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“Systematic reviews have identified well over 100 randomized trials of school-based interventions targeting student diet, physical activity, or obesity and have demonstrated that such interventions can be effective in reducing associated health risks [12–14].”
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“We know that studies consisting of both physical and cognitive components are more likely to have significant positive intervention results [12].”
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“In addition to improved PA and motor performance, PA interventions implemented in the school setting were also found to benefit health outcomes and exercise knowledge in children and adolescents (Demetriou and Honer, 2012; van Sluijs et al., 2007; Demetriou et al., 2015).”
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“Especially for the latter reason, intervention research should incorporate systematic evaluations on both the process and the effectiveness of school-based, physical activity intervention [17], hence known as hybrid type 2 studies (see Fig.”
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“Building the curricula on well-developed behavioral theories and investigating contexts and challenges associated with prevention programs in different settings will further elucidate what subgroups will likely benefit from various components (Demetriou & Höner, 2012; Wang et al., 2013).”
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“School-based physical activity interventions abound, but only a limited number show promise [9].”
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“…(support of school's teachers and PA facilities in school) PA determinants also showed positive changes after the intervention, whichwere exciting results because the effect of interventions on these determinants is unclear (Demetriou and Höner, 2012; Perry et al., 2012; Salmon et al., 2009).”
BackgroundInfluentialEffects of a Sports-Oriented Primary School on Students’ Physical Literacy and Cognitive Performance
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“In order to promote students’ physical literacy, a large number of intervention programmes have been carried out in the school setting [16].”
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“Numerous school-based physical activity interventions have, over the last decades, been conducted with mixed findings (Demetriou & Höner, 2012; Naylor et al., 2015; van Sluijs et al., 2007).”
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“They have demonstrated that such interventions can be effective in reducing associated health risks [11].”
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“Collectively, these findings and existing reviews (Mei et al., 2016; Waters et al., 2011) suggest that BMI may only be reduced through multi-structured longitudinal interventions, although further research is needed (Demetriou & Höner, 2012; Jacob et al., 2021; Mei et al., 2016).”
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“PA intervention programs tend to ignore the extent to which an adolescent friend may affect adolescent PA (Demetriou & Höner, 2012; Jago, Page, & Cooper, 2011).”
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“Recent reviews/meta analyses (Brown & Summerbell, 2009; Demetriou & Honer, 2012; Harris, Kuramoto, Schulzer, & Retallack, 2009; Strong et al., 2005) have identified many studies targeting physical activity and nutrition change in youth while they are at school.”
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“Nevertheless, numerous previous trials have failed to use evidence-based theory to identify key determinants of behaviour change as targets for interventions (Demetriou & Höner, 2012; Marcus et al., 2000).”
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“Although a systematic review of interventions from highincome countries found positive effects in modifiable PA factors in the young population [8], our results suggest that intervention strategies in Brazil need to be improved to achieve positive effects on these PL components.”
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“Previous research shows strong evidence that multi-component school-based obesity prevention programs increase physical activity [38], and improve dietary habits [39, 40].”
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“Second, they were atheoretical in nature, which means that the interventions did not target theoretically derived andevidence-based antecedents of behaviour change (Demetriou & Höner, 2012).”
BackgroundInattention and hyperactivity in children at risk of obesity: a community cross-sectional study
McWilliams, L., Sayal, K. S., & Glazebrook, C. (2013) · BMJ Open · doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2013-002871 · Cited by 14
“It is important to establish whether hyperactive/inattentive children are overrepresented in at-risk groups since they may be less likely to be targeted for activity interventions as many of these target physical health outcomes.(26) The aims of this study are to explore rates of inattention and hyperactivity in a sam…”
BackgroundCasey, M. M., Telford, A., Mooney, A., Harvey, J. T., Eime, R., & Payne, W. R. (2014) · BMC Public Health · doi:10.1186/1471-2458-14-1039 · Cited by 13
“Numerous PA promotion interventions have been conducted within school settings with varying success [6].”
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“47 Therefore, conducting studies utilising GPS to encompass all of the PA opportunities in young people’s average weekday is a key recommendation for future research.”
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Indirekte Gesundheitseffekte des Unterrichtsprogramms HealthyPEP
Demetriou, Y., Sudeck, G., & Höner, O. (2014) · German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research · doi:10.1007/s12662-014-0324-1 · Cited by 13
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“Demetriou and Höner (2012) state that future studies should place a stronger focus on the investigation of the mediators of interventions.”
BackgroundDashti, S., Hamid, H. A., Saini, S. M., Tusimin, M., Ismail, M., Esfehani, A. J., Ching, S. M., Lee, K. W., Ismail, N. B., Wong, J. L., et al. (2022) · BMC Women s Health · doi:10.1186/s12905-022-01861-4 · Cited by 12
“In a systematic review in 2012, physical activity intervention resulted in a significant increase in physical activity knowledge of school-aged subjects but the effect on physical activity attitude was negative and more prominent in control group [37].”
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“The results in the school setting echoed previous reviews on the effects of school-based interventions on PA and SB, where a reduction in SB was observed but no increase in PA (MVPA, more specifically) [33, 92].”
Preparing physically educated citizens in physical education. Expectations and practices
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“More recently, Demetriou & Höner (2012) analysed 129 papers (interventions in PE and/or other dimensions of school PA) and paid attention to three categories of objectives: health and fitness; behaviours (PA); psychological determinants.”
BackgroundA Creative Way to Utilize Social Media to Enhance Fitness and Health Knowledge
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“Students with an increased fitness and health knowledge may in turn be empowered to apply these ideas to their daily lifestyles (Demetriou & Höner, 2012; Kyburien, Senikas, & Senikien, 2009; Weidong, Bo, Rukavina, & Haichun, 2011).”
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“promote Physical Activity (PA) (1), and favouring this situation must be a public health priority (2).”
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Krüger, M., & Seng, C. (2019) · Sports · doi:10.3390/sports7040081 · Cited by 9
“A few studies indicate that PES influences global or PA-related SE [10,13].”
BackgroundSensor-based physical activity monitoring: Application of machine learning approaches
Sarangi, S. C., & Dash, Y. (2019) · International Conference on Intelligent Computing, Instrumentation and Control Technologies (ICICICT) · doi:10.1109/icicict46008.2019.8993176 · Cited by 8
“Decrease in PA, results in negative or vicious cycle of chronic health ailments and impairment of ecosystem [4-5].”
BackgroundGirard, S., Lemoyne, J., Blais, D., & St‐Amand, J. (2021) · Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy · doi:10.1080/17408989.2021.1879767 · Cited by 8
“Given the intrinsic nature of these two goals, it is not surprising – and even encouraging – that students’ pursuit of them in PE leads to adaptive outcomes for their motivation, not only in PE classes, but in their leisure time as well (Allen 2003; Wentzel 2005; Demetriou and Höner 2012).”
BackgroundXie, S., Ning, L., Li, H., & Cui, X. (2025) · AI Brain and Child · doi:10.1007/s44436-025-00011-5 · Cited by 13
“Despite this, empirical evidence specifically linking short-term physical interventions to measurable SEC outcomes, particularly in structured Chinese preschool settings, is limited (Demetriou & Höner, 2012).”
5-2-1-0 Activity and Nutrition Challenge for Elementary Students
Lovell, C. M. (2017) · The Journal of School Nursing · doi:10.1177/1059840517689893 · Cited by 7
“Many such school-based interventions had positive effects (Demetriou & Höner, 2012; Speroni et al., 2007), but the statistical significance in some studies was limited due to the low number of participants (Lynch et al., 2016; Robbins et al., 2012).”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Demetriou, Y., & Höner, O.
- Affiliations
- University of Tübingen (DE)
- Corresponding author
- Demetriou, Yolanda
- Venue
- Psychology of Sport and Exercise
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2012-03
- Volume
- 13
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 186-196
- ISSN
- 1469-0292 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2052953758
- Cited by
- 179
- References
- 96
- Citations by year
- 2026: 7 · 2025: 8 · 2024: 11 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 11 · 2021: 29 · 2020: 13 · 2019: 13 · 2018: 8 · 2017: 6 · 2016: 14 · 2015: 13 · 2014: 21 · 2013: 10 · 2012: 6
- FWCI
- 1.31
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Psychology of sport and exercise (publishedVersion)
- mediaTUM – the media and publications repository of the Technical University Munich (Technical University Munich) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Physical Activity and Health
- Social Sciences › Education › Physical Education and Pedagogy
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › School Health and Nursing Education
- Keywords
- school-based physical activity intervention, physical activity, motor performance, body mass index, self-concept, attitudes toward physical activity, physical activity knowledge, self-efficacy, mediating effect, behavior change, school students, intervention frequency
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