Bettina F Piko1, Noémi Keresztes. 1. Department of Behavioral Sciences, University of Szeged, Szentharomsag street 5, 6722, Szeged, Hungary. pikobettina@yahoo.com
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: The main goal of the present study is to detect the relationship between youth's leisure time physical activity and a set of sociodemographic (age, gender, family stucture) and socioeconomic variables (SES and parental schooling). METHODS: Data were collected among Hungarian youth (middle and high school students, N = 1662) aged between 10-20 years using a self-administered questionnaire. RESULTS: Our findings did not indicate gender differences during the years of middle school, whereas gender differences became significant during the years of high school. In multivariate analyses, parental schooling played a decisive role in youth's physical activity, wheres SES self-assessment did not remain significant. CONCLUSION: These findings provide some useful information on characteristics of the target groups for health education programs.
OBJECTIVES: The main goal of the present study is to detect the relationship between youth's leisure time physical activity and a set of sociodemographic (age, gender, family stucture) and socioeconomic variables (SES and parental schooling). METHODS: Data were collected among Hungarian youth (middle and high school students, N = 1662) aged between 10-20 years using a self-administered questionnaire. RESULTS: Our findings did not indicate gender differences during the years of middle school, whereas gender differences became significant during the years of high school. In multivariate analyses, parental schooling played a decisive role in youth's physical activity, wheres SES self-assessment did not remain significant. CONCLUSION: These findings provide some useful information on characteristics of the target groups for health education programs.
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