Matthew Kwan|Jeffrey D. Graham|Chloe Bedard|Emily Bremer|C. W. R. Healey|John Cairney
Examining the Effectiveness of a Pilot Physical Literacy–Based Intervention Targeting First-Year University Students: The PLUS Program
McMaster University|McMaster University|McMaster University|University of Toronto|University of Guelph|University of Toronto
transition university often considered first major life transition associated significant declines physical activity pa remains however unclear best prevent attenuate declines concept physical literacy pl enhancement pl may hold promise considered foundational lifelong pa engagement specifically targets motivation confidence physical competence knowledge understanding maintain pa purpose study evaluate effectiveness pilot plbased intervention firstyear university students n 65 mage 1785 051 n 46 females enrolled quasiexperimental study participants intervention condition n 26 entered 12week program intentionally designed facilitate novel movement skills aerial water landbased activities within fun engaging groupbased environment participants control condition completed baseline followup assessments participants completed baseline followup assessments movement competence motivation knowledge confidence results found significant time condition interaction f1 58 492 p 03 p2 008 pl suggesting intervention effective enhancing overall pl also significant time condition interactions motivation f1 59 519 p 03 p2 008 knowledge understanding f1 59 690 p 01 p2 011 examining pl subdomains overall results pilot plbased intervention show promise modality help firstyear university students maintain active lifestyles future trials larger samples required