Study title

Pilot Study on Increasing Physical Activity and Reducing Sedentary Behaviour of Vocational Students 2014

Dataset ID Number

FSD3212

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3212

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Hankonen, Nelli (University of Helsinki. Department of Social Psychology)
• Hynynen, Sini-Tuuli (University of Helsinki. Department of Social Psychology)
• Laine, Hanna (University of Helsinki. Department of Social Psychology)
• Annala, Mikko (University of Helsinki. Department of Social Psychology)

Other Identification/Acknowledgements

• UKK Institute
• National Institute for Health and Welfare
• University of Jyväskylä
• Centre for Consumer Society Research
• Cambridge University
• Newcastle University
• Research Centre for Physical Activity (LIKES)
• Suomen tuki- ja liikuntaelinliitto (TULE)
• Suomen ammatillisen koulutuksen kulttuuri- ja urheiluliitto (SAKU)
• Finnish Association for Substance Abuse Prevention (EHYT)

Abstract

The pilot study investigated the effectiveness of the 'Let's Move It' programme, which aimed to increase physical activity (PA) and reduce sedentary behaviour (SB) among students in vocational schools in Finland. This dataset consists of the students' responses to several surveys conducted over the study period, the students' body composition measurements, accelerometer data on the students' physical activity, and variables created by the researchers based on original variables. 43 students in total participated in the pilot study. The students were divided into four groups, two of which participated in a variety of intervention measures. The other two groups formed the control group (did not participate in intervention measures). The research was funded by the Ministry of Education and Culture (OKM/81/626/2014) and the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health (201310238).

Variables in the data have been named as follows: variables beginning with the letter K are survey responses, letter H indicates accelerometer (Hookie) variables, letter T indicates body composition measurement (TANITA) variables, and letter R indicates variables created by the researchers where values have been reverse coded. Data were collected at four points during the study period: before the implementation of the 'Let's Move It' programme, halfway through the programme, right after the programme ended, and six months after the programme ended. The time point of the data collection is indicated by the numbers 1-4 following the underscore in the survey response variables and by the letters a-c and a mention in the variable label in the accelerometer and body composition measurement variables. Some variables are in Finnish and some in English.

The four online questionnaire surveys mainly repeat the same questions. Health status was surveyed with questions on health issues, stress, smoking, eating and sleeping. Other questions charted the amount and kind of physical activity, motivation and barriers for taking exercise, measures taken for enhancing the PA motivation, future PA intentions, perceived PA impact, sedentary behaviour (sitting) and motivation for reducing SB.

Accelerometer data on MVPA, sedentary time and breaks in sedentary time were collected through students wearing an accelerometer (3-axis Hookie AM 20) fixed to an elastic belt and placed on their hip for seven consecutive days during waking hours, except during shower and other water activities. There were three such seven-day periods: before the start of the programme, at the end of the programme and six months after the end of the programme. The students also filled in paper questionnaires daily (physical activity diaries) during those seven-day periods, specifying whether they were mainly at school, working or in practical training, or at home that day, whether they had any illnesses or injuries preventing physical activity or were engaged in water activities.

Body composition measurements were made with TANITA bioimpedance measurement device (Tanita scale measurements) at two time points: before the start of the programme and six months after the end of the programme. The measurements include weight, height, body fat, body fat mass, body fat-free mass, body mass index (BMI), basal metabolic rate, total body water, bone mass, impedance, visceral fat, metabolic age, muscle mass, ECW, ICW, as well as specific measurements for torso and right and left legs and arms.

Background variables included the respondent's gender, study year, field of study, whether worked during studies, and parents' education.

Keywords

exercise (physical activity); lifestyle and health; motivation; physical activities; sports participation; students; vocational education institutions

Topic Classification

• Medical and health sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• General health and well-being (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Physical fitness and exercise (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Vocational education and training (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Individual datasets

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (D) available only by permission from the data depositor/creator.

Data Collector

• Laine, Hanna (University of Helsinki. Department of Social Psychology)
• Hynynen, Sini-Tuuli (University of Helsinki. Department of Social Psychology)
• Muinonen, Pauliina (University of Helsinki. Department of Social Psychology)
• Kortelainen, Verena (University of Helsinki. Department of Social Psychology)
• Sjö, Petja (University of Helsinki. Department of Social Psychology)

Time Period Covered

2014

Collection Dates

2014-04 – 2014-11

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Southern Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Students in upper secondary vocational school who had a lot of sedentary time during the school day (excluding students with physical disabilities or with insufficient skills in the Finnish language to complete the surveys)

Time Method

Longitudinal: Cohort/Event-based

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Purposive

Four classes that had a mandatory health education class during the study period were selected for the study from one vocational school in Southern Finland. The teacher for each class introduced the programme to the students in April 2014, and the students were given two days to consider participating in the programme. The initial sample size was 60 students, of which 43 students eventually participated in the study. The students were randomly divided into test and control groups while taking into account the size and gender distribution of the participating classes. Most of the 43 participants (N:34) were 18-19 years old. The study began in early April 2014, the first intervention data were collected in mid-May 2014, and the follow-up data were collected at the end of November 2014.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI)

Physical measurements and tests

Field/Intervention experiment

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Technical instrument(s)

Data File Language

Downloaded data package may contain different language versions of the same files.

The data files of this dataset are available in the following languages: Finnish.

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Data Version

1.0

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FSD3446 Intervention Study on Increasing Physical Activity and Reducing Sedentary Behaviour of Vocational Students: Teacher Surveys 2015-2017

FSD3452 Implementation of Intervention Strategies for Physical Activity Promotion in Upper Secondary Schools: Teacher Surveys 2016-2018

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Completeness of Data and Restrictions

More information on the variables created by the researchers can be found in the file quF3212_fin (inlcudes information both in Finnish and English). The file also includes information on how the original variables were renamed for the archived data. The R variables which were reverse coded do not include labels, but they can be connected to the original variables based on the variable names.

To prevent identification of respondents, variables denoting name, date of birth, age, and place of study (k5_1) were removed from the data. Additionally, the open-ended variable k7_1 denoting work tasks/occupation was removed.

In variable k21 (survey responses variable), the label for value 7 is missing. Further information on the missing label is not available.

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

Citation Requirement

The data and its creators shall be cited in all publications and presentations for which the data have been used. The bibliographic citation may be in the form suggested by the archive or in the form required by the publication.

Bibliographical Citation

Hankonen, Nelli (University of Helsinki) & Hynynen, Sini-Tuuli (University of Helsinki) & Laine, Hanna (University of Helsinki) & Annala, Mikko (University of Helsinki): Pilot Study on Increasing Physical Activity and Reducing Sedentary Behaviour of Vocational Students 2014 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2019-05-03). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3212

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Disclaimer

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