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Preschool to School-Age Physical Activity Trajectories and School-Age Physical Literacy: A Longitudinal Analysis.

Abstract

PURPOSE: The associations between longitudinal physical activity (PA) patterns across childhood and physical literacy have not been studied. The purpose of this study was to identify PA trajectories from preschool to school-age, and to determine if trajectory group membership was associated with school-age physical literacy. METHODS: Participants (n = 279, 4.5 [0.9] y old, 48% girls) enrolled in this study and completed annual assessments of PA …

Authors

Caldwell HAT; Proudfoot NA; DiCristofaro NA; Cairney J; Bray SR; Timmons BW

Journal

Journal of Physical Activity and Health, Vol. 19, No. 4, pp. 275–283

Publisher

Human Kinetics

Publication Date

April 1, 2022

DOI

10.1123/jpah.2021-0635

ISSN

1543-3080