Evaluation of Health-Habits with the S.M.A.R.T. Questionnaire: An Observational Study

The civil education approach uses sports practise as a preventive intervention to increase self-awareness and to help modulate emotion in adolescents. Indeed, sports participation results in a better quality of life, more favourable cardio-metabolic and sleeping profiles and a healthier body composi...

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Main Authors: Francesco Vincenzo Ferraro, Ferdinando Ivano Ambra, Maria Luisa Iavarone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-10-01
Series:Education Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/10/10/285
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spelling doaj-312157c237be40518329987c391cc78d2020-11-25T03:53:54ZengMDPI AGEducation Sciences2227-71022020-10-011028528510.3390/educsci10100285Evaluation of Health-Habits with the S.M.A.R.T. Questionnaire: An Observational StudyFrancesco Vincenzo Ferraro0Ferdinando Ivano Ambra1Maria Luisa Iavarone2Orthopaedic Research Institute, Faculty of Health and Social Science, Bournemouth University, Dorset BH12 5BB, UKDipartimento di Scienze Motorie e del Benessere, Università degli Studi di Napoli Parthenope, 80133 Naples, ItalyDipartimento di Scienze Motorie e del Benessere, Università degli Studi di Napoli Parthenope, 80133 Naples, ItalyThe civil education approach uses sports practise as a preventive intervention to increase self-awareness and to help modulate emotion in adolescents. Indeed, sports participation results in a better quality of life, more favourable cardio-metabolic and sleeping profiles and a healthier body composition. Adolescents involved in sport activities also report a higher level of social and emotional skills, and reduced mental health distress. However, the Italian school’s program provides only two hours weekly of physical education, with lack of options and participation. In alignment with the civil educational approach, the research team aims to develop a predictive sport, movement, eating habits, relationships and technologies (S.M.A.R.T.) questionnaire to identify the youths that present a higher risk of delinquency. The following research aims to explore preliminary data from 501 adolescents completing the S.M.A.R.T. The results show that the female group (n = 260) was healthier than the male group (n = 241); particularly, the female group demonstrated a higher level of self-awareness in the use of technologies (<i>p</i> < 0.05). Our results produce the first data set on a cohort of young adolescents in Italy using the S.M.A.R.T. questionnaire. The questionnaire possesses a high response rate and should now be implemented towards validation.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/10/10/285pedagogysport sciencetransdisciplinarychildhood learningtechnologiesrelationship
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Ferdinando Ivano Ambra
Maria Luisa Iavarone
Evaluation of Health-Habits with the S.M.A.R.T. Questionnaire: An Observational Study
Education Sciences
pedagogy
sport science
transdisciplinary
childhood learning
technologies
relationship
author_facet Francesco Vincenzo Ferraro
Ferdinando Ivano Ambra
Maria Luisa Iavarone
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title Evaluation of Health-Habits with the S.M.A.R.T. Questionnaire: An Observational Study
title_short Evaluation of Health-Habits with the S.M.A.R.T. Questionnaire: An Observational Study
title_full Evaluation of Health-Habits with the S.M.A.R.T. Questionnaire: An Observational Study
title_fullStr Evaluation of Health-Habits with the S.M.A.R.T. Questionnaire: An Observational Study
title_full_unstemmed Evaluation of Health-Habits with the S.M.A.R.T. Questionnaire: An Observational Study
title_sort evaluation of health-habits with the s.m.a.r.t. questionnaire: an observational study
publisher MDPI AG
series Education Sciences
issn 2227-7102
publishDate 2020-10-01
description The civil education approach uses sports practise as a preventive intervention to increase self-awareness and to help modulate emotion in adolescents. Indeed, sports participation results in a better quality of life, more favourable cardio-metabolic and sleeping profiles and a healthier body composition. Adolescents involved in sport activities also report a higher level of social and emotional skills, and reduced mental health distress. However, the Italian school’s program provides only two hours weekly of physical education, with lack of options and participation. In alignment with the civil educational approach, the research team aims to develop a predictive sport, movement, eating habits, relationships and technologies (S.M.A.R.T.) questionnaire to identify the youths that present a higher risk of delinquency. The following research aims to explore preliminary data from 501 adolescents completing the S.M.A.R.T. The results show that the female group (n = 260) was healthier than the male group (n = 241); particularly, the female group demonstrated a higher level of self-awareness in the use of technologies (<i>p</i> < 0.05). Our results produce the first data set on a cohort of young adolescents in Italy using the S.M.A.R.T. questionnaire. The questionnaire possesses a high response rate and should now be implemented towards validation.
topic pedagogy
sport science
transdisciplinary
childhood learning
technologies
relationship
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