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Dr Brendon P Hyndman

2016

School playgrounds

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The Relationship Between Elementary School Children's Enjoyment Of School Playground Activities And Participation In Physical Activity During Lunchtime Recess, Brendon P. Hyndman, Leanne Lester Jul 2016

The Relationship Between Elementary School Children's Enjoyment Of School Playground Activities And Participation In Physical Activity During Lunchtime Recess, Brendon P. Hyndman, Leanne Lester

Dr Brendon P Hyndman

An emerging public health strategy is to enhance children's opportunities for physical activity (PA) during school recess periods, yet little is known about the influence of children's enjoyment of school playground activities on their participation in lunchtime recess PA. In this study, the Lunchtime Enjoyment Activity and Play (LEAP) questionnaire was used to measure 8- to 12-year-old children's enjoyment of school playground activities and pedometers were used to measure their PA at two Australian elementary schools (n = 105). Researchers applied multiple linear regression models in STATA (version 13.0) to investigate the relationship between children's enjoyment of playground activities and …


Active Play: Exploring The Influences On Children's School Playground Activities, Brendon P. Hyndman, Amanda Benson, Amanda Telford Jul 2016

Active Play: Exploring The Influences On Children's School Playground Activities, Brendon P. Hyndman, Amanda Benson, Amanda Telford

Dr Brendon P Hyndman

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