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dc.contributor.authorSoini, Anne
dc.contributor.authorWatt, Anthony
dc.contributor.authorTammelin, Tuija
dc.contributor.authorSoini, Markus
dc.contributor.authorSääkslahti, Arja
dc.contributor.authorPoskiparta, Marita
dc.date.accessioned2014-12-16T12:43:27Z
dc.date.available2014-12-16T12:43:27Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.identifier.citationSoini, A., Watt, A., Tammelin, T., Soini, M., Sääkslahti, A., & Poskiparta, M. (2014). Comparing the physical activity patterns of 3-year-old Finnish and Australian children during childcare and homecare days. <i>Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity</i>, <i>6</i>(3), 171-182. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2478/bjha-2014-0015" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2478/bjha-2014-0015</a>
dc.identifier.otherCONVID_23932656
dc.identifier.otherTUTKAID_63371
dc.identifier.urihttps://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/44908
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dc.description.abstractBackground: Limited previous research has contrasted physical activity (PA) patterns in preschool children across different hourly patterns or segments of day, or adopted similar methodologies to compare the PA behaviors of children from different countries. The purpose of this study was to examine how the PA levels and patterns differed between 3- year-olds within and between childcare and homecare days in Finland and Australia. Material/Methods: ActiGraph GT3X accelerometers were used to monitor 121 (80 Finnish, 41 Australian) children’s PA for five consecutive days. Results: No significant country differences were observed in children’s daily total PA (light-tovigorous PA [LMVPA]), except that during childcare days Finnish children spent more time in light PA compared to Australian children. During childcare attendance hours children engaged in moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA) for an average of 48 minutes (SD = 24) covering 54% of their daily MVPA in Finland, and for 53 minutes (SD = 34) covering 64% of their daily MVPA in Australia. Variation in children’s hour-by-hour PA was more pronounced during childcare days than homecare days. Conclusions: Despite the variations based on cultural practices, no major differences were observed in children’s daily total PA between the countries. However, these findings provide a better understanding of 3-year-olds’ PA behavior patterns and will serve as valuable evidence for the development of PA promotion in preschool children in both Finland and in Australia.
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherWydawnictwo Uczelniane Akademii Wychowania Fizycznego i Sportu im. Jedrzeja Sniadeckiego
dc.relation.ispartofseriesBaltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity
dc.relation.urihttps://tr.cc.jyu.fi/Ticket/Attachment/7027368/3991267/U%3A%5C%5CArtikkeleita%5C%5CSoini%20et%20al._BJHPA%20vol%206%20no%093.pdf
dc.subject.otheraccelerometer
dc.subject.otherphysical activity
dc.subject.othercountry comparison
dc.subject.otherpreschool children
dc.titleComparing the physical activity patterns of 3-year-old Finnish and Australian children during childcare and homecare days
dc.typearticle
dc.identifier.urnURN:NBN:fi:jyu-201410293119
dc.contributor.laitosKasvatustieteiden laitosfi
dc.contributor.laitosLiikuntakasvatuksen laitosfi
dc.contributor.laitosTerveystieteiden laitosfi
dc.contributor.laitosDepartment of Educationen
dc.contributor.laitosDepartment of Sport Sciencesen
dc.contributor.laitosDepartment of Health Sciencesen
dc.contributor.oppiaineVarhaiskasvatusfi
dc.contributor.oppiaineLiikuntapedagogiikkafi
dc.contributor.oppiaineTerveyskasvatusfi
dc.contributor.oppiaineEarly Childhood Educationen
dc.contributor.oppiaineSport Pedagogyen
dc.contributor.oppiaineHealth Promotion and Health Educationen
dc.type.urihttp://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle
dc.date.updated2014-10-29T04:30:02Z
dc.type.coarhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_2df8fbb1
dc.description.reviewstatuspeerReviewed
dc.format.pagerange171-182
dc.relation.issn2080-9999
dc.relation.numberinseries3
dc.relation.volume6
dc.type.versionpublishedVersion
dc.rights.copyright© The Authors. © Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport in Gdansk. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work in properly cited. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated.
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dc.rights.urlhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/
dc.relation.doi10.2478/bjha-2014-0015
dc.type.okmA1


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