Article: Self-perception of physical competences in preadolescent overweight Chinese children

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TitleSelf-perception of physical competences in preadolescent overweight Chinese children
AuthorsSung, RYT3
Yu, CW3
So, RCH2
Lam, PKW1
Hau, KT3
KeywordsObesity
Physical competences
Physical self-concept
Preadolescence
Issue Date2005
PublisherNature Publishing Group. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.nature.com/ejcn
CitationEuropean Journal Of Clinical Nutrition, 2005, v. 59 n. 1, p. 101-106 [How to Cite?]
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602044
AbstractObjective: To compare self-perceptions of physical competences in overweight and in normal weight preadolescent Chinese children. Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Three primary schools and a university hospital in Hong Kong. Subjects: A total of 634 children, comprising 558 (462 normal weight, 96 overweight) aged 8-12y randomly sampled from three primary schools, and 76 similar age overweight children recruited from the community for a diet and exercise intervention programme. Measurements: Height, weight and percentage body fat were measured. Self-perceptions of physical competences were determined by Physical Self-Descriptive Questionnaire (PSDQ). Corresponding actual physical competences were measured by physical fitness tests. Results: Overweight children perceived themselves to have significantly more body fat than normal weight children, with poorer appearance, sports competence, endurance, coordination, flexibility, overall physical self-concept and self-esteem, but to be no less healthy, no less physically active and no less strong. Overweight children performed less well than normal weight children in measures of endurance, coordination and flexibility but better in strength. Poor self-perception of physical competences appeared only partly related to deficiencies in actual physical competences. Conclusion: Overweight children have poorer self-perception of their physical competences but do not perceive themselves to be less strong, healthy or physically active than normal weight children. Exercise programmes for overweight children could be more effective if designed with the knowledge of these self-perceptions. © 2005 Nature Publishing Group All rights reserved.
ISSN0954-3007
2011 Impact Factor: 2.462
2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.165
DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602044
ISI Accession Number IDWOS:000226543500014
ReferencesReferences in Scopus
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dc.contributor.authorSung, RYT
dc.contributor.authorYu, CW
dc.contributor.authorSo, RCH
dc.contributor.authorLam, PKW
dc.contributor.authorHau, KT
dc.date.accessioned2010-09-06T09:36:06Z
dc.date.available2010-09-06T09:36:06Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.description.abstractObjective: To compare self-perceptions of physical competences in overweight and in normal weight preadolescent Chinese children. Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Three primary schools and a university hospital in Hong Kong. Subjects: A total of 634 children, comprising 558 (462 normal weight, 96 overweight) aged 8-12y randomly sampled from three primary schools, and 76 similar age overweight children recruited from the community for a diet and exercise intervention programme. Measurements: Height, weight and percentage body fat were measured. Self-perceptions of physical competences were determined by Physical Self-Descriptive Questionnaire (PSDQ). Corresponding actual physical competences were measured by physical fitness tests. Results: Overweight children perceived themselves to have significantly more body fat than normal weight children, with poorer appearance, sports competence, endurance, coordination, flexibility, overall physical self-concept and self-esteem, but to be no less healthy, no less physically active and no less strong. Overweight children performed less well than normal weight children in measures of endurance, coordination and flexibility but better in strength. Poor self-perception of physical competences appeared only partly related to deficiencies in actual physical competences. Conclusion: Overweight children have poorer self-perception of their physical competences but do not perceive themselves to be less strong, healthy or physically active than normal weight children. Exercise programmes for overweight children could be more effective if designed with the knowledge of these self-perceptions. © 2005 Nature Publishing Group All rights reserved.
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dc.identifier.citationEuropean Journal Of Clinical Nutrition, 2005, v. 59 n. 1, p. 101-106 [How to Cite?]
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602044
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602044
dc.identifier.epage106
dc.identifier.hkuros100145
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000226543500014
dc.identifier.issn0954-3007
2011 Impact Factor: 2.462
2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.165
dc.identifier.issue1
dc.identifier.openurl
dc.identifier.pmid15354197
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-12144251051
dc.identifier.spage101
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/87916
dc.identifier.volume59
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherNature Publishing Group. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.nature.com/ejcn
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofEuropean Journal of Clinical Nutrition
dc.relation.referencesReferences in Scopus
dc.subjectObesity
dc.subjectPhysical competences
dc.subjectPhysical self-concept
dc.subjectPreadolescence
dc.titleSelf-perception of physical competences in preadolescent overweight Chinese children
dc.typeArticle
Author Affiliations
  1. Prince of Wales Hospital Hong Kong
  2. Hong Kong Observatory
  3. Chinese University of Hong Kong