Sex/gender considerations in school-based interventions to promote children’s and adolescents’ physical activity

Schlund A, Reimers AK, Bucksch J, Linder S, Demetriou Y (2021)

Publication Language: English

Publication Type: Other publication type

Publication year: 2021

Journal

German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research Springer

Original Authors: Annegret Schlund, Anne K. Reimers, Jens Bucksch, Stephanie Linder, Yolanda Demetriou

DOI: 10.1007/s12662-021-00724-8

Abstract

Physical inactivity is an increasing problem worldwide, but especially among girls. This difference by gender increases with age. Schools serve virtually all young people in most parts of the world and can thus play an important role in promoting physical activity. In this systematic review, we qualitatively and comprehensively assessed the treatment of sex/gender considerations (from study design to discussion of results) in 56 school-based intervention studies aiming to promote physical activity in children and adolescents. In all 56 studies, the factor of sex/gender was only rudimentarily considered, regardless of the effectiveness of the intervention. The meta-analysis revealed that the interventions had significant but relatively small effects with both girls and boys, along with high heterogeneity. To obtain better information about effective strategies that promote physical activity for both girls and boys equally, researchers conducting future intervention studies should pay attention to sex/gender differences and report on how they take this factor into account.

Authors with CRIS profile

Anne Kerstin Reimers Lehrstuhl für Sportwissenschaft mit der Ausrichtung Gesundheitsförderung/Public Health/Sozialwissenschaften des Sports Stephanie Linder Lehrstuhl für Sportwissenschaft mit der Ausrichtung Gesundheitsförderung/Public Health/Sozialwissenschaften des Sports

Involved external institutions

Technische Universität München (TUM) DE Germany (DE) Pädagogische Hochschule Heidelberg DE Germany (DE)

How to cite

APA:

Schlund, A., Reimers, A.K., Bucksch, J., Linder, S., & Demetriou, Y. (2021). Sex/gender considerations in school-based interventions to promote children’s and adolescents’ physical activity.

MLA:

Schlund, Annegret, et al. Sex/gender considerations in school-based interventions to promote children’s and adolescents’ physical activity. 2021.

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