Naslov
Secondary Education, Out-of-school Activities and Obesity: A Study of Adolescent Population From Zagreb, Croatia

Autori
Tomas, Željka ; Zajc Petranović, Matea ; Veček, Andrea ; Škarić-Jurić, Tatjana ; Smolej Narančić, Nina ; Miličić, Jasna

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
18th Congress of the European Anthropological Association - Human Evolution and Dispersals / Gulec, Erksin - Ankara : Ankara University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tandogan, Ankara, 2012, 95-95

Skup
18th Congress of the European Anthropological Association

Mjesto i datum
Ankara, Turska, 03.09.2012. - 06.09.2012

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
Adolescent boys; BMI; Socio-economic status Out-of-school activity; Sports; Croatia

Sažetak
Objective of this study was to assess weight, height, body mass index (BMI), and socioeconomic status (SES) among randomly selected 15-19-year-old male adolescents (N=406) from Zagreb, Croatia, attending two different types of secondary education (SE). Study protocol consisted of an interview regarding success at school, out-of-school activities and socioeconomic family background and of short anthropometry which was undertaken using IBP Protocol and standard equipment. Differences in quantitative variables were tested using t-test, and in qualitative using chi-square test. In comparison with boys form high schools, boys in vocational SE have higher mean BMI (23.21±4.02 vs. 22.04±2.52, p=0.004), and they are shorter (1.78±0.007 vs, 1.80±0.008, p=0.029). Boys in high schools have better educated parents (p=0.000) and they themselves have better academic performance (p=0.000). In contrast to boys from vocational schools, they more frequently practice out-of-school activities and team sports (p=0.000). Our results are in concordance with other studies which found positive influence of after-school activity, especially sports, on success in school. We hypothesize that, in addition to burning off spent-up energy, allowing kids to pay more attention and focus on their school assignments, out-of-school activities help boost self-esteem and mood, which has positive impact on school performance.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Biologija, Javno zdravstvo i zdravstvena zaštita, Etnologija i antropologija

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