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Level of enjoyment during physical activity among children

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Main Authors: Koh, Denise, Wong, Soon Heng
Other Authors: denise.koh@ukm.edu.my
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Kementerian Pendidikan Tinggi (KPT), Malaysia 2022
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Children
Factors
Fun
Physical activity
Socio-demographics
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spelling my.unimap-766732022-11-01T09:10:21Z Level of enjoyment during physical activity among children Koh, Denise Wong, Soon Heng Koh, Denise denise.koh@ukm.edu.my Centre for Community Education and Well-Being, Education Faculty, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) Children Factors Fun Physical activity Socio-demographics Link to publisher's homepage at https://www.mohejournal.org/aboutus.asp Introduction: Physical activity (PA) brings a lot of benefits to children physically, cognitively and emotionally. Through PA, children will be healthier and children’s physical performance will also improve from time to time. In addition, children’s emotional management, academic performance and social skills will become better. Fun is needed to motivate children to keep involve in PA actively. Therefore, factors that influence level of fun during PA should be determined for further action. Aim: The purpose of this study was to determine children’s level of fun and socio-demographic factors that influence children’s level of fun during PA. Methods: This quantitative study involved 167 students aged 10–12 years from five SRJK(C) schools in zon Simpang, Perak. The questionnaire used was adapted from Physical Activity Enjoyment Scale (PACES). Results: The findings show that children’s level of fun during PA is low. The findings also indicate that there is a significant difference in children’s gender (t (165) = −2.16, p = 0.033), age (F (2, 164) = 9.18, p < 0.001) and body mass index (F (2, 164) = 7.06, p = 0.001) on children’s level of fun during PA. Conclusion: The study found that children that have higher levels of enjoyment during physical activity have lower body mass index. This shows that children’s level of fun plays an important role to motivate and encourage involvement of them in PA actively. 2022-11-01T09:10:21Z 2022-11-01T09:10:21Z 2021 Article Movement, Health & Exercise (MoHE), vol.10(2), 2021, pages 112-116 2231-9409 (printed) 2289-9510 (online) http://dspace.unimap.edu.my:80/xmlui/handle/123456789/76673 en Kementerian Pendidikan Tinggi (KPT), Malaysia
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topic Children
Factors
Fun
Physical activity
Socio-demographics
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Factors
Fun
Physical activity
Socio-demographics
Koh, Denise
Wong, Soon Heng
Koh, Denise
Level of enjoyment during physical activity among children
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Wong, Soon Heng
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Wong, Soon Heng
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publisher Kementerian Pendidikan Tinggi (KPT), Malaysia
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