The Effect of Physical Activity on Lifestyle Among School-Aged Children
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https://doi.org/10.37134/jsspj.vol14.2.8.2025Keywords:
Gender, Physical Activity, Lifestyle, Students' Health, Well-beingAbstract
The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of physical activity on lifestyle among school students. The sample selection consisted of 310 students, and purposive systematic random sampling was used in this study. The International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) was used to identify the level of physical activity, while the Fantastic Lifestyle Assessment (FLA) was used to identify the lifestyle status. Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 26.0 was used to analyze all data in this study. Both descriptive and inferential analyses were conducted to determine the level, differences in gender, and age group of physical activity and lifestyle. The findings found that there is no significant relationship between physical activity and lifestyle among Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Bandar Saujana Putra students. In addition, the independent samples T-Test analysis found no difference in terms of gender between physical activity and lifestyle. The one-way ANOVA test indicates that there is no difference in physical activity based on age group; however, a difference in lifestyle is observed in the 16-year-old age group compared to other age groups. Thus, it is essential to conduct further research on this phenomenon, examining it across different age groups and genders.
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