@article {Fu:2016:1087-3244:496,
title = "Comprehensive School Physical Activity Programming and Activity Enjoyment",
journal = "American Journal of Health Behavior",
parent_itemid = "infobike://png/ajhb",
publishercode ="png",
year = "2016",
volume = "40",
number = "4",
publication date ="2016-07-01T00:00:00",
pages = "496-502",
itemtype = "ARTICLE",
issn = "1087-3244",
eissn = "1945-7359",
url = "https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/png/ajhb/2016/00000040/00000004/art00011",
doi = "doi:10.5993/AJHB.40.4.11",
keyword = "ENJOYMENT, PACES, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, INTERVENTION",
author = "Fu, You and Burns, Ryan D. and Brusseau, Timothy A. and Hannon, James C.",
abstract = "
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of a comprehensive school physical activity program (CSPAP) on physical activity enjoyment in children from low-income schools. Methods: Participants were 758 children recruited from the 3rd-6th grade (mean
age = 10.1 \textpm 0.5 years; 376 girls and 382 boys) from 3 schools receiving governmental financial assistance in the US. CSPAP was implemented over one semester during the 2014-2015 school year. We assessed physical activity enjoyment at baseline and at a 12-week follow-up using the Physical
Activity Enjoyment Scale. We used a mixed-design 4 \texttimes 2 \texttimes 2 analysis of covariance test with repeated measures to examine the effect of grade, sex, and time (baseline, follow-up) on enjoyment scores, adjusting for the clustering of students within classrooms and schools. Results:
There were greater enjoyment scores at follow-up compared to baseline (Mean Difference = 7%, p < .001); however, the increase only represented a small sized effect (d = 0.26). Post hoc tests revealed that greater improvements in enjoyment were seen in older children compared to third graders
(p Conclusions: The CSPAP marginally improved enjoyment levels in children from low-income schools and we found greater improvements in older children.",
}