title: Slim and obese children's perceptions of physical activities.
abstract: Two studies of children's perceptions of physical activities were carried out. The first examined the views of 600 ten-year-olds drawn from seven regions of Australia; the second examined the views of 528 ten-year-olds from South Australia. Both studies revealed consistent differences between the perceptions of obese and slim children. Obese children evaluated endurance activities more negatively and flexibility-coordination activities more positively than slim children. These differences were highly stable between samples and over time.
mesh_terms: D001290:Attitude; D001835:Body Weight; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000523:psychology*; D010806:Physical Education and Training; D010807:Physical Endurance; D005082:Physical Exertion; D012737:Sex Factors; D012885:Skinfold Thickness