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Physical activity change during adolescence: a systematic review and a pooled analysis
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BACKGROUND: It is presumed that physical activity (PA) level declines during the lifespan, particularly in adolescence. However, currently, there is no study that quantifies these changes and pools results for a common interpretation. Therefore, the purpose was to systematically review the international literature regarding PA change during adolescence, and to quantify that change according to a series of study variables, exploring gender-and-age differences. METHODS: An electronic search was conducted in the Medline/PubMed and Web of Science databases. Longitudinal studies with, at least, two PA measures throughout adolescence (10-19 years old) or the first PA measure during childhood and the second one during adolescence were selected. From each article, study project name, country, year of the first data collection, sample size, baseline age, follow-up duration, characteristics of the instrument (type, recall time, PA intensity and PA domain), unit of PA measure and report of statistical significance were collected. RESULTS: Overall, 26 studies matched the inclusion criteria. Most were carried out in the USA, assessed PA by questionnaire, and found a decline in PA levels during the adolescence. On average, the mean percentage PA change per year, across all studies, was -7.0 (95% confidence interval: -8.8 to -5.2), ranging from -18.8 to 7.8. The decline was significant according to most sub-groups of variables analysed. Although earlier studies revealed a higher PA decline in boys, the decline has been greater in girls in more recent studies (commenced after 1997). Moreover, although the decline among girls was higher in younger ages at baseline (9-12 years), it was higher in older ages (13-16 years) among boys. CONCLUSIONS: The decline of PA during adolescence is a consistent finding in the literature. Differences between boys and girls were observed and should be explored in future studies. Interventions that attempt to attenuate the PA decline, even without an increase in PA levels, could be considered as effective.
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“Dumith et al 9 published the most recent systematic review of changes in physical activity during adolescence, with 26 eligible longitudinal studies. Of these eligible studies only 2/26 included objective measures of the intensity of physical activity (accelerometry), most (16/26) were from the USA, and the representativeness of the samples in the eligible studies was usually unclear.9”
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Chu, T. L., & Zhang, T. (2018) · European Physical Education Review · doi:10.1177/1356336x17751231 · Cited by 116
“The motivational processes in PE are important for adolescents because their PA declines with age worldwide, evidenced by an average of 7% annual decrease in PA levels (Dumith et al., 2011).”
BackgroundJaeschke, L., Steinbrecher, A., Luzak, A., Puggina, A., Aleksovska, K., Buck, C., Burns, C., Cardon, G., Carlin, A., Chantal, S., et al. (2017) · International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity · doi:10.1186/s12966-017-0627-3 · Cited by 116
“Nevertheless, adolescence warrants attention, since it is a sensitive period for socio-cultural influences [49, 50], with a considerable decrease in PA level also evident during this life stage [50, 52, 66, 67].”
BackgroundHivert, M., Arena, R. A., Forman, D. E., Kris‐Etherton, P. M., McBride, P. E., Pate, R. R., Spring, B. J., Trilk, J., Horn, L. V., & Kraus, W. E. (2016) · Circulation · doi:10.1161/cir.0000000000000442 · Cited by 115
Batista, M. B., Romanzini, C. L. P., Barbosa, C. C. L., Shigaki, G. B., Romanzini, M., & Ronque, Ê. R. V. (2019) · Journal of Sports Sciences · doi:10.1080/02640414.2019.1627696 · Cited by 115
Sekulić, D., Blažević, M., Gilić, B., Kvesić, I., & Zenić, N. (2020) · Sustainability · doi:10.3390/su12104072 · Cited by 123
“Contextual factors that result in such trends are numerous, and include sociocultural, school-related, sport-related, and familial factors [14,15].”
BackgroundYomoda, K., & KURITA, S. (2021) · Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness · doi:10.1016/j.jesf.2021.04.002 · Cited by 116
“51 The pandemic caused adolescents to be more inactive.”
Reilly, J. J. (2016) · Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness · doi:10.1016/j.jesf.2016.05.002 · Cited by 122
“An improved understanding of the timing and magnitude of changes in MVPA will require longitudinal studies, using objective measures, which span both childhood and adolescence and have multiple measurement points (rather than the standard 2 time points common in the literature to date 13,28 ).”
BackgroundMethodInfluentialPhysical activity levels of children and adolescents with moderate‐to‐severe intellectual disability
Wouters, M., Evenhuis, H. M., & Hilgenkamp, T. I. M. (2018) · Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities · doi:10.1111/jar.12515 · Cited by 123
Lubans, D. R., Smith, J. J., Eather, N., Leahy, A. A., Morgan, P. J., Lonsdale, C., Plotnikoff, R. C., Nilsson, M., Kennedy, S. G., Holliday, E. G., et al. (2020) · British Journal of Sports Medicine · doi:10.1136/bjsports-2020-103277 · Cited by 115
“12 Physical activity levels decline dramatically during adolescence 13 and in many countries, including Australia, there is no compulsory physical education in the senior school years.”
Rovio, S., Yang, X., Kankaanpää, A., Aalto, V., Hirvensalo, M. H., Telama, R., Pahkala, K., Hutri‐Kähönen, N., Viikari, J. S. A., Raitakari, O. T., et al. (2017) · Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports · doi:10.1111/sms.12988 · Cited by 108
Implementing Resistance Training in Secondary Schools
Kennedy, S. G., Smith, J. J., Morgan, P. J., Peralta, L. R., Hilland, T. A., Eather, N., Lonsdale, C., Okely, A. D., Plotnikoff, R. C., Salmon, J., et al. (2017) · Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise · doi:10.1249/mss.0000000000001410 · Cited by 104
“Physical activity levels decline dramatically during adolescence (2), and only 20% of adolescents globally are sufficiently active (3).”
BackgroundHecke, L. V., Deforche, B. I., Dyck, D. V., Bourdeaudhuij, I. D., Veitch, J., & Cauwenberg, J. V. (2016) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0155686 · Cited by 102
“The low levels of physical activity reported in adolescents [3, 4] are even lower in adolescents with low socio-economic status (SES) [6–10].”
BackgroundHecke, L. V., Ghekiere, A., Cauwenberg, J. V., Veitch, J., Bourdeaudhuij, I. D., Dyck, D. V., Clarys, P., de Weghe, N. V., & Deforche, B. I. (2018) · Landscape and Urban Planning · doi:10.1016/j.landurbplan.2018.05.017 · Cited by 101
Woods, C. B., Volf, K., Kelly, L. P., Casey, B., Gelius, P. C., Messing, S., Forberger, S., Lakerveld, J., Żukowska, J., & Bengoechea, E. G. (2021) · Journal of sport and health science/Journal of Sport and Health Science · doi:10.1016/j.jshs.2021.01.006 · Cited by 101
Changes in sport and physical activity participation for adolescent females: a longitudinal study
Eime, R., Harvey, J. T., Sawyer, N. A., Craike, M. J., Symons, C. M., & Payne, W. R. (2016) · BMC Public Health · doi:10.1186/s12889-016-3203-x · Cited by 101
“Furthermore, there is evidence that overall levels of PA decrease during adolescence [4, 5, 7].”
Wassenaar, T. M., Wheatley, C., Beale, N., Nichols, T. E., Salvan, P., Meaney, A., Atherton, K., Diaz‐Ordaz, K., Dawes, H., & Johansen‐Berg, H. (2021) · International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity · doi:10.1186/s12966-021-01113-y · Cited by 124
“However, approximately 80% of adolescents do not meet the recommended 60min of moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA) per day [20, 21] and PA levels decline dramatically during teenage years [22].”
BackgroundKemp, B. J., Cliff, D. P., Chong, K. H., & Parrish, A. (2018) · Journal of science and medicine in sport · doi:10.1016/j.jsams.2018.12.012 · Cited by 105
Sebire, S. J., Jago, R., Banfield, K., Edwards, M. J., Campbell, R., Kipping, R., Blair, P. S., Kadir, B., Garfield, K., Matthews, J., et al. (2018) · International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity · doi:10.1186/s12966-018-0682-4 · Cited by 89
“A consistent finding is that girls are less active than boys and that their physical activity declines at a faster rate than their male peers [7, 8].”
BackgroundThe effectiveness of interventions to increase physical activity among young girls: A meta-analysis
Biddle, S., Braithwaite, R. E., & Pearson, N. (2014) · Preventive Medicine · doi:10.1016/j.ypmed.2014.02.009 · Cited by 107
Murphy, M. H., Rowe, D. A., Belton, S., & Woods, C. B. (2015) · BMC Public Health · doi:10.1186/s12889-015-2418-6 · Cited by 104
“decline of PA during adolescence is a consistent finding in studies using self-report instruments [37] and has also been found using accelerometers [31].”
ResultBucksch, J., Inchley, J., Hamřík, Z., Finne, E., Kolip, P., & The Hbsc Study Group Germany (2014) · BMC Public Health · doi:10.1186/1471-2458-14-351 · Cited by 95
“Since physical activity and screen time differ between boys and girls [7,8] all analyses were sex specific.”
BackgroundCollings, P. J., Westgate, K. L., Väistö, J., Wijndaele, K., Atkin, A. J., Haapala, E. A., Lintu, N., Laitinen, T. P., Ekelund, U., Brage, S., et al. (2016) · Sports Medicine · doi:10.1007/s40279-016-0606-x · Cited by 108
“Unfortunately, few children adhere to activity recommendations [12, 13], and mid-childhood [14] and beyond [15] is epitomised by declining PA levels alongside escalating sedentary time (ST), despite guidance that ST should be minimised [7].”
BackgroundCorrelates of children’s time-specific physical activity: A review of the literature
Stanley, R. M., Ridley, K., & Dollman, J. (2012) · International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity · doi:10.1186/1479-5868-9-50 · Cited by 96
Gubbels, J. S., Kremers, S., Droomers, M., Hoefnagels, C., Stronks, K., Hosman, C. M. H., & de Vries, S. (2016) · Health & Place · doi:10.1016/j.healthplace.2016.06.002 · Cited by 106
“This may indicate that greenery interventions might be able to slow down the process of decreased physical activity throughout adolescence, which was found in the current study as well as various previous studies (Dumith et al., 2011).”
ResultLongitudinal patterns of physical activity in children aged 8 to 12 years: the LOOK study
Telford, R. M., Telford, R. D., Cunningham, R. B., Cochrane, T., Davey, R., & Waddington, G. S. (2013) · International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity · doi:10.1186/1479-5868-10-81 · Cited by 95
Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior From 6 to 11 Years
Schwarzfischer, P., Gruszfeld, D., Stolarczyk, A., Ferré, N., Escribano, J., Rousseaux, D., Moretti, M., Mariani, B., Verduci, E., Koletzko, B. V., et al. (2018) · PEDIATRICS · doi:10.1542/peds.2018-0994 · Cited by 114
McKenzie, G., Willis, C., & Shields, N. (2021) · Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology · doi:10.1111/dmcn.14830 · Cited by 99
“Physical activity experiences in childhood and adolescence can influence long-term health behaviours.(1,10,11) The transition from adolescence to young adulthood is a crucial period for shaping long-term physical activity behaviours and addressing risk factors for chronic health conditions.”
BackgroundHow is active transport associated with children's and adolescents' physical activity over time?
Carver, A., Timperio, A. F., Hesketh, K. D., Ridgers, N. D., Salmon, J., & Crawford, D. A. (2011) · International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity · doi:10.1186/1479-5868-8-126 · Cited by 92
Casey, M. M., Harvey, J. T., Telford, A., Eime, R., Mooney, A., & Payne, W. R. (2014) · BMC Public Health · doi:10.1186/1471-2458-14-649 · Cited by 91
“Many adolescents, however, do not participate in sufficient levels of PA and fail to meet age-related PA recommendations to achieve health benefits [2,3].”
Brusseau, T. A., Hannon, J. C., & Burns, R. D. (2016) · Journal of Physical Activity and Health · doi:10.1123/jpah.2016-0028 · Cited by 90
Bunketorp Käll, L., Malmgren, H., Olsson, E., Lindén, T., & Nilsson, M. (2015) · Journal of School Health · doi:10.1111/josh.12303 · Cited by 114
“21 The aim of this study was twofold: to investigate whether the curriculum-based physical activity intervention enabled by a governmental investment is correlated with (1) children’s academic achievement, psychological well-being, and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and (2) physical fitness and structural deve…”
BackgroundBiological age and sex-related declines in physical activity during adolescence
Cairney, J., Veldhuizen, S., Kwan, M., Hay, J., & Faught, B. E. (2014) · Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise · doi:10.1249/mss.0000000000000168 · Cited by 79
Hollis, J., Sutherland, R., Campbell, E. M., Morgan, P. J., Lubans, D. R., Nathan, N., Wolfenden, L., Okely, A. D., Davies, L. J., Williams, A. J., et al. (2016) · International Journal of Obesity · doi:10.1038/ijo.2016.107 · Cited by 96
van Sluijs, E. M. F., & Kriemler, S. (2016) · International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity · doi:10.1186/s12966-016-0348-z · Cited by 93
“However, levels of physical activity appear to be insufficient in large populations [8] and decline rapidly from late childhood through adolescence [9].”
BackgroundKallio, J., Hakonen, H., Syväoja, H. J., Kulmala, J., Kankaanpää, A., Ekelund, U., & Tammelin, T. (2020) · Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports · doi:10.1111/sms.13668 · Cited by 86
Sutherland, R., Reeves, P., Campbell, E. M., Lubans, D. R., Morgan, P. J., Nathan, N., Wolfenden, L., Okely, A. D., Gillham, K. E., Davies, L. J., et al. (2016) · International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity · doi:10.1186/s12966-016-0418-2 · Cited by 85
“Body mass index (BMI) was calculated (weight (kg) / height (m) [2]) and weight status determined using the International Obesity Taskforce definitions [55, 56].”
BackgroundMethod
Metadata
- Authors
- Dumith, S. C., Gigante, D. P., Domingues, M. R., & Kohl, H. W.
- Affiliations
- Universidade Federal de Pelotas (BR)
- Corresponding author
- Dumith, S. C.
- Venue
- International Journal of Epidemiology
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2011-01-18
- Volume
- 40
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 685-698
- ISSN
- 0300-5771 (ISSN-L)
- 1464-3685
- OpenAlex
- W2130834134
- Cited by
- 1,275
- References
- 56
- Citations by year
- 2026: 50 · 2025: 62 · 2024: 67 · 2023: 62 · 2022: 82 · 2021: 134 · 2020: 178 · 2019: 120 · 2018: 101 · 2017: 102 · 2016: 95 · 2015: 91 · 2014: 49 · 2013: 45 · 2012: 30
- FWCI
- 4.45
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- repositorio.furg.br
- Licence
- other-oa
- Locations
- International Journal of Epidemiology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Americanae (AECID Library) (publishedVersion, other-oa)
- HighWire Press Open Archive (submittedVersion)
- LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Physical Activity and Health
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Social Sciences › Life-span and Life-course Studies › Recreational Sport and Physical Activity
- Keywords
- physical activity, adolescence, physical activity decline, gender differences, age differences, transition to adolescence, pooled analysis, physical activity measurement
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Age Factors, Brazil, Child, Female, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Motor Activity, Physical Education and Training, Risk Factors, Sex Factors, Sports, Exercise, Needs Assessment
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