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Associations of School Violence with Physical Activity among U.S. High School Students
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5 2014
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Source: J Phys Act Health. 11(4):705-711
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Alternative Title:J Phys Act Health
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Description:Background:
This study investigated associations of violence-related behaviors with physical activity (PA)-related behaviors among U.S. high school students.
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Data from the 2009 national Youth Risk Behavior Survey, a cross-sectional survey of a nationally representative sample of 9th–12th grade students, were analyzed. Sex-stratified, adjusted odds ratios (aORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were estimated for associations between violence-related behaviors and being physically active for ≥60 minutes daily, sports participation, TV watching for ≥3 hours/day, and video game/computer use for ≥3 hours/day.
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Among male students, at-school bullying victimization was negatively associated with daily PA (aOR: 0.72; 95%CI: 0.58–0.87) and sports participation; skipping school because of safety concerns was positively associated with video game/computer use (1.42; 1.01–2.00); and physical fighting was positively associated with daily PA. Among female students, at-school bullying victimization and skipping school because of safety concerns were both positively associated with video game/computer use (1.46; 1.19–1.79 and 1.60; 1.09–2.34, respectively), and physical fighting at school was negatively associated with sports participation and positively associated with TV watching.
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Bullying victimization emerged as a potentially important risk factor for insufficient PA. Schools should consider the role of violence in initiatives designed to promote PA.
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Pubmed ID:25078515
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC10947244
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Volume:11
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Issue:4
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