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Showing 1 to 20 of 121 for “"Activity participation"”.
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Activity participation and morale among older adults
… there is a relationship between amount of participation in thirteen activity categories and morale among older adults, after implementing controls for age, self-perceived health, and income. Using multiple regression analysis, results suggest that morale is largely influenced by the control …
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Physical Activity Participation among Adolescent Boys with Autism Spectrum Disorder
… of this dissertation was to examine the physical activity (PA) participation of adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) as they are reported to be less active than their age-related peers. Driven by Norbert Elias’ Figurational Sociology, this study explored the lives and perspectives of a …
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Social media use and physical activity participation among college students
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Physical activity participation during chemotherapy for women affected by breast cancer
… distress. Research suggests that physical activity may mitigate these side effects, improve overall well-being, and quality of life. However, the tools available to measure physical activity lack validity impeding the identification of barriers and facilitators to physical activity. …
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Community mobility and physical activity participation in individuals with mulitple sclerosis
… incorporates five studies investigating physical activity and community mobility in individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS). 1. Pedometer step count accuracy was investigated whilst examining activity levels in individuals with neurological disease (n=43). The pedometers significantly …
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School-based extracurricular activity participation of secondary students with severe disabilities
… of this qualitative study was to examine the participation of secondary students with severe disabilities in extracurricular school clubs. Specifically, this study sought to understand: (a) the motivating factors that affected the inclusion of students with severe disabilities in school clubs, …
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School-based extracurricular activity participation of high school youth with disabilities
The current study explored the participation of high school students with disabilities in school-based extracurricular programs. Survey data were collected from 71 high school youth from 10 different schools in East Central Illinois. Interviews were conducted with a subset of nine high …
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Physical activity participation and obesity in U.S. youth: a MIMS equating study
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EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITY PARTICIPATION AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS: SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
… to which differences existed in extracurricular participation rates among students as a function of status as an English Language Learner. Additionally, the extent to which participation was related to socioeconomic status and length of time in U.S. schools was examined. The secondary purpose of …
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The Impact of Applying Different Blood Pressure Cut-Points for Physical Activity Participation Clearance
… intensity physical activity (PA) with no adverse events. The percentage cleared for each of the opinion-based BP cut-points was: 130/80 mmHg (85.3%), 140/90 mmHg (93.4%), 144/90 mmHg (94.6%), 144/94 mmHg (96.3%), 150/100 mmHg (98.6%), versus the evidence-based BP …
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Predisposing, reinforcing, and enabling predictors of middle school children's after-school physical activity participation
… Since it is well documented that physical activity attenuates the overweight and obesity crises, physical activity has been deemed as a leading health indicator for improving our nation's health, and is an effective approach to preventing and/or reducing overweight and obesity. In a 2003 …
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Determinants of Leisure-Time Physical Activity Participation Among African Students Attending a Canadian University
… inactive (Pengpid et al., 2015). Physical inactivity has been linked to certain types of preventable diseases (Myers et al., 2004). This study is an examination of the perceived factors influencing leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) among African students attending the University of Regina …
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Factors contributing to physical activity participation amongst health sciences students at the University of Venda
Physical activity has the potential to enhance the quality of student life. People who engage in physical activities tend to show improvement cognitively, socially, psychologically, physically and in overall health. The purpose of this study was to determine factors that contribute to physical …
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Adolescent free time activity participation and its relationships with perceptions of parenting and intrinsic motivation
… free time motivation and types of recreation participation. Specifically, this study examined activity profiles of rural youth (N=283) and found that respondents' activity patterns were either after school/sports-based or home-based in their free time. The study compared youth by activity …
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Body image and its influence on physical activity participation among women ages 45 to 64
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Extra-curricular activity participation, connectedness to school and cigarette and alcohol use : how the relationships work
… sought to explore the impact of extra-curricular activity (ECA) participation on health and educational outcomes for secondary students attending 18 Government and non- Government schools in Perth, Western Australia. This naturalistic observation study (2004-2006) monitored students‟ participation …
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An integrated social cognitive model for the prediction of physical activity participation: Preliminary development and validation
Regular physical activity has been implicated in a variety of health outcomes encompassing both physiological and psychological benefits. Despite the wisdom of engaging in a regular program of exercise, the overall participation rates are quite low. This state of affairs has made research into the …
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Time Commitment, Self-Efficacy, Social Environment and the Physical Activity Participation of Selected Hypertensive African Americans
… and social environment as it relates to physical activity in a selected sample of hypertensive African Americans. In addition, this study focused on identifying additional research areas in regards to hypertensive African Americans. This study utilized a quantitative method for data collection. …
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The Relationship of Environmental, Social and Individual Factors and Physical Activity Participation Level in Young Adults
… factors, and their effects on the level of participation in physical activity (PA). Design: Undergraduate and graduate students (N = 386) completed 11 online measures assessing physical activity level and reactions to physical activity participation at Time 1, 9 online measures at Time 2, …
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Patterns of Physical Activity Participation, Sources of Social Support and Friendship Dynamics among Children with Low Vision
… was conducted to assess the patterns of physical activity participation, sources of social support and friendship dynamics among children with low vision. Twenty-four male and female children between the ages of 8 and 14 years with low vision (20/70 to 20/400) completed a questionnaire related to …
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