Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Sport Science, Health, and Physical Education (ICSSHPE 2018)

The Profile of Child and Teenager Students’ Physical Activity

Authors
Nuraeni Septiawati, Amung Ma’mun, Bambang Abduljabar
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Nuraeni Septiawati
Available Online September 2019.
DOI
10.2991/icsshpe-18.2019.76How to use a DOI?
Keywords
physical activity; adolescents; children’s and students
Abstract

The research is motivated by the problem of physical inactivity which is a problem in the world of education, especially for students. The purpose of this study was to determine the profile of physical activity of adolescents and children’s students in elementary, junior high and high school. The method used in this study is a survey research with a quantitative approach. The design of this study is the Cross Sectional Survey, the population in this study were elementary school students, junior high schools and high schools in the city of Sukabumi with an age range of 8-19 years. Sampling is done by Cluster Random Sampling with a total sample of students is 1008 students. The instrument used was Physical Activity Questionnaire for Adolescent (PAQ-A) and Physical Activity Questionnaire for Children (PAQ-C) and documentation. The conclusion is that physical activity in students of children is higher than that of female students and adolescents have lower physical activity values than male students both adolescents and children. The implication of this research is that it can improve the physical activity of adolescent and children in Sukabumi City, general in Indonesia and make various parties aware of the importance of the role of physical activity.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Sport Science, Health, and Physical Education (ICSSHPE 2018)
Series
Advances in Health Sciences Research
Publication Date
September 2019
ISBN
978-94-6252-791-1
ISSN
2468-5739
DOI
10.2991/icsshpe-18.2019.76How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2019, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
Open Access
This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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