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Showing 1 to 20 of 22 for “"Children's physical activity"”.
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Inequalities in children's physical activity and interventions
… life-course. The well-established benefits of physical activity during childhood in promoting health and reducing future disease risk has led to an international focus on its promotion across populations. Unlike in adults, it is unclear if the accumulation and distribution of physical activity …
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The Relationship Between Maternal Employment and Children's Physical Activity
The purpose of this study was to determine children's and parents' activity levels, examine the relationship between mothers' and children's mean step counts, and fathers' and children's mean step counts, and determine if there are differences in physical activity levels among children with mothers …
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An Empirical Investigation of Characteristics of Children's Physical Activity Recall
… cognitive related factors that may influence the children's physical activity recall based on a cognitive process model. Sixty children from middle schools, ages 12 to 15 years old, were recruited from Korea and asked to recall their physical activities of previous days. Direct observation method, …
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The role of teachers' self-efficacy in increasing children's physical activity
It is well documented that elementary school children do not participate in recommended amounts of physical activity, and that elementary physical education programs generally are unable to insure that children engage in appropriate amounts of activity. One solution to this dilemma is to increase …
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The effects of the CHANGE! intervention on children's physical activity and health
Low childhood physical activity levels, and high paediatric overweight and obesity levels, carry a considerable burden to health including cardiometabolic disease, low fitness, and reduced psychosocial well-being. Numerous school- based physical activity interventions have been conducted with …
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An Evaluation of Performance Feedback Intervention to Increase Children's Physical Activity Levels and Reduce Disruptive Behavior
… obesity has become a concern in today's society. Children may be more at risk because the majority of them are not reaching the recommended amount of time to engage in physical activity during the day. This rise of physical inactivity has been linked to children's mental and physical health as …
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The Effects of the Web-Based Instructional Unit Healthy Hearts on Fifth Grade Children's Physical Activity Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behavior
… the classroom curriculum. Healthy Hearts teaches children about risk factors associated with heart disease, including physical activity, tobacco, and nutrition. After piloting and formatively evaluating Healthy Hearts in two fifth grade classrooms, Elliott (1997) made recommendations for future …
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Family social capital, mother's perception of child's physical competence, and mother's acculturation as determinants of children's physical activity level and body mass index
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Michigan State University. Kinesiology, 2010
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Socio-ecological influences on physical activity in primary school children: a view from South Africa
… globally with a concurrent decline in both children's physical activity and fitness levels. The socio-ecological model proposes that health behaviour, such as physical activity, is influenced by multiple factors, at an individual, social and environmental level. However, there seems to be a …
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Effects Of Parental Support On Physical Activity Levels In Children
… behavioral methods that may effectively motivate children to increase physical activity levels. Because some research has shown parental influence can affect children's behavior, it is hypothesized that trained parental support may increase children's physical activity. </p> <p> …
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Dynamics of school playground use in low-income neighborhoods : Four case studies from Newark, New Jersey
Physical activity during youth contributes to enhanced health and development, and time spent outdoors is a positive correlate of children's physical activity levels. Despite the importance currently attached to building healthy communities, children in the United States from economically …
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A comparative analysis of physical activity interventions for young children
<p>Evidence suggests that physical inactivity is increasingly prevalent among young children. A common recommendation provided to parents suggests that they become actively involved in increasing their child's physical activity. However, this recommendation does not specify how a parent should …
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Obesity Risk Knowledge, Self-Efficacy, and Physical Activity in Families of Adolescents
… between parental obesity risk knowledge and physical activity in their children. nor between parent's self efficacy and their children's physical activity. In addition there was no significant relationship between the adolescents' obesity risk knowledge and their physical activity. There was, …
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Family child care physical activity ecology: A qualitative GIS study
… fail to meet recommended guidelines for physical activity, and those attending family child care settings spend nine minutes or less per hour of care in physical activity compared to the recommended 15 minutes per hour of care. Family child care providers (FCCPs) and settings play a …
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Feasibility evaluation and long-term follow up of a family-based behaviour change intervention for overweight children (GOALS)
… behaviour change intervention for overweight children (GOALS) and explored the psychosocial process of long-term behavioural change in families with overweight children. Study 1 measured the impact of GOALS on the body composition, lifestyle behaviours and self-perceptions of children and …
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A longitudinal study on possible correlates that might explain the onset and progression of musculoskeletal symptoms in school-aged children with Generalized Joint Hypermobility
… inconclusive in the literature because not all children with GJH develop musculoskeletal pain. In addition, previous studies have tested proprioception, balance and strength as possible underlying factors facilitating the onset of musculoskeletal symptoms in GJH. Yet, studies using different …
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Predisposing, reinforcing, and enabling predictors of middle school children's after-school physical activity participation
… are serious health concerns facing American children today. The number of children (2 to 19 year olds) who are overweight has increased from 13.9% in 1999-2000, to 15.4% in 2001-2002, and 17.1% in 2003-2004. The prevalence in overweight and obesity rates is increasing. Since it is well …
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School day intervention opportunities for increasing 7-11 year old children?s moderate to vigorous physical activity
The development and maintenance of healthy physical activity behaviours from an early age is a priority for public health in the UK. Schools provide a number of different opportunities (time inside and outside of the curriculum) and resources in the form of space, equipment and staff for children …
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