Evidencing the influence of pre-pandemic sports participation and substance misuse on physical activity during the COVID‑19 lockdown: a prospective analysis among older adolescents
Objectives The physical activity level (PAL) has significantly decreased as a result of the social distancing and lockdown related to the COVID‑19 pandemic, but there is a lack of knowledge on the correlates of PAL during the pandemic. The aim of this research was to examine the influence of pre-pan...
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| author | Barbara Gilic Natasa Zenic Vlatko Separovic Anamarija Jurcev Savicevic Damir Sekulic |
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The physical activity level (PAL) has significantly decreased as a result of the social distancing and lockdown related to the COVID‑19
pandemic, but there is a lack of knowledge on the correlates of PAL during the pandemic. The aim of this research was to examine the influence of
pre-pandemic sports participation and substance use and misuse (SUM) on PAL during the COVID‑19 pandemic.
Material and Methods
The study
included 661 high-school students from Bosnia and Herzegovina (aged 15–18 years, 292 females). The investigation included 2 testing waves: before
the COVID‑19 pandemic (baseline, January 2020) and during the COVID‑19 lockdown (follow-up, April 2020). The variables included PAL as measured
by the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Adolescents , sports factors, and SUM.
Results
Sports factors at baseline were positively correlated with PALs at
both baseline and follow-up. Smoking tobacco negatively affected PALs at both baseline and follow-up. Alcohol consumption was positively correlated
with PAL at baseline but had no effect on PAL at follow-up.
Conclusions
This study confirmed the importance of sports participation in maintaining
PAL during challenging situations, such as the COVID‑19 lockdown. The substance-specific influence of SUM on PAL before and during the lockdown
points to evident social and cultural aspects of SUM behaviors in adolescents. Further studies evidencing the cumulative effects of PAL decline during
the lockdown are warranted. Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2021;34(2):151–63 |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a0889bbfc4684a0dad79ad72b398dbeb2022-12-21T20:05:07ZengNofer Institute of Occupational MedicineInternational Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health1232-10871896-494X2021-05-0134215116310.13075/ijomeh.1896.01733131737Evidencing the influence of pre-pandemic sports participation and substance misuse on physical activity during the COVID‑19 lockdown: a prospective analysis among older adolescentsBarbara Gilic0Natasa Zenic1Vlatko Separovic2Anamarija Jurcev Savicevic3Damir Sekulic4University of Split, Split, Croatia (Faculty of Kinesiology)University of Split, Split, Croatia (Faculty of Kinesiology)University of Tuzla, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina (Faculty of Physical Education and Sports)Teaching Institute of Public Health of Split Dalmatian County, Split, CroatiaUniversity of Split, Split, Croatia (Faculty of Kinesiology)Objectives The physical activity level (PAL) has significantly decreased as a result of the social distancing and lockdown related to the COVID‑19 pandemic, but there is a lack of knowledge on the correlates of PAL during the pandemic. The aim of this research was to examine the influence of pre-pandemic sports participation and substance use and misuse (SUM) on PAL during the COVID‑19 pandemic. Material and Methods The study included 661 high-school students from Bosnia and Herzegovina (aged 15–18 years, 292 females). The investigation included 2 testing waves: before the COVID‑19 pandemic (baseline, January 2020) and during the COVID‑19 lockdown (follow-up, April 2020). The variables included PAL as measured by the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Adolescents , sports factors, and SUM. Results Sports factors at baseline were positively correlated with PALs at both baseline and follow-up. Smoking tobacco negatively affected PALs at both baseline and follow-up. Alcohol consumption was positively correlated with PAL at baseline but had no effect on PAL at follow-up. Conclusions This study confirmed the importance of sports participation in maintaining PAL during challenging situations, such as the COVID‑19 lockdown. The substance-specific influence of SUM on PAL before and during the lockdown points to evident social and cultural aspects of SUM behaviors in adolescents. Further studies evidencing the cumulative effects of PAL decline during the lockdown are warranted. Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2021;34(2):151–63http://ijomeh.eu/Evidencing-the-influence-of-pre-pandemic-sports-participation-and-substance-misuse,131737,0,2.htmlrisk factorstobaccohealth behaviorexerciseteenagersvirus diseases |
| spellingShingle | Barbara Gilic Natasa Zenic Vlatko Separovic Anamarija Jurcev Savicevic Damir Sekulic Evidencing the influence of pre-pandemic sports participation and substance misuse on physical activity during the COVID‑19 lockdown: a prospective analysis among older adolescents International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health risk factors tobacco health behavior exercise teenagers virus diseases |
| title | Evidencing the influence of pre-pandemic sports participation and substance misuse on physical activity during the COVID‑19 lockdown: a prospective analysis among older adolescents |
| title_full | Evidencing the influence of pre-pandemic sports participation and substance misuse on physical activity during the COVID‑19 lockdown: a prospective analysis among older adolescents |
| title_fullStr | Evidencing the influence of pre-pandemic sports participation and substance misuse on physical activity during the COVID‑19 lockdown: a prospective analysis among older adolescents |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evidencing the influence of pre-pandemic sports participation and substance misuse on physical activity during the COVID‑19 lockdown: a prospective analysis among older adolescents |
| title_short | Evidencing the influence of pre-pandemic sports participation and substance misuse on physical activity during the COVID‑19 lockdown: a prospective analysis among older adolescents |
| title_sort | evidencing the influence of pre pandemic sports participation and substance misuse on physical activity during the covid 19 lockdown a prospective analysis among older adolescents |
| topic | risk factors tobacco health behavior exercise teenagers virus diseases |
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