Associations between Sports Videogames and Physical Activity in Children

IF 1.2 Q3 HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM

Physical Culture and Sport Studies and Research Pub Date : 2022-06-01 DOI:10.2478/pcssr-2022-0012

K. Ng, Ari-Pekka Kaskinen, Rauli Katila, P. Koski, Veli-Matti Karhulahti

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Abstract

Abstract Objective: The aim of the study was to examine the associations of sports video gaming behaviour in the sociological concept of Physical Activity Relationships (PAR) and to see if sports video gaming differs by gender. Methods: A convenience sample of children between 11–12 years of age (n = 114) from three Finnish regions completed a questionnaire on perceptions of their video gaming and physical activity habits. Differences by gender were tested by contingency tables, and blockwise binary logistic regressions were used to examine the strength of association with physical activity behaviour in PAR. Results: Almost all girls had low importance to video gaming and over two thirds (71%) reported their frequency in sports video gaming was less than monthly. Sports video gaming was positively associated with physical activity behaviours (OR = 3.4, CI = 1.3–9.0), but when combined with perceived physical activity importance and spectating in sports, the association was no longer statistically significant. There were no differences in gender for non-sports video gaming. Conclusions: For children who partake in sports video games, the activity can be an integral part of their overall PAR. These preliminary results require further exploring prior to drawing societal implications or sports video games or applying them for intervention to promote physical activity.

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体育电子游戏与儿童体育活动之间的联系

摘要目的:本研究的目的是在体育活动关系(PAR)的社会学概念中检验体育电子游戏行为的关联，并观察体育电子游戏是否因性别而异。方法:来自芬兰三个地区的11-12岁儿童(n = 114)完成了一份关于他们对电子游戏和体育活动习惯的看法的问卷调查。通过列联表测试了性别差异，并使用分组二元逻辑回归来检查PAR与体育活动行为的关联强度。结果:几乎所有女孩对电子游戏的重视程度都不高，超过三分之二(71%)的女孩报告说她们参加体育电子游戏的频率低于每月一次。体育视频游戏与体育活动行为呈正相关(OR = 3.4, CI = 1.3-9.0)，但当与体育活动重要性感知和体育观赏性相结合时，这种关联不再具有统计学意义。在非体育类电子游戏中，性别没有差异。结论:对于参加体育视频游戏的儿童来说，这项活动可以成为他们整体PAR的组成部分。这些初步结果需要进一步探索，然后才能得出体育视频游戏的社会影响或将其应用于促进体育活动的干预。

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Physical Culture and Sport Studies and Research HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM-

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期刊介绍： Physical Culture and Sport. Studies and Research is directed to the representatives of the social sciences of sport (philosophers, sociologists, psychologists, pedagogues, managers of sport, and theoreticians of sport from particular or general point of view). The main goal of the journal is to present the most current (and only the best) papers from European, Western and Eastern countries of the world. It focuses on symbolic, axiological, and comparative aspects of contemporary sport. We dedicated this journal to humanists, social researchers, students, and practitioners.