Status and Trends of Physical Activity Surveillance, Policy, and Research in 164 Countries: Findings From the Global Observatory for Physical Activity-GoPA! 2015 and 2020 Surveys.

Background: Physical activity (PA) surveillance, policy, and research efforts need to be periodically appraised to gain insight into national and global capacities for PA promotion. The aim of this paper was to assess the status and trends in PA surveillance, policy, and research in 164 countries.

Methods: We used data from the Global Observatory for Physical Activity (GoPA!) 2015 and 2020 surveys.

Results from Poland's 2022 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth.

This paper presents the methodology and results of Poland's 2022 Report Card on physical activity (PA) of children and adolescents, as part of the Global Matrix (GM) 4.0 project. The aim of this paper is to discuss the current state of PA of children and adolescents in Poland.

Demographic analysis of difficulties related to remote education in Poland from the perspective of adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Introduction And Objective: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic all schools in Poland were closed and obliged to conduct lessons remotely. The aim of the study is to present the demographic analysis of difficulties with remote learning, as perceived by students during coronavirus pandemic in Poland.

Material And Methods: In April 2020, a nationwide online survey was conducted among adolescents aged 11-18 (N=2408).

Importance of Self-Efficacy in Eating Behavior and Physical Activity Change of Overweight and Non-Overweight Adolescent Girls Participating in Healthy Me: A Lifestyle Intervention with Mobile Technology.

Very little is known about how multicomponent interventions directed to entire populations work in selected groups of adolescents. The aim was to evaluate the effectiveness of the Healthy Me one-year program on changes in healthy eating and physical activity among overweight and non-overweight female students. Randomization involved the allocation of full, partial or null intervention.

Do Sports Clubs Contribute to the Accumulation of Regional Social Capital?

Social capital (SC) affects quality of life, sport behaviours and health in individual and community context. The aim was to analyse how sports activity (SA) contributes to SC accumulation in a post-transformation country. A combination of four longitudinal, nationwide datasets was used.

Evaluation of questionnaire as an instrument to measure the level of nutritional and weight gain knowledge in pregnant women in Poland. A pilot study.

Pregnancy is a period in life in which women are willing to improve their lifestyle. Providing proper information for these women is crucial for their health and the health of their offspring. Clear information about weak points in their nutritional and weight gain knowledge is the first step for proper health care assistance.

Impact of sports activity on Polish adults: Self-reported health, social capital & attitudes.

The aim of our study was a quasi-experimental estimation of the relationship between sports activity and social capital, and an assessment made at an individual level of the impact of sports activity on health, beliefs and the social situation of Polish adults. Matching estimation method and Social Diagnosis data were used. The dataset enables not only an analysis of the self-reported health, but also of social capital.

Social and Behavioral Predictors of Adolescents' Positive Attitude towards Life and Self.

Positive attitude is an important cognitive component of optimism. Although optimism has been widely studied in adolescents' health, there is limited knowledge about social and behavioral determinants of their positive attitude. The aim of this study was to identify the main predictors of a positive attitude towards life and self in adolescence.

Behavioural factors as predictors of self-rated health among polish adolescent girls.

Objective: Introduction: Self-rated health (SRH), an indicator which is extensively used in population studies, constitutes a measure of health closely linked to morbidity, mortality and overall health status and enjoys popularity in surveys monitoring adolescents. Most studies show that at puberty girls assess their health as worse than boys do, and the difference widens with age. Moreover, puberty is a crucial period for health, since it is the time when health risk behaviours are often initiated or become established.

Perceived barriers for physical activity in overweight and obese adolescents and their association with health motivation.

The Aim: to identify the barriers to engaging in physical activity that are perceived by adolescents with overweight and obesity, and to establish whether a correlation exists among the barriers they perceive and the health-oriented motivation for undertaking physical activity.

Material And Methods: The study was conducted on a representative sample of 2,300 students aged 13-16 years. The data was collected through an anonymous survey.

Physical activity, BMI and body weight perception among 15-year-old boys and girls in Poland in the light of international comparisons.

Background: The wrong subjective assessment of body mass may have consequences for the health, quality of life and proper functioning of adolescents in society.

Aim: The purpose of the study is to provide a detailed analysis of the discrepancies between the objective and subjective assessment of body mass by 15-year-old boys and girls in Poland against the background of international statistics and to assess the effect of physical activity on the level and directions of these discrepancies.

Material And Methods: The data concerned 72037 schoolchildren from 42 countries, including 1484 in Poland.

Polish Adaptation And Validation Of The Physical Appearance Comparison Scale (Pacs) - An Analysis Among Young People In Late Adolescence In The Context Of Obesity.

Introduction: The PACS scale is a tool which is widely used in foreign studies to evaluate the tendency towards appearance comparisons in social situations. People inclined to make such comparisons reveal a higher level of dissatisfaction with their body and a higher inclination towards problem eating.

Purpose Of The Study: The main purpose of the study was to adapt the PACS scale.

Behavioural factors enhancing mental health - preliminary results of the study on its association with physial activity in 15 to 16 year olds.

Introduction: Reliable information on the influence of behavioural factors on adolescent mental health may help to implement more effective intervention programmes.

Objective: The objective of the study was to determine whether physical activity influences the variability of selected indices of mental health.

Methods: The study comprised 2,015 students aged 15-16, who were investigated as part of the HBSC survey (Health Behaviour in School-aged Children) in the 2013/14 school year.

Is a Perceived Activity-Friendly Environment Associated with More Physical Activity and Fewer Screen-Based Activities in Adolescents?

The aim of this study is to explore if perception of an activity-friendly environment is associated with more physical activity and fewer screen-based activities among adolescents. We collected self-reported data in 2014 via the Health Behavior in School-aged Children cross-sectional study from four European countries ( = 13,800, mean age = 14.4, 49.

Results From Poland's 2016 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth.

Background: Poland's 2016 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth is the first assessment of child and youth physical activity (PA) in Poland using the Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance grading system. The main goal was to summarize and describe the current state of child and youth PA to increase awareness and surveillance.

Methods: The systematic methodology that underpins the Active Healthy Kids Canada Report Card was adapted and applied to the Polish report card.