Xianggang xue tong yin shi ji ti yu huo dong xing wei zhi yan jiu

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Lee Kit-ha.Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2001.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 56-64).Text in English; abstracts in English and Chinese.Lee Kit-ha.ACKNOWLEDGEMENT --- p.iABSTRACT --- p.iiTABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.ivLIST OF TABLES --- p.viiLIST OF FIGURES --- p.viiiChapter Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1Chapter 1.1 --- Background --- p.1Chapter 1.1.1 --- Role of Recess --- p.3Chapter 1.1.1.1 --- Pro-recess Arguments --- p.3Chapter 1.1.1.2 --- Anti-recess Arguments --- p.4Chapter 1.1.2 --- Under Utilization of the Recess --- p.5Chapter 1.1.3 --- The Recess in Hong Kong and Other Settings --- p.6Chapter 1.2 --- Purpose of the Study --- p.8Chapter 1.3 --- Theoretical Framework --- p.8Chapter 1.4 --- Operational Definition --- p.9Chapter 1.5 --- Significance of the Study --- p.10Chapter Chapter 2 --- Review of Literatures --- p.11Chapter 2.1 --- Values of Participating in Physical Activity --- p.11Chapter 2.1.1 --- Health Benefits --- p.11Chapter 2.1.2 --- Psychological Aspects --- p.12Chapter 2.1.3 --- Social-Intellectual Development --- p.14Chapter 2.2 --- School Environmental Variables that may Influence Children's Physical Activity --- p.14Chapter 2.2.1 --- Physical Environmental Influences --- p.15Chapter 2.2.2 --- Social Environmental Influences --- p.16Chapter 2.2.3 --- Observed Behaviors during Recess --- p.17Chapter 2.3 --- Time and Place for Physical Activity in School --- p.17Chapter 2.4 --- Physical Activity of Children in School --- p.18Chapter 2.5 --- Summary --- p.21Chapter Chapter 3 --- Methodology --- p.22Chapter 3.1 --- Participants --- p.22Chapter 3.2 --- Instrumentation --- p.23Chapter 3.2.1 --- "Measures of Physical Activity, Eating Behavior, and Related Environmental Events" --- p.23Chapter 3.2.1.1 --- Behaviors of Eating and Activity for Children's Health Evaluation System (BEACHES) --- p.23Chapter 3.2.1.2 --- Reliability and Validity of BEACHES --- p.27Chapter 3.2.1.3 --- "Observer Reliability (observer training , interobserver and intraobserver agreement scores)" --- p.27Chapter 3.2.2 --- Measures of Physical Environmental Variables --- p.28Chapter 3.2.2.1 --- Environmental Inventory --- p.28Chapter 3.2.3 --- Measures of Social Environmental Variables --- p.29Chapter 3.2.3.1 --- Situational Interview --- p.29Chapter 3.3 --- Observation Procedure --- p.29Chapter 3.4 --- Analysis of Data --- p.30Chapter CHAPTER 4 --- Results --- p.31Chapter 4.1 --- Results of BEACHES Variables --- p.32Chapter 4.1.1 --- Physical Activity Levels --- p.32Chapter 4.1.2 --- School Types Comparison --- p.34Chapter 4.1.3 --- Gender Comparison --- p.35Chapter 4.2 --- Relationship Between Physical Activity and Other Variables --- p.36Chapter 4.2.1 --- Physical Location and Physical Activity --- p.36Chapter 4.2.2 --- Prompts and Physical Activity --- p.37Chapter 4.2.3 --- Recess Duration and Physical Activity --- p.38Chapter 4.3 --- Relationship Between Ingestion Behavior and Social Interactors --- p.38Chapter 4.4 --- Situational Interviews with Teachers --- p.39Chapter CHAPTER 5 --- Discussion --- p.41Chapter 5.1 --- Physical Activity and Ingestion Behaviors of Children --- p.42Chapter 5.1.1 --- Physical Activity Behaviors --- p.42Chapter 5.1.2 --- Physical Activity Levels and Recess duration --- p.43Chapter 5.1.3 --- Ingestion Behaviors - --- p.43Chapter 5.2 --- Variables that Influence Physical Activity of Children --- p.44Chapter 5.2.1 --- Social Environmental Variables --- p.44Chapter 5.2.2 --- Gender Differences in Physical Activity --- p.46Chapter 5.2.3 --- Physical Environmental Variables --- p.47Chapter CHAPTER 6 --- Conclusion and Recommendations --- p.52Chapter 6.1 --- Conclusion --- p.52Chapter 6.2 --- Recommendation --- p.53References --- p.56Appendices --- p.6