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ERIC Number: EJ1470705
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025
Pages: 8
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-2336-2375
EISSN: EISSN-1803-1617
Available Date: 0000-00-00
Boredom or Fun? Impact of Perception of Physical Education Class on Leisure-Time Physical Activity in Mexican Children
Jorge Zamarripa; Rocío Martínez-Hernández; Georgina Mayela Núñez Rocha
Journal on Efficiency and Responsibility in Education and Science, v18 n1 p40-47 2025
The aim is to determine the predictive effect of Satisfaction/Fun, boredom, the importance of Physical Education (PE) classes, and intention to engage in leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) on the level of physical activity (PA) in primary school children. This is a cross-sectional causal study. A total of 519 children from the states of Jalisco and Nuevo León participated, with an average age of 10.50 ± 0.94 years. Inclusion criteria included signed informed consent; children with any pathology were excluded. The analysis included descriptive statistics and multiple linear relationships. The results showed high levels (M > 4) of Satisfaction/Fun, importance and usefulness of PE classes, and intention to practice LTPA; moderate to low levels of PA and boredom. Significant differences (p = 0.001) were found in PA levels by gender and state and in the importance of PE classes by gender. Fun/Satisfaction and intention to engage in LTPA were the best predictors of PA with values of [beta] = 0.25; [beta] = 0.19; F (2,516); (p = 0.001); R[superscript 2] = 0.15. PE classes should include strategies that promote student satisfaction and fun and reintegrate the learning unit into the current curriculum framework.
Czech University of Life Sciences Prague. Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, Prague 6 - Suchdol 165 00, Czech Republic. e-mail: editor@eriesjournal.com; Web site: https://www.eriesjournal.com/index.php/eries
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Mexico
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