Associations between previous sport and exercise experience and physical literacy elements among physically inactive Danes
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Associations between previous sport and exercise experience and physical literacy elements among physically inactive Danes. / Elsborg, Peter; Heinze, Clara; Melby, Paulina Sander; Nielsen, Glen; Bentsen, Peter; Ryom, Knud.
I: B M C Public Health, Bind 21, 1248, 2021.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - Associations between previous sport and exercise experience and physical literacy elements among physically inactive Danes
AU - Elsborg, Peter
AU - Heinze, Clara
AU - Melby, Paulina Sander
AU - Nielsen, Glen
AU - Bentsen, Peter
AU - Ryom, Knud
N1 - CURIS 2021 NEXS 252
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Background: Physical inactivity is recognized as a leading global public health threat. Physical Literacy, a concept describing an individual’s prerequisites to participate in and adhere to physical activities, has been suggested to be a key concept in understanding physical activity in various populations. The aim of this study was to describe the prerequisites for physical activity among inactive adults in terms of their physical literacy and previous experience with sport and exercise and how these are interrelated. Methods: Sample: 1033 physical inactive Danes. Measures: BREQ-3, ESES, the Levels of knowledge questionnaire and the physical self-confidence scale. Results: Inactive Danish adult’s physical literacy scores are generally low compared to samples in other studies. Inactive adults with no or little previous experience with sport and exercise had lower levels of competences, self-efficacy and autonomous motivation for exercise and sport than the inactive with more experience. Previous sport and exercise experience was positively associated to the physical and affective domain of PL.Conclusion: Previous experience with sport and exercise is very important to consider when developing sport and exercise activities for currently inactive adults as individuals with low previous experience have lower competencesand autonomous motivation and therefore need lower challenges and other important attention to the motivational climate in order to ensure that the activities are motivating enough to secure continued engagement.
AB - Background: Physical inactivity is recognized as a leading global public health threat. Physical Literacy, a concept describing an individual’s prerequisites to participate in and adhere to physical activities, has been suggested to be a key concept in understanding physical activity in various populations. The aim of this study was to describe the prerequisites for physical activity among inactive adults in terms of their physical literacy and previous experience with sport and exercise and how these are interrelated. Methods: Sample: 1033 physical inactive Danes. Measures: BREQ-3, ESES, the Levels of knowledge questionnaire and the physical self-confidence scale. Results: Inactive Danish adult’s physical literacy scores are generally low compared to samples in other studies. Inactive adults with no or little previous experience with sport and exercise had lower levels of competences, self-efficacy and autonomous motivation for exercise and sport than the inactive with more experience. Previous sport and exercise experience was positively associated to the physical and affective domain of PL.Conclusion: Previous experience with sport and exercise is very important to consider when developing sport and exercise activities for currently inactive adults as individuals with low previous experience have lower competencesand autonomous motivation and therefore need lower challenges and other important attention to the motivational climate in order to ensure that the activities are motivating enough to secure continued engagement.
KW - Faculty of Science
KW - Physical literacy
KW - Physical activity
KW - Inactivity
KW - Motivation
KW - Self-confidence
KW - Motor skills
KW - Motor competences
U2 - 10.1186/s12889-021-11299-2
DO - 10.1186/s12889-021-11299-2
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 34187441
VL - 21
JO - BMC Public Health
JF - BMC Public Health
SN - 1471-2458
M1 - 1248
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ID: 274479828