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Governmental interventions and youth physical activity in France
Author(s) -
Recours R.,
Hanula G.,
Travert M.,
Sabiston C.,
Griffet J.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
child: care, health and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.832
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1365-2214
pISSN - 0305-1862
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2010.01167.x
Subject(s) - christian ministry , psychological intervention , context (archaeology) , physical activity , pandemic , sample (material) , psychology , obesity , physical health , gerontology , political science , covid-19 , medicine , geography , physical therapy , psychiatry , mental health , chromatography , chemistry , disease , archaeology , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , law
Data from a representative sample of 2474 French youth show that, despite a 7‐year French Ministry of Health strategy for nutrition and physical activities, adolescents' motivation to practise sports and physical activities decreased significantly between 2001 and 2008. While this paper focuses on the context of physical activity in France, the general discussion may be applicable to other countries concerned with the obesity pandemic.