Comparison of Physical Activity and Basic Movements of Female Students Aged 7-8 with Different Socio-Economic Status

The aim of this study was to compare the level of physical activity and basic movement of femalestudents in Ahvaz aged 7-8 years with different economic and social backgrounds. This study wasconducted descriptively and correlatively. The sample for this study included all female studentsaged 7-8 in the city of Ahvaz who enrolled in 2014. According to the formula, the sample wasestimated to be 370 students, but for conservative measures 390 were chosen. For the sampling,areas with weak socio-economic status were determined with the help of Ahvaz Council ofEducational Research. The tools used for this study were a questionnaire for determining socioeconomicstatus1, the physical activity questionnaire from Barbosa et al. (2007),Gross MotorMovement Development test (Oulrikh, 2000), a scale and height gauge. Data was analyzed usingmultivariate variance, one way ANOVA, Tukey tracking test and Pearson’s correlation coefficient.The results showed significant difference in physical activity and base skills for each socio-economicclass. Furthermore, the results showed that for movement skills in groups withweak/medium/strong socio-economic status (F=14.00, sig=0.000) and object control (F=36.07,sig=0.000) a significant difference exists. Also, the weak/medium/strong socio-economic classesshowed significant difference in physical activity (sig=0.000). The results from this research showedthat better socio-economic status can be effective in higher physical activity and better base skills.

کلیدواژه ها:

Base Skills ، Physical Activity ، Socio-Economic Status ، Female