Brigita Mieziene
Biographic Data
| ID | 6165158 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Brigita Mieziene |
| GIVEN NAMES | Brigita |
| FAMILY NAME | Mieziene |
| SIGNATURE | MIEZIENE B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Lithuanian Sports University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1109-559X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 14 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Cultural adaptation, validation, and first application of the Canadian assessment of physical literacy (Capl-2) in Lithuanian primary school children
Introduction Physical literacy is increasingly recognized as a multidimensional construct that supports lifelong engagement in physical activity. Although the Canadian Assessment of Physical Literacy, second edition (CAPL-2), is one of the most widely used instruments for assessing physical literacy in children, no culturally adapted and validated Lithuanian version has previously been available. This study aimed to translate and culturally adapt…
Compatibility of physical education curricula with physical literacy across 40 European countries
Although the student-centred concept of physical literacy (PL) has been emphasized by UNESCO, knowledge about its adoption/implementation into PE remains scant. Therefore, the goal of this study was to evaluate and compare the compatibility of PE curricula with PL in Europe. We collaboratively gathered a panel of experts encompassing 40 European countries. In the first step, the experts were invited to freely specify the compatibility of country’…
Trends in physical fitness among Lithuanian adolescents aged 11–17 years between 1992 and 2022
BACKGROUND: Physical fitness is an excellent marker of general health and performance. We aimed to calculate trends in physical fitness among Lithuanian adolescents between 1992 and 2022. METHODS: Using a repeated cross-sectional design, body size and physical fitness data for 17 918 Lithuanian adolescents (50.3% female) aged 11-17 years were collected in 1992, 2002, 2012 and 2022. Body mass index (BMI) was calculated from measured height and bod…
Correlation Between Different Domains of Social Capital and Psychological Distress Among Chinese High School Students
Social capital has been shown to have positive effects on multiple health outcomes among young people. Studies suggest that social capital is an important predictor of health and wellbeing of children and adolescents, including their mental health. This research examined the correlation between different domains of social capital – in the family, in the neighborhood, and at school – and the level of psychological distress among high school studen…
Adherence to Mediterranean diet among Lithuanian and Croatian students during Covid-19 pandemic and its health behavior correlates
Maintaining healthy behavior, especially in times of crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic, is particularly important for staying healthy. Nutrition is an everyday behavior and along with other health-related behaviors is associated with many health outcomes. The aim of this study was to assess and compare adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MedDiet) and particular food choices among the Mediterranean and non-Mediterranean populations of university …
The Predictors of Psychological Well-Being in Lithuanian Adolescents after the Second Prolonged Lockdown Due to Covid-19 Pandemic
Recent research highlights the impact of prolonged pandemics and lockdown on the mental health of youngsters. The second wave of COVID-19 brought an increase in mental health problems among young people. Therefore, this study aims to analyze the main factors arising from intra-individual, inter-individual, and environmental contexts that predict good psychological well-being in a group of adolescents after a second prolonged period of social rest…
The Direct and Indirect Relationships of Environmental, Interpersonal and Personal Factors with High School Students Physical Activity
These findings provide support for the presence of some direct and indirect pathways from social capital to moderate-to-vigorous physical activity. Future intervention strategies should focus on strengthening physical activity motivation by encouraging the development of social network and social participation as well as family, neighborhood and school social capital within the framework of the ecological model
Health Behaviors and Psychological Distress Among Conscripts of the Lithuanian Military Service
The decline in healthy behavior in young people is a concern for public health in general and for country's defense. The aim of this study is to identify and compare health behaviors and psychological distress between male conscripts enlisted and rejected for military service. This cross-sectional study included 1243 men aged 19-26 years (mean age 22.50 ± 2.43 years). We assessed health behaviors (physical activity, adherence to healthy eating pa…
Results from Lithuania’s 2018 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth
The Global Matrix 3.0 "Report Card" assessment of physical activity was developed to achieve a better understanding of the global variability in child and youth physical activity. Lithuania joined the Global Matrix 3.0. The aim of this article is to summarize the results of the first Lithuanian Report Card, which included 10 indicators, as representative of individual behaviors, sources, and settings of influence indicators, and a health-related …
How different contexts of social capital are associated with self-rated health among Lithuanian high-school students
BACKGROUND: Adolescents' self-rated health is related to a number of sociodemographic and socio-economic factors, health-related behaviors, and their social environment. The impact of the latter is still not well explored. An adolescent's social environment is represented by the social capital, i.e. social resources that they can access. The relationships between various contexts of social capital (family, neighborhood, peers, and school) and sel…
Secular trends in physical fitness and body size in Lithuanian children and adolescents between 1992 and 2012
BACKGROUND AND METHODS: There is a paucity of data on contemporary secular trends on the different aspects of physical fitness in school-aged children and adolescents. This study presents the largest ever data set on changes in fitness between 1992, 2002 and 2012 for both genders of schoolchildren aged 11-18 years (n=16 199). Eurofit test battery was used to assess the balance, flexibility, muscular strength and power, agility and cardiorespirato…
Validation of the Lithuanian version of the Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Questionnaire-3
Our aim was to evaluate the factor structure and measure the invariance according to gender of a Lithuanian version of the Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Questionnaire-3 with a sample of 825 Lithuanian adolescent boys and girls. As a result of exploratory factor analysis we derived 4 factors corresponding to each of the 4 subscales of the original questionnaire, with 2 items (19 and 28) dropped. The Cronbach's alpha of each subscale r…
A cross-cultural validation of the controlling teacher behaviours scale in physical education
The present study examined the validity of the factor structure and invariance of the Controlling Teacher Behaviours Scale (CTBS) across two nations. Data were collected from Estonian ( n=453) and Lithuanian ( n=431) students using the multidimensional measure of teachers’ controlling behaviours. Multi-sample confirmatory factor analyses showed that the measure of teachers’ controlling behaviours with four scales (negative conditional regard, con…
The Relationship Between Physical Activity and Content of the Physical Education Classes in Lithuanian Schoolchildren of 11 – 12 Years Old. The Pilot Study / Odnos tjelesne aktivnosti i sadržaja nasta…
The aim was to evaluate and compare 11 – 12 years old Lithuanian schoolchildren’s total class physical activity, time spent in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and passively in both Game play and Motor skills practice physical education classes. The study involved 32 schoolchildren, of which 20 (62.5%) were boys. Physical activity was measured using Tri-axis Acti Trainer Activity Monitor accelerometer. Results showed that 9.4% of schoolchil…
Secular trends in physical fitness and body size in Lithuanian children and adolescents between 1992 and 2012
BACKGROUND AND METHODS: There is a paucity of data on contemporary secular trends on the different aspects of physical fitness in school-aged children and adolescents. This study presents the largest ever data set on changes in fitness between 1992, 2002 and 2012 for both genders of schoolchildren aged 11-18 years (n=16 199). Eurofit test battery was used to assess the balance, flexibility, muscular strength and power, agility and cardiorespirato…
The Relationship Between Physical Activity and Content of the Physical Education Classes in Lithuanian Schoolchildren of 11 – 12 Years Old. The Pilot Study / Odnos tjelesne aktivnosti i sadržaja nasta…
The aim was to evaluate and compare 11 – 12 years old Lithuanian schoolchildren’s total class physical activity, time spent in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and passively in both Game play and Motor skills practice physical education classes. The study involved 32 schoolchildren, of which 20 (62.5%) were boys. Physical activity was measured using Tri-axis Acti Trainer Activity Monitor accelerometer. Results showed that 9.4% of schoolchil…
Validation of the Lithuanian version of the Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Questionnaire-3
Our aim was to evaluate the factor structure and measure the invariance according to gender of a Lithuanian version of the Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Questionnaire-3 with a sample of 825 Lithuanian adolescent boys and girls. As a result of exploratory factor analysis we derived 4 factors corresponding to each of the 4 subscales of the original questionnaire, with 2 items (19 and 28) dropped. The Cronbach's alpha of each subscale r…
A cross-cultural validation of the controlling teacher behaviours scale in physical education
The present study examined the validity of the factor structure and invariance of the Controlling Teacher Behaviours Scale (CTBS) across two nations. Data were collected from Estonian ( n=453) and Lithuanian ( n=431) students using the multidimensional measure of teachers’ controlling behaviours. Multi-sample confirmatory factor analyses showed that the measure of teachers’ controlling behaviours with four scales (negative conditional regard, con…
Secular trends in physical fitness and body size in Lithuanian children and adolescents between 1992 and 2012
BACKGROUND AND METHODS: There is a paucity of data on contemporary secular trends on the different aspects of physical fitness in school-aged children and adolescents. This study presents the largest ever data set on changes in fitness between 1992, 2002 and 2012 for both genders of schoolchildren aged 11-18 years (n=16 199). Eurofit test battery was used to assess the balance, flexibility, muscular strength and power, agility and cardiorespirato…
How different contexts of social capital are associated with self-rated health among Lithuanian high-school students
BACKGROUND: Adolescents' self-rated health is related to a number of sociodemographic and socio-economic factors, health-related behaviors, and their social environment. The impact of the latter is still not well explored. An adolescent's social environment is represented by the social capital, i.e. social resources that they can access. The relationships between various contexts of social capital (family, neighborhood, peers, and school) and sel…
Results from Lithuania’s 2018 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth
The Global Matrix 3.0 "Report Card" assessment of physical activity was developed to achieve a better understanding of the global variability in child and youth physical activity. Lithuania joined the Global Matrix 3.0. The aim of this article is to summarize the results of the first Lithuanian Report Card, which included 10 indicators, as representative of individual behaviors, sources, and settings of influence indicators, and a health-related …
Health Behaviors and Psychological Distress Among Conscripts of the Lithuanian Military Service
The decline in healthy behavior in young people is a concern for public health in general and for country's defense. The aim of this study is to identify and compare health behaviors and psychological distress between male conscripts enlisted and rejected for military service. This cross-sectional study included 1243 men aged 19-26 years (mean age 22.50 ± 2.43 years). We assessed health behaviors (physical activity, adherence to healthy eating pa…
The Direct and Indirect Relationships of Environmental, Interpersonal and Personal Factors with High School Students Physical Activity
These findings provide support for the presence of some direct and indirect pathways from social capital to moderate-to-vigorous physical activity. Future intervention strategies should focus on strengthening physical activity motivation by encouraging the development of social network and social participation as well as family, neighborhood and school social capital within the framework of the ecological model
Adherence to Mediterranean diet among Lithuanian and Croatian students during Covid-19 pandemic and its health behavior correlates
Maintaining healthy behavior, especially in times of crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic, is particularly important for staying healthy. Nutrition is an everyday behavior and along with other health-related behaviors is associated with many health outcomes. The aim of this study was to assess and compare adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MedDiet) and particular food choices among the Mediterranean and non-Mediterranean populations of university …
The Predictors of Psychological Well-Being in Lithuanian Adolescents after the Second Prolonged Lockdown Due to Covid-19 Pandemic
Recent research highlights the impact of prolonged pandemics and lockdown on the mental health of youngsters. The second wave of COVID-19 brought an increase in mental health problems among young people. Therefore, this study aims to analyze the main factors arising from intra-individual, inter-individual, and environmental contexts that predict good psychological well-being in a group of adolescents after a second prolonged period of social rest…
Correlation Between Different Domains of Social Capital and Psychological Distress Among Chinese High School Students
Social capital has been shown to have positive effects on multiple health outcomes among young people. Studies suggest that social capital is an important predictor of health and wellbeing of children and adolescents, including their mental health. This research examined the correlation between different domains of social capital – in the family, in the neighborhood, and at school – and the level of psychological distress among high school studen…
Compatibility of physical education curricula with physical literacy across 40 European countries
Although the student-centred concept of physical literacy (PL) has been emphasized by UNESCO, knowledge about its adoption/implementation into PE remains scant. Therefore, the goal of this study was to evaluate and compare the compatibility of PE curricula with PL in Europe. We collaboratively gathered a panel of experts encompassing 40 European countries. In the first step, the experts were invited to freely specify the compatibility of country’…
Trends in physical fitness among Lithuanian adolescents aged 11–17 years between 1992 and 2022
BACKGROUND: Physical fitness is an excellent marker of general health and performance. We aimed to calculate trends in physical fitness among Lithuanian adolescents between 1992 and 2022. METHODS: Using a repeated cross-sectional design, body size and physical fitness data for 17 918 Lithuanian adolescents (50.3% female) aged 11-17 years were collected in 1992, 2002, 2012 and 2022. Body mass index (BMI) was calculated from measured height and bod…
Cultural adaptation, validation, and first application of the Canadian assessment of physical literacy (Capl-2) in Lithuanian primary school children
Introduction Physical literacy is increasingly recognized as a multidimensional construct that supports lifelong engagement in physical activity. Although the Canadian Assessment of Physical Literacy, second edition (CAPL-2), is one of the most widely used instruments for assessing physical literacy in children, no culturally adapted and validated Lithuanian version has previously been available. This study aimed to translate and culturally adapt…
Lithuanian (11 works) · Psychology (10 works) · Medicine (9 works) · Gerontology (7 works) · Children's Physical and Motor Development (6 works) · Demography (5 works) · Developmental psychology (5 works) · Environmental health (5 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works)