Peer Leadership for Physical Literacy

NCT03783767 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: H18-00141
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 359
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of the proposed research is to develop, implement, and test the efficacy of a theory-driven evidence-based peer leadership program for elementary school students (Grade 6/7; age 11/12 years) in relation to (a) their own leadership skills and their leadership self-efficacy (i.e., confidence to lead), as well as (b) the physical literacy of younger (Grade 3/4; age 8/9) students with whom they are partnered.

Conditions

Leadership; Physical Activity

Keywords

school; intervention; physical literacy; peer mentor; leadership; motor skills; physical activity

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Teacher's rating of their student's transformational leadership using the Transformational Teaching Questionnaire

  Transformational leadership by Grade 6/7 peer leaders will be assessed by teachers using an adaption version of the Transformational Teaching Questionnaire (Beauchamp et al., 2010). This abbreviated measures has been used in our previous studies which demonstrated sound reliability (cronbach alpha \> 0.89).

  Change from Baseline Transformational Leadership at 6 months (Post Intervention)

Secondary Outcomes (6)

• Self-Rated Leadership Self-Efficacy using a ten-item questionnaire

  Change from Baseline Leadership Self-Efficacy at 6 months (Post Intervention)

• Grade 3/4 student self reported intrinsic motivation using the Intrinsic motivation measure by Sebire and colleagues (2013)

  Change from Baseline Intrinsic Motivation at 6 months (Post Intervention)

• Grade 3/4 self-reported Perceived Competence using the Perceived Competence measure developed by Sebire and colleagues (2013)

  Change from Baseline Intrinsic Motivation at 6 months (Post Intervention)

• Physical Self Description Questionnaire (Marsh et al., 2010) will assess Grade 3/4 self-reported self-concept

  Change from Baseline Self-Concept at 6 months (Post Intervention)

• Fundamental Movement Skills Competence assessed via the Test of Gross Motor Development (3rd edition) and product scores (throw/kick speed, successful number of catches)

  Change from Baseline Fundamental Movement Skills at 6 months (Post Intervention)

Study Arms (2)

Leadership Intervention Group

EXPERIMENTAL

Teachers in the intervention group will receive a half day workshop from a member of the research team. These teachers will then provide a four week training program to Grade 6/7 students, who will then deliver a 10-week fundamental movement skill (FMS) training program to Grade 3/4 students.

Behavioral: Leadership Intervention

Waitlist Control

NO INTERVENTION

This group of students and teachers will act as a waitlist control group. Therefore, during the same time that the other group is receiving the intervention, this group will proceed with their normal practices.

Interventions

Leadership Intervention BEHAVIORAL

Grade 6/7 teachers will take part in a workshop on developing transformational leadership among their Grade 6/7 students, and provide teachers with a 4-week training program. Teachers will implement a 4-week leadership development component to their Grade 6/7 students. Grade 6/7 students will then deliver a 10-week peer-led FMS program to Grade 3/4 students. The Grade 6/7 peer leaders will lead 2 x 30 min sessions per week during physical education classes, recess, or lunch times. In weeks two and three, peer leaders will be observed by members of the research team and provided with feedback using a structured checklist regarding their delivery in the session. Mid-way through the 10-week program teachers will deliver a booster leadership training component to the Grade 6/7 peer-leaders.

Leadership Intervention Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 8 Years - 14 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Participants must be teachers (Grade 6/7) and students (Grade 3,4, 6 or 7) in elementary schools in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia.
• Students must have a basic working knowledge of English.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of British Columbia: lead
• Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada: collaborator
• University of Victoria: collaborator
• Newcastle University: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Psychology of Exercise, Health, and Physical Activity Laboratory

Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T 1Z1, Canada

Location

Related Publications (5)

• Nathan N, Sutherland R, Beauchamp MR, Cohen K, Hulteen RM, Babic M, Wolfenden L, Lubans DR. Feasibility and efficacy of the Great Leaders Active StudentS (GLASS) program on children's physical activity and object control skill competency: A non-randomised trial. J Sci Med Sport. 2017 Dec;20(12):1081-1086. doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2017.04.016. Epub 2017 Apr 21.

  PMID: 28487140 BACKGROUND

• Beauchamp MR, Barling J, Li Z, Morton KL, Keith SE, Zumbo BD. Development and psychometric properties of the transformational teaching questionnaire. J Health Psychol. 2010 Nov;15(8):1123-34. doi: 10.1177/1359105310364175. Epub 2010 Jun 3.

  PMID: 20522503 BACKGROUND

• Sebire SJ, Jago R, Fox KR, Edwards MJ, Thompson JL. Testing a self-determination theory model of children's physical activity motivation: a cross-sectional study. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2013 Sep 26;10:111. doi: 10.1186/1479-5868-10-111.

  PMID: 24067078 BACKGROUND

• Marsh HW, Martin AJ, Jackson S. Introducing a short version of the physical self description questionnaire: new strategies, short-form evaluative criteria, and applications of factor analyses. J Sport Exerc Psychol. 2010 Aug;32(4):438-82. doi: 10.1123/jsep.32.4.438.

  PMID: 20733208 BACKGROUND

• Hulteen RM, Lubans DR, Rhodes RE, Faulkner G, Liu Y, Naylor PJ, Nathan N, Waldhauser KJ, Wierts CM, Beauchamp MR. Evaluation of the peer leadership for physical literacy intervention: A cluster randomized controlled trial. PLoS One. 2023 Feb 16;18(2):e0280261. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0280261. eCollection 2023.

  PMID: 36795739 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Motor Activity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Study Officials

• Mark R Beauchamp, PhD

  University of British Columbia

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor of Kinesiology

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 17, 2018
• First Posted: December 21, 2018
• Study Start: January 7, 2019
• Primary Completion: January 24, 2020
• Study Completion: January 24, 2020
• Last Updated: April 25, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-04

Locations

CA (1)