A cross-sectional study of Canadian children's valuation of literacies across social contexts

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

Sports and Active Living

Dean Kriellaars¹  Philip Jefferies²  John Cairney³  Emily Bremer⁴ 

[1] College of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada;Resilience Research Centre, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada;School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia;School of Kinesiology, Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada;

关键词: physical literacy;    subjective task value;    movement;    physical activity;    education;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fspor.2023.1125072

 received in 2022-12-15, accepted in 2023-02-23,  发布年份 2023

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundChildren, on average, do not engage in sufficient physical activity to reap the physical, mental, and social health benefits. Understanding the value that children place on movement across social contexts, and the relative ranking of this valuation, may help us to understand and intervene on activity levels.MethodThis exploratory study examined the valuation of reading/writing, math, and movement across three social contexts (school, home, with friends) among children 6–13 years of age (N = 7,845; 51.3% male). Subjective task values across contexts were assessed with the valuing literacies subscale of the PLAYself. One-way Kruskal-Wallis ANOVAs were performed to test for differences between contexts and between literacies, respectively.ResultsSex differences and age-related variation were explored. Valuations of reading/writing (d = 1.16) and math (d = 1.33) decreased across context (school > family > friend), while the valuation of movement was relatively stable (d = 0.26). Valuations differed substantially with friends (p < 0.001, d = 1.03). Sex dependent effect sizes were minimal (d = 0.05–0.11).ConclusionsMovement is highly valued by children across social contexts; thus, programming across contexts should be prioritized to align with their valuation.

【 授权许可】

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© 2023 Bremer, Jefferies, Cairney and Kriellaars.