Tracking Phenomenon in Physical Development During Elementary School

Controlling parenting and physical aggression during elementary school.

The goal of the present study was to examine whether controlling parenting contributes to the problem of physical aggression. Developmental trajectories of children's physical aggression were modeled from yearly teachers' ratings, from ages 6 to 12. Multinomial logistic regressions (N = 1,508) served to identify risk factors that distinguish children who display different levels of physical agg...

Children’s Physical Activity and Environmental Influences During Elementary School Physical Education

Physical activity (PA) during physical education is important for health purposes and for developing physical fitness and movement skills. To examine PA levels and how PA was influenced by environmental and instructor-related characteristics, we assessed children’s activity during 368 lessons taught by 105 physical education specialists in 42 randomly selected schools in Hong Kong. Trained obse...

Research on Effective Teaching in Elementary School Physical Education

Hyperactivity and minor physical anomalies in elementary school children.

AUTHOR Waldrop, Mary F.; Goering, Jacob D. TITLE Hyperactivity and Minor Physical Anomalies in Elementary School Children. INSTITUTION Maryland Univ., College Park.; National Inst. of nental Health (DREW) , Bethesda, Md. PUB DATE [69] NOTE 15p. AVAILABLE FROM Mrs. Mary F. Waldrop, Child Research Branch, National Institute of Mental Health, Building 15K, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland ....

Physical activity and affect in elementary school children's daily lives

A positive influence of physical activity (PA) on affect has been shown in numerous studies. However, this relationship has not yet been studied in the daily life of children. We present a part of the FLUX study that attempts to contribute to filling that gap. To this end, a proper way to measure PA and affect in the daily life of children is needed. In pre-studies of the FLUX study, we were ab...