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Papers by Małgorzata Bronikowska

Biomedical Human Kinetics, 2024

Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness/The Journal of sports medicine and physical fitness, Feb 1, 2024

Physical education of students, Dec 30, 2023

Physical education of students, Apr 30, 2024

Health Promotion at School, 2017

Studia Etnologiczne i Antropologiczne

This article shows an important sphere of social life, i.e. Physical Culture, regarding its eleme... more This article shows an important sphere of social life, i.e. Physical Culture, regarding its elements: play, games, and sports as intangible global and at the same time regional heritage of every corner of the world. Through this work, the author wants to emphasise the crucial role of traditional games and sports in the globalised world, also showing UNESCO and TAFISA’s huge initiatives and endeavours they undertake to revitalise and prevent old sports from being forgotten. They are devoted and very involved in building a better climate for the promotion of various traditional physical activities in the context of cultural diversity. The author also wants to stress in this article that there are few groups of people around the globe who really care about the intangible kind of heritage hidden in traditional forms of sports and games. The further intention of this work is to awaken the awareness of other researchers and people for whom the local heritage is fundamental for a better fu...

Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness, Apr 1, 2023

Biomedical Human Kinetics, 2009

Health-related intensity profiles of Physical Education classes at different phases of the teachi... more Health-related intensity profiles of Physical Education classes at different phases of the teaching/learning process Study aim: To assess the intensities of three types of physical education (PE) classes corresponding to the phases of the teaching/learning process: Type 1 - acquiring and developing skills, Type 2 - selecting and applying skills, tactics and compositional principles and Type 3 - evaluating and improving performance skills. Material and methods: A cohort of 350 schoolchildren, aged 13 years, from 3 selected urban schools in Poznań participated in the study. A total of 202 PE lessons was involved using heart rate (HR) monitors, one randomly selected subject per every class. Four intensity zones were assumed (<140, 140 - 159, 160 - 179, ≥180) and exercising time spent within each zone was measured. Results: Type 2 classes induced the most pronounced cardio-respiratory responses irrespectively of the kind of sport activities thus enhancing the cardio-respiratory fitne...

Human Movement, 2011

Health deteriorates with age due to hormonal changes and reduced physical, mental and social acti... more Health deteriorates with age due to hormonal changes and reduced physical, mental and social activity. In turn, this deterioration can lead to a wide range of problems including a fear of undertaking any forms of physical movements. reports from exercise-based studies indicate there might be considerable improvement with appropriately programmed exercise workloads. However, the lasting effect of such programmes seem to be doubtful as a lot of the elderly drop out along the way, sensing it to be too "organized" and too stressful. therefore, we claim that some traditional games, as a form of physical activity, can serve its role in engaging elderly adults. they do not require high level of specialization and technical perfection and may also be useful as a form of physiotherapy, particularly with elderly individuals who suffer age-and health-related problems. Play as a form of physical, playful activity is essential for healthy development of any individual as it seems to facilitate the linkages of language, emotion, movement, socialization and cognition. As a movement activity, it is a rather free-spirit activity that makes a positive difference in brain development and human functioning. Although rooted in biological aspects of life, play needs to be associated with cultural aspects of human development. Especially with the elderly population, this social and also cognitive stimulation is sometimes more important than physical. So in our paper we ask: what potentially positive effects can a traditional play/game have on the elderly people? Since there has been no research on the health-related effectiveness of such games, in this article we will highlight this problem from a number of different angles as a proposal for various community-based exercise programmes. this will allow us to design and adapt those games, specially to the health needs and social interests of this particular section of the population. It is also meant to serve as a pro posal for potential future research.

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, 2011

Aims: In this paper we evaluate the sustainability of changes of involvement in physical activity... more Aims: In this paper we evaluate the sustainability of changes of involvement in physical activity. The paper examines the effectiveness of a model aiming at influencing the frequency of leisuretime physical activity, physical fitness and body constituency in youth. Methods: The baseline of this study was a randomly selected sample of 13 year olds who participated in an intervention programme carried out in three schools in Poznan in 2005—08. From a total of 199 adolescent boys a subsample of 38 individuals from the experimental group and 34 from the control group were followed for 15 months after the interventional programme finished. From 170 girls, a subsample of 33 from the experimental group and 32 girls from the control group were also randomly selected for the follow-up study. Among the variables monitored were: physical fitness, body constituency, and frequency of leisuretime physical activity. All the variables were monitored in pre-test, post-test and follow-up examinations...

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, 2009

Background and aims: A salutogenetic approach may play an important role in developing adolescent... more Background and aims: A salutogenetic approach may play an important role in developing adolescent understanding of health. On the basis of sense of coherence the study examined the relationships between self-assessed physical fitness and actual performed cardiorespiratory fitness. Methods: Data were collected from 199 boys aged 13, randomly assigned to either an experimental or a control group. Frequency of out-of-school moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) was self-rated by pupils while cardiorespiratory fitness was measured using 20-meter Shuttle Run test (20SRT) from the battery of Eurofit. Sense of coherence was measured with a SOC-13 questionnaire. A three semesters (15 months) intervention into a physical education programme, based on the Hellison's Teaching Responsibility through Physical Activity (TRPA) model, was introduced in the experimental group. Results: In the experimental group post-test examination revealed that cardiorespiratory fitness had improved si...

ABSTRACT Modern research related to health problems has been concerned with three most important ... more ABSTRACT Modern research related to health problems has been concerned with three most important branches: psychosomatic medicine, behavioural medicine and – most recently – health psychology. This points to the need for an interdisciplinary approach to the problems of health and disease. At the same time social changes require adjustments in educational systems and strategies with a great degree of flexibility and interchangeability. In young people the enhancement of physical activity needs to target such determinants as increasing intentions to be active, reduction of perceived barriers and increasing the time spent outdoors in a physically active way. The paper examines determinants of enhancement of physical activity in an interdisciplinary and setting approach and provides potential health educators with points to consider while arranging community or school-based physical activity enhancing programs.

South African Journal for Research in Sport Physical Education and Recreation, 2018

There are findings suggesting that social support could impact the physical activity (PA) levels ... more There are findings suggesting that social support could impact the physical activity (PA) levels of adolescents, depending on age and biological gender. Simultaneously, some studies report the relationship between social support and Body Mass Index (BMI) status. Because of the limited information available regarding the influence of social support regarding students of different ages, BMI status and gender, this study examined the associations between two social support sources (classmates and physical education [PE] teachers) and BMI status among the youth in Poznan, Poland. Body mass and height of 284 adolescents (girls=136; boys=148) aged 10-17.5 years were measured. BMI was used to classify participants as underweight, normal weight and overweight. Classmate and Teacher Support Scales were used to determine the level of social support. Descriptive statistics, a three-way ANOVA, and Tuckey’s HSD post hoc test were applied. Findings indicated a statistically significant two-way in...

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022

The study examined prosocial behaviour and the perception of fair play in the context of physical... more The study examined prosocial behaviour and the perception of fair play in the context of physical education and sport (PES) in adolescents participating in sports, and those not undertaking sports at all. The aim of this study was to explore and indicate potential associations between an understanding of the concept of fair play and selected behaviours (e.g., abiding by the rules, obeying decisions of the referee and sportsmanship) in youth. In total, 1257 secondary school students, aged 16.1 ± 0.87 years (627 girls and 600 boys), were recruited. For assessing the level of fair play awareness (L), the Fair Play Moral Dimensions Concept Scale (FPMDCS) was used. To measure the declared level of prosocial behaviours of students, the survey My Physical Education Class (MPEC) was used. Participants were divided into groups in relation to training experience (no sports, amateur sports, professional sports) and subgroups, with levels according to their understanding of the Fair Play concep...

Studia Humanistyczne AGH, 2014

BioMed Research International, Jul 11, 2019

Background. The study purpose was to investigate the level of moral competences and prosocial beh... more Background. The study purpose was to investigate the level of moral competences and prosocial behaviours in a physical activity (PA) context and differences between first year freshman students enrolled in both the physical education and sport coaching majors. Methods. We draw on data from students of the Faculties of Physical Education (109) and Sport (94) at Poznan University of Physical Education. For measurement, Lind's Moral Competence Test was used. Comparative analysis of differences between the groups was undertaken with the use of Mann-Whitney U test and Kruskal-Wallis nonparametric analysis of variance was used for further analysis. Results. The results show that there were no significant differences between the examined students in majority of the characteristics. Students comply with the recommended levels of physical activity, but 70% present low level of moral competences. Parents were the most influential factors in moral development across levels of competences and genders. More years of sports training showed a positive relationship with moral development (only in the group of male students with high level of moral competency). Conclusions. Based on the findings, it is recommended to consider the changes in physical education and sport students education training programmes which should include more critical reflection and lifelong learning competences.