Individual and Interpersonal Factors and Their Interaction Predicting the Intentional Physical Education Skipping Behavior among Lithuanian High School Students

Brigita Mieziene, Arunas Emeljanovas, Ichiro Kawachi, Laima Gasiuniene, Laura Tumynaite and Dario Novak
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Brigita Mieziene: Department of Physical and Social Education, Lithuanian Sports University, 44221 Kaunas, Lithuania
Arunas Emeljanovas: Department of Physical and Social Education, Lithuanian Sports University, 44221 Kaunas, Lithuania
Ichiro Kawachi: Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Laima Gasiuniene: Department of Physical and Social Education, Lithuanian Sports University, 44221 Kaunas, Lithuania
Laura Tumynaite: Department of Physical and Social Education, Lithuanian Sports University, 44221 Kaunas, Lithuania
Dario Novak: Department of General and Applied Kinesiology, Institute for Anthropological Research, University of Zagreb, Horvaćanski Zavoj 15, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 14, 1-13

Abstract: The promotion of physical activity in physical education (PE) might be enabled only in the case that PE is attended. Intentional skipping of PE, while widespread, is understudied. The aim of the study is to identify individual and interpersonal correlates as well as their interaction effect on the intentional PE skipping behavior in Lithuanian high school students. This cross-sectional population-based study included 1285 students aged from 14 to 18 years old. Among them, 42.2 were male. PE skipping, sociodemographic, individual and interpersonal indicators were measured. Results revealed that 58.4% of high school students intentionally skip their PE class at least once per week. The main correlates of PE skipping are sedentary behavior and social participation. The main preventive factors are perception of PE usefulness, better self-rated health among direct predictors. Indirectly, social capital played a protective role for PE skipping classes through a more positive perception of PE usefulness. Raising awareness of physical education benefits, providing a rationale for physical education in the social contexts of family and school, in terms of family support and building trust with teachers, strengthening reciprocity at school indirectly prevents students’ PE skipping behaviors.

Keywords: social capital; family support; social participation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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