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Does Children’s Physical Literacy Mediate the Relationship Between Age and Sedentary Behaviour?

dc.contributor.authorTaylor, Bethany
dc.contributor.copyright-releaseYesen_US
dc.contributor.degreeMaster of Scienceen_US
dc.contributor.departmentSchool of Health & Human Performanceen_US
dc.contributor.ethics-approvalReceiveden_US
dc.contributor.external-examinerDr. Lawrence Foweatheren_US
dc.contributor.graduate-coordinatorDr. Lynne Robinsonen_US
dc.contributor.manuscriptsNoen_US
dc.contributor.thesis-readerDr. Lori Dithurbideen_US
dc.contributor.thesis-readerDr.David Westwooden_US
dc.contributor.thesis-supervisorDr. Angie Kolenen_US
dc.contributor.thesis-supervisorDr. Michelle Stoneen_US
dc.date.accessioned2018-04-06T17:59:55Z
dc.date.available2018-04-06T17:59:55Z
dc.date.defence2018-03-23
dc.date.issued2018-04-06T17:59:55Z
dc.description.abstractSedentary behaviour (SB), refers to any waking behaviour that requires little to no energy expenditure. As children age, SBs are shown to increase, which can be linked to negative health outcomes (i.e. obesity). Although correlates of SB have been identified, the impact of physical literacy (PL) on children’s SB has not been established. PL is defined as having the motivation, confidence, physical competence, knowledge and understanding to value and take responsibility for physical activity for life. The present study aimed to test the novel idea that children’s PL mediates the relationship between age and SB, using data from the Canadian Assessment of Physical Literacy, (which measured PL in 8-12 year olds). Significant mediation was found (b= -.0092, 95% CI [-.0145, -.0045]). The results of this study suggest that further exploration of the relationship between PL and SB, is needed to help reverse the age-related increase of sedentary time in children.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10222/73862
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectSedentary Behavouren_US
dc.subjectPhysical Literacyen_US
dc.subjectChildren's Healthen_US
dc.titleDoes Children’s Physical Literacy Mediate the Relationship Between Age and Sedentary Behaviour?en_US

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