Wargers, A. (Annemieke) (2020) ‘Impact of exercise on well-being of teenagers with low motor competence who participate in an Adolescent Movement Program (AMPitUp)’. thesis, Human Movement Sciences.
Full text available on request.Abstract
BACKGROUND Movement difficulties in adolescents with low motor competence (LMC) can affect many aspects in daily life, for example participation and engagement in physical activity (PA). Engagement in PA can also have a direct effect on well-being and protective factors for well-being (resilience, social connectedness and self-esteem). Therefore, the first aim of this study was to investigate possible associations between well-being, resilience, social connectedness and self-esteem in adolescents with LMC. The second aim of this study was to examine the impact of exercise on well-being, resilience, social connectedness and self-esteem of adolescents with low motor competence. METHODS Eleven adolescents (10 boys and 1 girl) with low motor competence, aged between 12 and 17 years (mean age = 15.38 years), participated in AMPitUp (Adolescent Movement Program). The first four weeks the personal strength and fitness training sessions were twice a week at the University and afterwards they had nine weeks of home exercises following a program designed for them personally. All participants completed physical fitness and strength tests and four questionnaires about well-being, resilience, social connectedness and self-esteem in week 1 and again in week 13. Three participants participated in one on one interviews sharing their experiences with home exercising. RESULTS Well-being was significantly and positively (<.05) associated with resilience, social connectedness and self-esteem before the intervention. From pre to post, no significant changes were found in well-being, resilience, social connectedness and self-esteem scores. For the physical fitness measures, only grip strength showed a significant increase between pre and post scores (t9=-2.701, p=.024). Participants mentioned in interviews that they missed the social interaction, the equipment and trainers in the AMPitUpprogram and it was hard to motivate themselves while doing the home exercises. CONCLUSION This study did not show any effects of an Adolescent Movement Program on wellbeing and protective factors. Due to COVID-19 home exercising took place, but more effects could be expected when performing all training sessions at the University. Further research might focus on the mediating effects of protective factors on well-being. Keywords low motor competence, adolescents, well-being, protective factors, exercise, intervention
| Item Type: | Thesis (UNSPECIFIED) |
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| Supervisor name: | Schoemaker, dr. M.M. and McIntyre, prof. F. |
| Faculty: | Medical Sciences |
| Date Deposited: | 20 May 2022 11:32 |
| Last Modified: | 20 May 2022 11:32 |
| URI: | https://umcg.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/3387 |
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