A Functional Analysis of Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity in Young Children

Autor/inn/en	Larson, Tracy A.; Normand, Matthew P.; Morley, Allison J.; Miller, Bryon G.
Titel	A Functional Analysis of Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity in Young Children
Quelle	In: Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 46 (2013) 1, S.199-207 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0021-8855
DOI	10.1002/jaba.8
Schlagwörter	Physical Activity Level; Child Health; Functional Behavioral Assessment; Preschool Children; Context Effect; Interaction; Influences; Comparative Analysis; Control Groups; Experimental Groups; Play; Attention; Social Environment; Environmental Influences + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Interaktion; Influence; Einfluss; Einflussfaktor; Spiel; Aufmerksamkeit; Soziales Umfeld; Environmental influence; Umwelteinfluss
Abstract	Inadequate physical activity increases the risks related to a number of health problems in children, most notably obesity and the corresponding range of associated health problems. The purpose of the current study was to conduct a functional analysis to investigate the effects of several consequent variables on moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA). We observed the level of MVPA exhibited by 2 preschool children in 4 conditions: alone, attention contingent on MVPA, adult interaction contingent on MVPA, and escape from task demands contingent on MVPA. These four conditions were compared to a naturalistic baseline and to a control condition. Overall, results indicated that the children were most active when attention and interactive play were contingent on MVPA. Social environments that encourage MVPA could be arranged based on this information, with these arrangements tailored to the individual child. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10