mellan stress och fysisk aktivitet för varken P1 eller P2 eller uppdelat mellan kvinnor och män. Däremot fanns en indikation på ett icke-signifikant negativt samband vilket visade på en riktning att när stressen ökade så minskade den fysiska aktiviteten och nivån av stillasittandet steg. Det var signifikanta skillnader mellan de två perioderna, där det visades att medelvärdena i stress (p= <0.001) och stillasittande (p= <0.001) ökade och fysisk aktivitet minskade (p= 0.002 - 0.017) under period 2 (närliggande tenta). Under period 1 visade ett signifikant värde (p =0.021) att kvinnorna (17,5土7,1) skattade högre stress än männen (11,7土7,5) och att kvinnorna (5.3土2.5) skattade lägre måttlig FA än männen (5.4土2.9). Slutsats. Inga signifikanta samband kunde urskiljas. Däremot visade resultatet en ökad stressnivå hos studenterna under period 2 (närliggande tenta) jämfört med period 1. Förslagsvis bör skolor påbörja med insatser som kan minska stressnivån hos studenter vid närliggande tenta. Högskolor och universitet kan även undervisa i fysisk aktivitet och dess hälsofördelar.
Food Literacy: Matens betydelse för hälsa som undervisningsinnehåll
No full textThe aim of the present article is to analyse and discuss how teachers speak about goals and content of food literacy in teaching about food and health in Home Economics (HE). More specific, what different constructions of food literacy can be identified in teachers' talk about the drive and content of teaching food and health? Six focus group discussions were held in four different cities with a total of 27 HE teachers. Different visions of scientific literacy are used as a framework to analyse and discuss food literacy in education. Three different categories were identified, including different visions regarding students’ opportunities to develop awareness of how food influences health. Food literacy in HE includes disciplinary learning of specific knowledge and skills. Teaching HE is a multidisciplinary task, in which a number of disciplines are involved. The article examines what each vision refers to and what overarching purpose is expected to motivate a student to learn and to develop in a specific direction. Each vision therefore provides altered constructions of educational orientation in terms of meaning-makin
Correlates of cardiorespiratory fitness in a population-based sample of middle-aged adults : cross-sectional analyses in the SCAPIS study
No full textObjectives: This study aimed to identify main sex-specific correlates of cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) in a population-based, urban sample of Swedish adults. Design: Cross-sectional. Setting: Multi-site study at university hospitals, data from the Gothenburg site. Participants: A total of 5308 participants (51% women, aged 50-64 years) with a valid estimated VO2max, from submaximal cycle test, in the Swedish CArdioPulmonary bioImage Study (SCAPIS), were included. Primary and secondary outcomes: A wide range of correlates were examined including (a) sociodemographic and lifestyle behaviours, (b) perceived health, anthropometrics and chronic conditions and (c) self-reported as well as accelerometer-derived physical activity and sedentary behaviours. Both continuous levels of estimated VO2max as well as odds ratios (OR) and confidence intervals (CI)s of low VO2max (lowest sex-specific tertile) were reported. Results: In multivariable regression analyses, higher age, being born abroad, short education, high waist circumference, poor perceived health, high accelerometer-derived time in sedentary and low in vigorous physical activity, as well as being passive commuter, correlated independently and significantly with low VO2max in both men and women (OR range 1.31-9.58). Additionally in men, financial strain and being an ex-smoker are associated with higher odds for low VO2max (OR 2.15; 95% CI 1.33 to 3.48 and OR 1.40; 95% CI 1.09 to 1.80), while constant stress with lower odds (OR 0.61; 95% CI 0.43 to 0.85). Additionally in women, being a regular smoker is associated with lower odds for low VO2max (OR 0.64; 95% CI 0.45 to 0.92). Conclusions: The present study provides important reference material on CRF and correlates of CRF in a general middle-aged population, which can be valuable for future research, clinical practice and public health work. If relations are causal, increased knowledge about specific subgroups will aid in the development of appropriate, targeted interventions
Lifestyle characteristics in adolescent female football players : data from the Karolinska football Injury Cohort.
No full textBACKGROUND: Normative values of lifestyle characteristics in adolescent female football players may be used by clinicians and coaches to take actions because the potential important for well-being, performance on the pitch, and risk of injury. The aim was to report descriptive characteristics of lifestyle factors in adolescent female football players and potential changes over 1 year. METHODS: We included 419 adolescent competitive female football players from 12 clubs and 27 teams (age 14 ± 1 years, range 12-17 years) and 286 were followed over 1 year. The players completed an extensive questionnaire regarding demographics, football-related factors, and lifestyle factors including tobacco consumption, alcohol use, medicine intake, eating and sleeping habits, well-being, stress, coping, and passion. Baseline data are presented for the total cohort and separately for 4 age groups (12, 13, 14, and 15-17 years). RESULTS: 12% skipped breakfast, 8% skipped lunch and 11% used protein supplements several days per week. 16% slept less than 8 h/night, 8% had impaired sleep with daytime consequences, and 22% stated that they were tired in daily activities several days per week. 32% experienced stress some or most days/week and 24% were classified as having psychological distress. Medicine intake (23% vs. 34%), skipping breakfast or lunch several days per week (10% vs. 47% and 20 vs. 33%), tiredness (20% vs. 27%), stress (26% vs. 40%), and psychological distress (27% vs. 37%) increased significantly (P = 0.031 to < 0.001) at the 1-year follow-up. CONCLUSION: Many adolescent female football players skip breakfast and lunch, have insufficient sleep, experience stress and are classified as having psychological distress. These factors increased over 1 year