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Healthy fitness zone prevalence and age‐specific fitness profile of young peopl...
Marques, Adilson; Demetriou, Yolanda; Popovic, Stevo; Gardasevic, Jovan; Masanovic, Bojan; Martins, João; Gouveia, Elvio; Tsiatsos, ThrasyvoulosBackground: Physical fitness is a health marker in youth and is associated with current and future health. Objective: Present the healthy fitness zone (HFZ) prevalence and age-specific fitness profile of young people from seven European countries. Methods: This study used data from the European Fitness Monitoring System project. The sample comprised 4965 (51.4% boys) youths aged 9 to 18 years. Fitness data were...
Adaptation of the Behavioural Regulation in Active Commuting to School (BR-ACS)...
Marques, Adilson; Santos, Thiago; Demetriou, Yolanda; Schönbach, Dorothea M. I.; Peralta, Miguel; Lagestad, Pål; Martins, João; Kleszczewska, DorotaThis study aimed to translate and adapt the psychometric properties of the Behavioural Regulation in Active Commuting to School (BR-ACS) questionnaire to young Portuguese students. This study had two stages: (1) translation and adaptation of the questionnaire; (2) evaluation of the psychometric properties. A sample of 338 participants (212 female, 126 male) aged 11 to 19 years (Mage = 15.6 ± 2.1) from 31 cities...
Adaptation of the Behavioural Regulation in Active Commuting to School (BR-ACS)...
Marques, Adilson; Santos, Thiago; Demetriou, Yolanda; Schönbach, Dorothea M. I.; Peralta, Miguel; Lagestad, Pål; Martins, João; Kleszczewska, DorotaThis study aimed to translate and adapt the psychometric properties of the Behavioural Regulation in Active Commuting to School (BR-ACS) questionnaire to young Portuguese students. This study had two stages: (1) translation and adaptation of the questionnaire; (2) evaluation of the psychometric properties. A sample of 338 participants (212 female, 126 male) aged 11 to 19 years (Mage = 15.6 ± 2.1) from 31 cities...
Editorial: Monitoring and Promoting Physical Activity and Physical Fitness in C...
Popovic, Stevo; Sarmento, Hugo; Demetriou, Yolanda; Marques, Adilson
Translation and Validation of the Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction in Acti...
Marques, Adilson; Santos, Thiago; Gouveia, Élvio R.; Demetriou, Yolanda; Schönbach, Dorothea M. I.; Ferrari, Gerson; Kleszczewska, DorotaActive commuting to and from school (ACS) is a strategy to enhance physical activity levels in youths. To promote ACS, it is important to understand the factors that lead to this behaviour. With this in mind, an adaptation of the Basic Psychological Needs in Exercise Scale for ACS was developed, named the Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction in Active Commuting to and from School (BPNS-ACS) scale. This study a...
Translation and validation of the basic psychological need satisfaction in acti...
Marques, Adilson; Santos, Thiago; Gouveia, Elvio; Demetriou, Yolanda; Schönbach, Dorothea M. I.; Ferrari, Gerson; Kleszczewska, Dorota; Dzielska, AnnaActive commuting to and from school (ACS) is a strategy to enhance physical activity levels in youths. To promote ACS, it is important to understand the factors that lead to this behaviour. With this in mind, an adaptation of the Basic Psychological Needs in Exercise Scale for ACS was developed, named the Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction in Active Commuting to and from School (BPNS-ACS) scale. This study a...
Field-based health-related physical fitness tests in children and adolescents :...
Marques, Adilson; Henriques-Neto, Duarte; Peralta, Miguel; Martins, João; Gomes, Fernando; Popovic, Stevo; Masanovic, Bojan; Demetriou, YolandaPhysical fitness (PF) is a multi-component construct and a biomarker of health. Worse PF is related to vulnerability and predicts worse academic achievements. Thus, assessing PF is important to monitor health in youth. This systematic review aimed to identify and inform physical education, health professionals and entities about existing PF batteries and field-tests that can be used in school settings. A compre...
Effects of school-based interventions on motivation towards physical activity i...
Kelso, Anne; Linder, Stephanie; Reimers, Anne K.; Klug, Stefanie J.; Alesi, Marianna; Scifo, Lidia; Borrego, Carla Chicau; Monteiro, DiogoIntroduction: Assuming that motivation is the key to initiate and sustain beneficial health behaviors, the aim of this systematic review was to analyze the effects of school-based physical activity interventions on a variety of motivational outcomes towards PA in school-aged children and adolescents. Methods: A comprehensive literature search was carried out in six electronic databases to identify randomized co...
Cross-sectional and prospective relationship between physical activity and depr...
Marques, Adilson; Bordado, Joana; Peralta, Miguel; Gouveia, Élvio R.; Tesler, Riki; Demetriou, Yolanda; Gómez-Baya, DiegoThis study aimed to analyse the cross-sectional and prospective relationship between moderate and vigorous physical activity (PA) and depression symptoms. This study analysed 32,392 European late middle-aged to older adults, from 14 European countries across a 4-year follow-up. Data was collected in the fourth (in 2011) and sixth (in 2015) wave, from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE)...
Cross-sectional and prospective relationship between physical activity and depr...
Marques, Adilson; Bordado, Joana; Peralta, Miguel; Gouveia, Elvio; Tesler, Riki; Demetriou, Yolanda; Gómez-Baya, DiegoThis study aimed to analyse the cross-sectional and prospective relationship between moderate and vigorous physical activity (PA) and depression symptoms. This study analysed 32,392 European late middle-aged to older adults, from 14 European countries across a 4-year follow-up. Data was collected in the fourth (in 2011) and sixth (in 2015) wave, from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE)...