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Relationship between Perceived Physical Literacy and Physical Activity Levels among Hong Kong Adolescents

Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Siu Ming Choi, Chinese University of Hong Kong; Kim Wai Raymond Sum, Chinese University of Hong Kong; Fung Lin Elean Leung, Chinese University of Hong Kong; Siu Kuen Robert Ng, Chinese University of Hong Kong

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Project Citation:

Choi, Siu Ming, Sum, Kim Wai Raymond, Leung, Fung Lin Elean, and Ng, Siu Kuen Robert. Relationship between Perceived Physical Literacy and Physical Activity Levels among Hong Kong Adolescents. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2017-11-02. https://doi.org/10.3886/E100403V2

Project Description

Summary: This study explores the relationship between the perceived physical literacy (PL) and the physical activity (PA) levels of Hong Kong adolescents by using a cross-sectional study design. A total of 1,945 adolescents aged from 12 to 18, (1,028 male and 917 female) with a mean age of 14.98 (±1.65) years old took part in this study. A Perceived Physical Literacy Instrument (PPLI) and an International Physical Activity Questionnaire for Adolescents (IPAQ-A) were distributed to the participants within the first 15 minutes of PE lessons at their schools. The correlation of perceived PL and PA levels was low but significant (r = 0.227, p < 0.01), as was the correlation of the attributes of PL and PA intensities and the domains of PA (r = 0.067 – 0.292, p < 0.01). By looking at individual factors, the correlation between perceived PL and PA levels shows no significant difference in gender (r male = 0.234 and r female = 0.198) but rather in grade levels (r junior = 0.302, r senior = 0.197), school bands (r band 1 = 0.31, r band 2 = 0.263 and r band 3 = 0.191) and socio-economic status (SES) (r low=0.225, r medium = 0.35 and r high = 0.191). The relationship between the perceived PL and PA levels was significantly low but closely related to the recreational PA, including individual factors such as gender, grade levels, school bands and SES. Future studies may focus on the intervention of school-based PA programmes on perceived PL and the relationship of perceived PL and objective PA levels.

Funding Sources: Direct grant for research of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (4703581)

Scope of Project

Subject Terms: Physical Literacy; Physical Activity; Adolescents; Perception; Relationship

Geographic Coverage: Hong Kong

Time Period(s): 3/1/2016 – 5/31/2016

Collection Date(s): 3/1/2016 – 5/31/2016

Data Type(s): survey data

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