@article{ref1,
title="Individual factors and school-based policies related to adherence to physical activity recommendations in Spanish adolescents",
journal="Prevention science",
year="2014",
author="Galán, I. and Boix, R. and Medrano, M. J. and Ramos, P. and Rivera, F. and Moreno, C.",
volume="15",
number="4",
pages="588-599",
abstract="Our objective was to identify individual- and school-level contextual factors related to adherence to the recommendations for physical activity in adolescents. The study used a representative sample of 15,902 students from 328 schools aged 11-18 years participating in the Spanish Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) survey 2006. In addition to the student questionnaire, the school management board completed a questionnaire about school-based policies related to physical activity. Adherence to the recommendations was defined as &quot;having carried out moderate and/or vigorous physical activity for at least 60 min a day on five or more days during the last week&quot;. Analysis was undertaken using multilevel logistic regression models. Individual factors associated in a statistically significant way with a higher non-compliance were: being female; being older; immigrants; tobacco smoking; being overweight or obese; low consumption of fruit and vegetables; low level of satisfaction with life; not having a high level of academic achievement; and spending a lot of time studying. The family variables were: not undertaking sports activities with the family; low socioeconomic status; and a low level of satisfaction with family relationships. Compared with schools that have a low level of policies to promote physical activities, those with a high level of promotion had an odds ratio of 0.76 (CI 95 %, 0.61-0.94). In summary, irrespective of personal and family factors, students from schools with better policies of promotion of physical activity showed a higher compliance with the recommendations.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1389-4986",
doi="10.1007/s11121-013-0407-5",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11121-013-0407-5"
}