TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Associations of school violence with physical activity among U.S. high school students
JO  - Journal of physical activity and health
A1  - Demissie, Zewditu
A1  - Lowry, Richard
A1  - Eaton, Danice K.
A1  - Hertz, Marci F.
A1  - Lee, Sarah M.
SP  - 705
EP  - 711
VL  - 11
IS  - 4
N2  - BACKGROUND: This study investigated associations of violence-related behaviors with physical activity (PA)-related behaviors among U.S. high school students. <br><br>METHODS: Data from the 2009 national Youth Risk Behavior Survey, a cross-sectional survey of a nationally representative sample of 9th-12th grade students, were analyzed. Sex-stratified, adjusted odds ratios (aORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were estimated for associations between violence-related behaviors and being physically active for ≥60 minutes daily, sports participation, TV watching for ≥3 hours/day, and video game/computer use for ≥3 hours/day. <br><br>RESULTS: Among male students, at-school bullying victimization was negatively associated with daily PA (aOR: 0.72; 95% CI: 0.58-0.87) and sports participation; skipping school because of safety concerns was positively associated with video game/computer use (1.42; 1.01-2.00); and physical fighting was positively associated with daily PA. Among female students, at-school bullying victimization and skipping school because of safety concerns were both positively associated with video game/computer use (1.46; 1.19-1.79 and 1.60; 1.09-2.34, respectively), and physical fighting at school was negatively associated with sports participation and positively associated with TV watching. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Bullying victimization emerged as a potentially important risk factor for insufficient PA. Schools should consider the role of violence in initiatives designed to promote PA.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1543-3080
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2012-0191
ID  - ref1
ER  -