Table 3. Increases and Decreases of Staff Physical Activity Promotion Behaviors During Scheduled Physical Activity Time from Baseline to Post-assessment.
Percent of scans observed during scheduled physical activity time | ||||
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Summer 2011 | Summer 2012 | Summer 2013 | Δ From baseline to final assessment | |
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Physical Activity Promoting Staff Behavior | ||||
Staff leading or instructing physical activity | 9.5 | 14.3 | 19 | 9.5 |
Staff verbally promoting physical activity | 2.9 | 4.8 | 10.9 | 8.0 |
Frontline staff engaged in physical activity with children (i.e. playing the game) | 25.4 | 20.4 | 36.8 | 11.4 |
Choice provided (i.e. more than one activity opportunity provided) | 9.4 | 1.9 | 11.5 | 2.1 |
Small game (i.e. games with less than 10 children participating) | 0 | 1.7 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
Girls only physical activity opportunity | 0.6 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 3.0 |
Physical Activity Discouraging Staff Behavior | ||||
Staff verbally discouraging physical activity | 2.3 | 1.3 | 2 | -0.3 |
Withholding physical activity as a consequence of misbehavior | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.0 | -1.1 |
Children standing in line and waiting for turn | 18.9 | 7.8 | 14.9 | -4.0 |
Playing elimination game (i.e. children eliminated from PA opportunities) | 8.5 | 7 | 5.5 | -3.0 |
Frontline staff giving instructions | 10.9 | 11.4 | 11.9 | 1.0 |
Frontline staff disciplining children | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 0.4 |
Idle-time (i.e. children waiting for direction from staff with no specific task) | 53.1 | 18.2 | 10.7 | -42.4 |
Percentages are adjusted means based on multilevel mixed effects linear & nonlinear regression
Bolded numbers are statistically significant changes at p < 0.05
Based on 8,348 SOSPAN scans over 98 program days in the Summer of 2011, 2012, and 2013