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Background: This follow-up study investigated the year-round effects of a four-week randomized controlled trial using different types of feedback on employees’ physical activity, including a need-supportive coach intervention. Methods: Participants (n=227) were randomly assigned to a Minimal Intervention …

Students’ knowledge about the criteria for an upcoming test is a crucial component of assessment quality. Grounded in self-determination theory, we investigated whether knowledge about the criteria for an upcoming test related to students’ situational motivation and experienced anxiety during physical …

Ondanks haar enorme populariteit brengt de hardloopsport een groot risico op blessures met zich mee. Er is heel wat bekend over de oorzaken en kenmerken van hardloopblessures, maar de rol van mentale aspecten, zoals mentaal herstel en obsessief gedrag, is hierin onderbelicht gebleven. In dit artikel …

Research question: The current study investigates the income elasticities and socio-economic determinants of direct and indirect sports expenditure categories by means of a log normal hurdle regression. Research methods: The data stem from a representative sample of 3005 Flemish families with school-aged …

Given the recent economic crisis and the risen poverty rates, sports managers need to get insight in the effect of income and other socio-economic determinants on the household time and money that is spent on sports participation. By means of a Tobit regression, this study analyses the magnitude of the …

Background: The aim of the study was to test the 12-month effects of a multicomponent physical activity (PA) intervention at schoolyards on morning recess PA levels of sixth- and seventh-grade children in primary schools, using accelerometry and additional global positioning system data. Methods: A quasi-experimental …

Het doel van het evaluatieonderzoek naar de lokale implementatie van de Brede impuls combinatiefuncties (Bic)1 was inzicht te krijgen in hoe gemeenten en hun lokale partners de Bic hebben geïmplementeerd, wat de lokale resultaten zijn van de inzet van buurtsportcoaches2 en welke factoren hierbij een …

In deze deelrapportage worden resultaten weergegeven die afkomstig zijn uit interviews die met 28 buurtsportcoaches zijn gehouden die zich richten op kwetsbare burgers. Dit zijn burgers met een laag inkomen, lage SES, mensen met een migratieachtergrond en/of met een afstand tot de arbeidsmarkt. Om antwoord …

BACKGROUND: Knowledge about the beneficial role of physical activity (PA) for health and school performance is growing. Studies investigating the link between PA and school absenteeism due to illness are lacking. Therefore, we investigated associations between habitual PA and school absenteeism due to …