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dc.contributor.authorHuhtiniemi, Mikko
dc.contributor.authorSääkslahti, Arja
dc.contributor.authorTolvanen, Asko
dc.contributor.authorLubans, David R.
dc.contributor.authorJaakkola, Timo
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-08T09:56:29Z
dc.date.available2023-06-08T09:56:29Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.identifier.citationHuhtiniemi, M., Sääkslahti, A., Tolvanen, A., Lubans, D. R., & Jaakkola, T. (2023). A scalable school‐based intervention to increase early adolescents' motor competence and health‐related fitness. <i>Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports</i>, <i>33</i>(10), 2046-2057. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1111/sms.14410" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.1111/sms.14410</a>
dc.identifier.otherCONVID_183350479
dc.identifier.urihttps://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/87571
dc.description.abstractSchools are key settings for the promotion of students' physical activity, fitness, and motor competence. The purpose of our study was to investigate the efficacy of a 5-month-long intervention program that aimed to increase students' motor competence and health-related fitness during school days. We conducted a quasi-experimental study with 325 Finnish Grade 5 (Mage = 11.26, SD = 0.33) students from five schools. Two schools were allocated to the intervention group and three schools to the control group. The intervention consisted of three components: (a) weekly 20 min session during regular PE lessons, (b) weekly 20 min session during recess, and (c) daily 5-minute-long classroom activity breaks. All activities were designed to systematically develop different elements of motor competence and fitness. The following assessments were conducted at baseline and 5-months: cardiorespiratory fitness levels were measured by 20-meter shuttle run test, muscular fitness by curl-up and push-up tests, and motor competence by 5-leaps and throwing–catching combination tests. We analyzed the data using a multi-group latent change score modeling. Results showed that students in the intervention group developed significantly better in 20-meter shuttle run test (β = 0.269, p = 0.000, 95% CI [0.141, 0.397]; +5.0 laps), push-up (β = 0.442, p = 0.000, 95% CI [0.267, 0.617]; +6.5 repetitions), curl-up (β = 0.353, p = 0.001, 95% CI [0.154, 0.552]; +7.8 repetitions), and throwing–catching combination tests (β = 0.195, p = 0.019, 95% CI [0.033, 0.356]; +1.1 repetitions) than students in the control group. The intervention program appeared to be feasible and effective in increasing students' cardiorespiratory fitness, muscular fitness, and object control skills. This indicates that guided school-based physical activity programs can be influential in promoting physical fitness and motor competence among early adolescent students.en
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dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherWiley
dc.relation.ispartofseriesScandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports
dc.rightsCC BY 4.0
dc.subject.otheradolescents
dc.subject.otherfitness
dc.subject.otherintervention
dc.subject.othermotor competence
dc.subject.otherschool
dc.titleA scalable school‐based intervention to increase early adolescents' motor competence and health‐related fitness
dc.typearticle
dc.identifier.urnURN:NBN:fi:jyu-202306083640
dc.contributor.laitosKasvatustieteiden ja psykologian tiedekuntafi
dc.contributor.laitosLiikuntatieteellinen tiedekuntafi
dc.contributor.laitosFaculty of Education and Psychologyen
dc.contributor.laitosFaculty of Sport and Health Sciencesen
dc.contributor.oppiaineLiikuntapedagogiikkafi
dc.contributor.oppiainePsykologiafi
dc.contributor.oppiaineHyvinvoinnin tutkimuksen yhteisöfi
dc.contributor.oppiaineSport Pedagogyen
dc.contributor.oppiainePsychologyen
dc.contributor.oppiaineSchool of Wellbeingen
dc.type.urihttp://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle
dc.type.coarhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_2df8fbb1
dc.description.reviewstatuspeerReviewed
dc.format.pagerange2046-2057
dc.relation.issn0905-7188
dc.relation.numberinseries10
dc.relation.volume33
dc.type.versionpublishedVersion
dc.rights.copyright© 2023 The Authors. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science In Sports published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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dc.subject.ysokoulut
dc.subject.ysovarhaisnuoret
dc.subject.ysomotoriset taidot
dc.subject.ysointerventiotutkimus
dc.subject.ysofyysinen kunto
dc.subject.ysoliikunta
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jyx.subject.urihttp://www.yso.fi/onto/yso/p386
jyx.subject.urihttp://www.yso.fi/onto/yso/p13493
jyx.subject.urihttp://www.yso.fi/onto/yso/p24478
jyx.subject.urihttp://www.yso.fi/onto/yso/p32625
jyx.subject.urihttp://www.yso.fi/onto/yso/p7384
jyx.subject.urihttp://www.yso.fi/onto/yso/p916
dc.rights.urlhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.relation.doi10.1111/sms.14410
jyx.fundinginformationThis work was supported by the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture. In addition, MH was funded by the Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation and the Finnish Sport Foundation. DRL is funded by an NHMRC Senior Research Fellowship (APP1154507).
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