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Owen, MB, Curry, WB, Kerner, C, Newson, LM and fairclough, SJ (2017) The Effectiveness of School-Based Physical Activity Interventions for Adolescent Girls: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Preventive Medicine, 105. pp. 237-249. ISSN 0091-7435
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Abstract
Physical activity (PA) decreases during the transition from childhood to adolescence, with larger declines observed in girls. School-based interventions are considered the most promising approach for increasing adolescents’ PA levels although, it is unclear which types of school-based interventions have the greatest impact. The objective of this systematic review is to assess the impact and design of school-based PA interventions targeting adolescent girls. A systematic search was conducted using four electronic databases (PubMed, Web of Science, SPORTDiscus and PsychInfo). This systematic review was registered with PROSPERO (Registration number: CRD42016037428) and PRISMA guidelines (2009) were followed throughout. Twenty studies were identified as meeting the inclusion criteria and were included in a narrative synthesis. Seventeen studies were eligible for inclusion in a meta-analysis. There was a significant small positive treatment effect for school-based PA interventions for adolescent girls (k=17, g= 0.37, p<.05). After an outlier was removed (residual z = 7.61) the average treatment effect was significantly reduced, indicating a very small positive effect (k = 16, g= 0.07, p=.05). Subgroup analysis revealed very small significant effects for multi-component interventions (k= 7, g= 0.09, p<.05), interventions underpinned by theory (k= 12, g = 0.07, p<.05), and studies with a higher risk of bias (k= 13, g = 0.09, p<.05). Intervention effects were very small which indicates that changing PA behaviors in adolescent girls through school-based interventions is challenging. Multi-component interventions and interventions underpinned by theory may be the most effective approaches to positively change adolescent girls’ PA. Keywords: Adolescents, Girls, School, Physical Activity, Intervention.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | 1106 Human Movement And Sports Science, 1117 Public Health And Health Services, 1302 Curriculum And Pedagogy |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC1200 Sports Medicine G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GV Recreation Leisure > GV561 Sports |
| Divisions: | Natural Sciences & Psychology (closed 31 Aug 19) |
| Publisher: | Elsevier |
| Date Deposited: | 03 Oct 2017 09:53 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Sep 2021 11:09 |
| DOI or ID number: | 10.1016/j.ypmed.2017.09.018 |
| URI: | https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/7259 |
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