Table 1 Association between students’ attitude to PA and self-reported PA in school (PA-high/PA-low) and self-reported fitness level (fit/unfit)
Items on attitudes to PA | Agreement | PA-high % (n) | PA-low % (n) | p | Fit % (n) | Unfit % (n) | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. It has a positive effect on social well-being in the class (n = 634) | High | 59.0 (266) | 53.0 (97) | 0.168 | 62.4 (151) | 54.1 (212) | 0.040 |
Low | 41.0 (185) | 47.0 (86) | 37.6 (91) | 45.9 (180) | |||
2. It helps me concentrate (n = 632) | High | 50.0 (223) | 41.4 (77) | 0.048 | 59.2 (142) | 40.3 (158) | 0.000 |
Low | 50.0 (223) | 58.6 (109) | 40.8 (98) | 59.7 (234) | |||
3. It makes it more fun to go to school (n = 636) | High | 44.4 (200) | 35.5 (66) | 0.037 | 51.5 (123) | 36.0 (143) | 0.000 |
Low | 55.6 (250) | 64.5 (120) | 48.5 (116) | 64.0 (254) | |||
4. It is a nice break from classroom teaching (n = 643) | High | 63.2 (290) | 58.7 (108) | 0.290 | 66.4 (160) | 59.2 (238) | 0.069 |
Low | 36.8 (169) | 41.3 (76) | 33.6 (81) | 40.8 (164) | |||
5. I have learned more about health (n = 622) | High | 26.6 (118) | 18.4 (33) | 0.031 | 31.1 (73) | 20.2 (78) | 0.002 |
Low | 73.4 (325) | 81.6 (146) | 68.9 (162) | 79.8 (309) | |||
6. It has made me more healthy (n = 646) | High | 51.5 (238) | 40.2 (74) | 0.010 | 56.6 (137) | 43.3 (175) | 0.001 |
Low | 48.5 (224) | 59.8 (110) | 43.4 (105) | 56.7 (229) | |||
7. It interrupts my learning (n = 621) | High | 9.9 (44) | 15.4 (27) | 0.050 | 12.0 (28) | 11.1 (43) | 0.746 |
Low | 90.1 (402) | 84.6 (148) | 88.0 (206) | 88.9 (344) | |||
8. It is not meaningful to spend time on PA during school (n = 601) | High | 17.5 (75) | 19.8 (34) | 0.511 | 20.7 (46) | 16.6 (63) | 0.208 |
Low | 82.5 (354) | 80.2 (138) | 79.3 (176) | 83.4 (316) | |||
9. It is a good idea (n = 653) | High | 66.3 (307) | 56.3 (107) | 0.016 | 72.1 (176) | 58.2 (238) | 0.000 |
Low | 33.7 (156) | 43.7 (83) | 27.9 (68) | 41.8 (171) |