Sedentary behaviour across the primary-secondary school transition:A systematic review

Pearson, Natalie, Haycraft, Emma, P Johnston, Julie and Atkin, Andrew J ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3819-3448 (2017) Sedentary behaviour across the primary-secondary school transition:A systematic review. Preventive Medicine, 94. pp. 40-47. ISSN 0091-7435

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Abstract

The transition from primary/middle school to secondary/high school is likely to be a key period in children's development, characterised by significant changes in their social and physical environment. However, little is known about the changes in sedentary behaviour that accompany this transition. This review aimed to identify, critically appraise and summarise the evidence on changes in sedentary behaviour across the primary - secondary school transition. Published English language studies were located from computerised and manual searches in 2015. Inclusion criteria specified a longitudinal design, baseline assessment when children were in primary/middle school with at least one follow-up during secondary/high school and a measure of sedentary behaviour at both (or all) points of assessment. Based on data from 11 articles (19 independent samples), tracking coefficients were typically in the range of 0.3 to 0.5 and relatively consistent across the different sedentary behaviours examined and durations of follow-up. Both screen-based sedentary behaviour and overall sedentary time increased during the school transition. Overall there was an increase of approximately 10-20min per day per year in accelerometer-assessed sedentary time. Consistent with the broader age-related changes in behaviour observed during this period, sedentary behaviour increases during the transition from primary/middle to secondary/high school. Investigating features of the social and physical environment that might exacerbate or attenuate this trend would be a valuable next step.

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Additional Information: Copyright © 2016 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Uncontrolled Keywords: children,adolescents,television,sedentary behaviour,tracking,school
Faculty \ School: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > School of Health Sciences
UEA Research Groups: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Health Promotion
Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Norwich Epidemiology Centre
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Norwich Epidemiology Centre
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Population Health
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Date Deposited: 08 Feb 2017 04:21
Last Modified: 19 Oct 2023 01:55
URI: https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/62355
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2016.11.010

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