Carolina Lunde, Tommy Reinholdsson, Therése Skoog
Unexcused absence from physical education in elementary school. On the role of autonomous motivation and body image factors
Body image
early childhood education services ece continue key setting promote physical activity limit sedentary behaviour thus aim study 1 provide updated systematic review correlates physical activity sedentary behaviour among children ece settings 2 discuss changes physical activity sedentary behaviour correlates among children ecec settings time systematic search eight databases identified 40 studies published 2015 2023 met inclusion criteria variables categorized four domains child educator physical environmental organizational fiftyeight variables identified data 2015 2023 strong associations identified domains child educator physical environmental organizational physical activity yet strong associations sedentary behaviour identified aggregated data ie combining data previous review review showed strong associations childrens physical activity age motor coordination sex child educator behaviour presence educator presence size outdoor environments physical environmental active opportunities service quality organizational sedentary behaviour sex outdoor environments active opportunities strongly associated combined data correlates physical activity sedentary behaviour ece settings continue multidimensional span different domains variables educator behaviours intentionality provision active opportunities use outdoor space service quality key focus area improving physical activity sedentary behaviour levels young children