Cross-Sectional Association of State Recess Laws With District-Level Policy and School Recess Provision in the United States.
children
elementary
health
physical activity
Journal
The Journal of school health
ISSN: 1746-1561
Titre abrégé: J Sch Health
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0376370
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
10 2022
10 2022
Historique:
revised:
16
02
2022
received:
04
10
2021
accepted:
08
03
2022
pubmed:
14
4
2022
medline:
17
9
2022
entrez:
13
4
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
State recess laws are recommended to encourage adequate and equitable access to recess and its benefits, but the downstream effects of state recess laws are unknown. We examined the association of state recess laws with district-level policy and school recess provision. This is cross-sectional analysis of the School Health Policies and Practices Survey, a US nationally representative sample of school districts (2016) and schools (2014). State-level recess laws were coded as none, recommend, or require recess. Logistic and linear regression were used to examine the association between state law with district policies and school recess provision, respectively. Data from 2000 are presented to highlight changes in recess policy and provision over time. The odds of a district policy requiring recess were 2.22 and 2.34 times greater when state recess law recommended or required recess, respectively, compared to states with no recess policy. There were no significant differences in school-level recess provision by state recess law but point estimates from 2000 indicated states without a law had the largest declines in recess provision over time. State recess laws are positively associated with district-level policy. Effects at the school level are unclear and continued surveillance is needed.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
State recess laws are recommended to encourage adequate and equitable access to recess and its benefits, but the downstream effects of state recess laws are unknown. We examined the association of state recess laws with district-level policy and school recess provision.
METHODS
This is cross-sectional analysis of the School Health Policies and Practices Survey, a US nationally representative sample of school districts (2016) and schools (2014). State-level recess laws were coded as none, recommend, or require recess. Logistic and linear regression were used to examine the association between state law with district policies and school recess provision, respectively. Data from 2000 are presented to highlight changes in recess policy and provision over time.
RESULTS
The odds of a district policy requiring recess were 2.22 and 2.34 times greater when state recess law recommended or required recess, respectively, compared to states with no recess policy. There were no significant differences in school-level recess provision by state recess law but point estimates from 2000 indicated states without a law had the largest declines in recess provision over time.
CONCLUSIONS
State recess laws are positively associated with district-level policy. Effects at the school level are unclear and continued surveillance is needed.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
996-1004Informations de copyright
Published 2022. This article is a U.S. Government work and is in the public domain in the USA.
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