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Physical Activity, Life Satisfaction, and Self-Rated Health of Middle School Students

Abstract  

Little research has examined the association between life satisfaction, self-rated health (SRH), and physical activity concurrently
for middle school students. A convenience sample of 245 students in grades 7 and 8 was surveyed about physical activity, life
satisfaction, and SRH using the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 2005 Middle School Youth Risk Behavior Survey. ANOVA analyses revealed significantly reduced life satisfaction for females who
reported not engaging in vigorous physical activity during the past 7 days [p < .01, effect size (ES) = .75]. Significantly reduced life satisfaction was detected for both males (p < .001, ES = .66) and females (p < .0001, ES = .80) who reported not playing on sports teams. Additionally, logistic regression analyses showed the odds of
reporting fair/poor SRH increased 5.4 times for males (CI = 1.30–22.39, p < .05) and 30.9 times for females (CI = 3.74–255.43, p < .001) who reported not playing on sports teams. Preliminary findings suggest physical activity and sports participation
is associated with improved life satisfaction and SRH for middle school students. In addition, although some gender differences
were observed, consistent findings for sports participation suggest sports participation may carry multiple social, mental,
and physical benefits for youth.

  • Content Type Journal Article
  • DOI 10.1007/s11482-010-9129-z
  • Authors
    • Keith J. Zullig, Department of Community Medicine, School of Medicine, West Virginia University, P.O. Box 9190, Morgantown, WV 26506-9190, USA
    • Rebecca J. White, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Philadelphia, PA USA
    • Journal Applied Research in Quality of Life
    • Online ISSN 1871-2576
    • Print ISSN 1871-2584
Posted in: Journal Article Abstracts on 10/25/2010 | Link to this post on IFP |
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