Comparing the physical activity patterns of 3-year-old Finnish and Australian children during childcare and homecare days

Comparing the physical activity patterns of 3-year-old Finnish and Australian children during childcare and homecare days

Background: Limited previous research has contrasted physical activity (PA) patterns in preschool children across different hourly patterns or segments of day, or adopted similar methodologies to compare the PA behaviors of children from different countries. The purpose of this study was to examine...

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Main Authors: Soini Anne, Watt Anthony, Tammelin Tuija, Soini Markus, Sääkslahti Arja, Poskiparta Marita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Akademia Wychowania Fizycznego i Sportu w Gdansku 2014-10-01
Series:Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity
Subjects:
accelerometer
physical activity
country comparison
preschool children
Online Access:http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/bjha.2014.6.issue-3/bjha-2014-0015/bjha-2014-0015.xml?format=INT
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spelling doaj-4937ea9110d94eecbf4ab69f76d1e9362021-04-02T13:53:51ZengAkademia Wychowania Fizycznego i Sportu w GdanskuBaltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity2080-99992014-10-016317118210.2478/bjha-2014-0015bjha-2014-0015Comparing the physical activity patterns of 3-year-old Finnish and Australian children during childcare and homecare daysSoini Anne0Watt Anthony1Tammelin Tuija2Soini Markus3Sääkslahti Arja4Poskiparta Marita5University of Jyväskylä, Department of Education, Early Childhood Education, Jyväskylä, FinlandVictoria University, College of Education, Melbourne, AustraliaLIKES – Research Center for Sport and Health Sciences, Jyväskylä, FinlandUniversity of Jyväskylä, Department of Sport Sciences, Jyväskylä, FinlandUniversity of Jyväskylä, Department of Sport Sciences, Jyväskylä, FinlandUniversity of Jyväskylä, Department of Health Sciences, Jyväskylä, FinlandBackground: Limited previous research has contrasted physical activity (PA) patterns in preschool children across different hourly patterns or segments of day, or adopted similar methodologies to compare the PA behaviors of children from different countries. The purpose of this study was to examine how the PA levels and patterns differed between 3- year-olds within and between childcare and homecare days in Finland and Australia. http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/bjha.2014.6.issue-3/bjha-2014-0015/bjha-2014-0015.xml?format=INTaccelerometerphysical activitycountry comparisonpreschool children
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Watt Anthony
Tammelin Tuija
Soini Markus
Sääkslahti Arja
Poskiparta Marita
spellingShingle Soini Anne
Watt Anthony
Tammelin Tuija
Soini Markus
Sääkslahti Arja
Poskiparta Marita
Comparing the physical activity patterns of 3-year-old Finnish and Australian children during childcare and homecare days
Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity
accelerometer
physical activity
country comparison
preschool children
author_facet Soini Anne
Watt Anthony
Tammelin Tuija
Soini Markus
Sääkslahti Arja
Poskiparta Marita
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title Comparing the physical activity patterns of 3-year-old Finnish and Australian children during childcare and homecare days
title_short Comparing the physical activity patterns of 3-year-old Finnish and Australian children during childcare and homecare days
title_full Comparing the physical activity patterns of 3-year-old Finnish and Australian children during childcare and homecare days
title_fullStr Comparing the physical activity patterns of 3-year-old Finnish and Australian children during childcare and homecare days
title_full_unstemmed Comparing the physical activity patterns of 3-year-old Finnish and Australian children during childcare and homecare days
title_sort comparing the physical activity patterns of 3-year-old finnish and australian children during childcare and homecare days
publisher Akademia Wychowania Fizycznego i Sportu w Gdansku
series Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity
issn 2080-9999
publishDate 2014-10-01
description Background: Limited previous research has contrasted physical activity (PA) patterns in preschool children across different hourly patterns or segments of day, or adopted similar methodologies to compare the PA behaviors of children from different countries. The purpose of this study was to examine how the PA levels and patterns differed between 3- year-olds within and between childcare and homecare days in Finland and Australia.
topic accelerometer
physical activity
country comparison
preschool children
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