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From: Autonomy supportive environments and mastery as basic factors to motivate physical activity in children: a controlled laboratory study

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Active play time during the 60 min free-choice session. Top panel: minutes of active play of boys and girls assigned to the no choice (1 active toy) and choice (access to 3 active toys) groups. *Indicates a significantly (p < 0.05) greater physical activity time of the girls assigned to the 3 toys group compared to the 1 toy group. Middle panel: minutes of active play of children in the no choice (1 active toy) and choice (access to 3 active toys) groups who completed two 60 min sessions with access to either 1 or 3 traditional toys at one visit and the same number of exergames at another visit. *Indicates a significant (p < 0.05) greater time playing exergames of children assigned to the 3 toy group compared to the 1 toy group. Bottom panel: minutes of active play of children while playing with active traditional toys and exergames. *Indicates a significant (p < 0.05) greater minutes of activity lay with exergames compared to traditional indoor games.

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