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Summaries of recent peer-reviewed journal articles regarding
physical activity are added weekly to the "Research Updates"
section of the USC Prevention
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Garcia AW, Broda MA, Frenn M, Coviak
C, Pender NJ, Ronis DL. Gender and developmental differences
in exercise beliefs among youth and prediction of their exercise
behavior. J Sch Health 1995;65:213-9.
Garcia AW, Pender NJ,
Antonakos CL, Ronis DL. Changes in physical activity beliefs
and behaviors of boys and girls across the transition to junior
high school. J Adolesc Health 1998;22:394-402.
Kimiecik JC, Horn TS.
Parental beliefs and children’s moderate-to-vigorous physical
activity. Res Q Exerc Sport 1998;69:163-75.
Taylor WC, Yancey AK,
Leslie J, Murray NG, Cummings SS, Sharkey SA, Wert C, James J,
Miles O, McCarthy WJ. Physical activity among African American
and Latino middle school girls: consistent beliefs, expectations,
and experiences across two sites. Women Health 1999;30:67-82.
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Deheeger M, Rolland-Cachera
MF, Fontvieille AM. Physical activity and body composition
in 10 year old French children: linkages with nutritional intake?
Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 1997;21:372-9.
Gutin B, Owens S, Okuyama
T, Riggs S, Ferguson M, Litaker M. Effect of physical training
and its cessation on percent fat and bone density of children
with obesity. Obes Res 1999;7:208-14.
Maffeis C, Zaffanello
M, Schutz Y. Relationship between physical inactivity and adiposity
in prepubertal boys. J Pediatr 1997;131:288-92.
McMurray RG, Harrell
JS, Deng S, Bradley CB, Cox LM, Bangdiwala SI. The influence
of physical activity, socioeconomic status, and ethnicity on the
weight status of adolescents. Obes Res 2000;8:130-9.
Moore LL, Nguyen USDT,
Rothman KJ, Cupples LA, Ellisun RC. Preschool physical activity
level and change in body fatness in young children. Am J
Epidemiol 1995;142:982-8.
Sallis JF, McKenzie
TL, Alcaraz JE, Kolody B, Hovell MF, Nader PR. Project SPARK.
Effects of physical education on adiposity in children. Ann
N Y Acad Sci 1993b;699:127-36.
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Dowda M,
Ainsworth BE, Addy CL, Saunders R, Riner W. Environmental
Influences, Physical Activity, and Weight Status in 8- to 16-year
Olds. Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine 2001;155:711-717.
Pate RR, Trost SG, Felton
GM, Ward DS, Dowda M, Saunders R. Correlates of physical activity
behavior in rural youth. Res Q Exerc Sport 1997;68:241-8.
Sallis JF, Nader PR,
Broyles SL, Berry CC, Elder JP, McKenzie TL, Nelson JA. Correlates
of physical activity at home in Mexican-American and Anglo-American
preschool children. Health Psychol 1993a;12:390-8.
Sallis JF, Prochaska
JJ, Taylor WC. A review of correlates of physical activity
of children and adolescents. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2000;32:963-75.
Sallis JF, Prochaska
JJ, Taylor WC, Hill JO Geraci, JC. Correlates of physical activity
in a national sample of girls and boys in grades 4 through 12.
Health Psychology 1999, 18:410-415.
Strauss
RS, Rodzilsky D, Burack G, Colin M. Psychosocial Correlates
of Physical Activity in Healthy Children. Archives of Pediatric
and Adolescent Medicine 2001;155:897-902.
Trost SG, Pate RR, Ward
DS, Saunders R, Riner W. Correlates of objectively measured
physical activity in preadolescent youth. Am J Prev Med 1999;17:120-6.
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Allison K, Dwyer J,
Makin S. Perceived barriers to physical activity among high
school students. Prev Med 1999a; 28: 608-615.
Allison K, Dwyer J,
Makin S. Self-Efficacy and participation in vigorous physical
activity by high school students. HealthEducation and Behav
1999b; 26: 12-24.
Brownson RC, Housemann
RA, Brown DR, Jackson-Thompson J, King AC, Malone BR Sallis JF.
Promoting physical activity in rural communities: walking trail
access, use, and effects. Am J Prev Med 2000;18:235-41.
DiLorenzo T, Stucky-Ropp
R, Vander Wal J, Gotham H. Determinants of exercise among children.
II. A longitudinal analysis. Prev Med 1998; 27: 470-477.
Dennison BA, Straus
JH, Mellits ED, Charney E. Childhood physical fitness tests:
predictor of adult physical activity levels? Pediatrics 1988;82:324-30.
Gordon-Larsen P, McMurray
RG, Popkin BM. Adolescent physical activity and inactivity
vary by ethnicity: The National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent
Health. J Pediatr 1999;135:301-6.
Gordon-Larsen P, McMurray
RG, Popkin BM. Determinants of adolescent physical activity
and inactivity patterns. Pediatrics 2000;105:E83.
Hoefer,
W.R., T.L. McKenzie, J.F. Sallis, S.J. Marshall, and T.L. Conway.
Parental Provision of Transportation for Adolescent Physical
Activity. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 21(1):48-51,
2001.
Klesges R, Hanson C,
Haddock CK, Klesges L. Effects of obesity, social interactions,
and physical environment on physical activity in preschoolers.
Health Psychology 1990; 9:435-449.
Kohl HWIII, Hobbs KE.
Development of physical activity behaviors among children and
adolescents. Pediatrics 1998;101:549-554.
Lindquist CH, Reynolds
KD, Goran MI. Sociocultural determinants of physical activity
among children. Prev Med 1999;29:305-12.
Moore, LL; Lombardi,
DA; White, MJ; Campbell, JL; Oliveria, SA; Ellison, RC. Influence
of parents' physical activity levels on activity levels of young
children. Journal of Pediatrics, 1991 Feb, 118(2):215-9.
Neighborhood
safety and the prevalence of physical inactivity -- selected
states, 1996. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 1999;48:143.
Sallis JF, Alcaraz J,
McKenzie T, Hovell M. Predictors of change in children’s
physical activity over 20 months: variations by gender and level
of adiposity. Am J Prev Med 1999;16:222-229.
Sallis JF, Hovell MF,
Hofstetter CR, Elder JP, Hackley M, Caspersen CJ, Powell KE. Distance
between homes and exercise facilities related to frequency of
exercise among San Diego residents. Public Health Rep 1997b;105:179-185.
Sallis JF, McKenzie
TL, Elder JP, Broyles SL, Nader PR. Factors parents use in
selecting play spaces for young children. Arch Ped Adol Med
1997a;151:414-417.
Sallis JF, Simons-Morton
BG, Stone EJ, Corbin CB, Epstein LH, Faucette N, Iannotti RJ,
Killen JD, Klesges RC, Petray CK, et al. Determinants of physical
activity and interventions in youth. Med Sci Sports Exerc
1992;24:S248-S257.
Sallis JF, Zakarian
JM, Hovell MF, Hofstetter CR. Ethnic, socioeconomic, and sex
differences in physical activity among adolescents. J Clin
Epidemiol 1996;49:125-34.
Stahl
T, Rutten A, Nutbeam D, Bauman A, Kannas L, Abel T, Luschen G,
Rodriquez DJA, Vinick J, van der Zee J. The Importance of the
Social Environment for Physically Active Lifestyle - Results from
an International Study. Social Science and Medicine 2001;
52:1-10.
Stone EJ, McKenzie TL,
Welk GJ, Booth ML. Effects of physical activity interventions
in youth. Am J Prev Med 1998;15:298-315.
Stuckey-Ropp RC, DiLorenzo
TM. Determinants of exercise in children. Prev Med 1993;22:880-9.
Treuth MS, Butte NF,
Puyau M, Adolph A. Relations of parental obesity status to
physical activity and fitness of perpubertal girls. Pediatrics
2000;106:E49.
Trost
SG, Kerr LM, Ward DS, Pate RR. Physical Activity and Determinants
of Physical Activity in Obese and Non-Obese Children. International
Journal of Obesity 2001; 25:822-829.
Trost SG, Pate RR, Saunders
R, Ward DS, Dowda M, Felton G. A prospective study of determinants
of physical activity in rural fifth grade children. Prev Med
1997;26:257-63.
Trudeau F, Laurencelle
L, Tremblay J, Rajic M, Shephard RJ. Daily primary school physical
education: effects on physical activity during adult life.
Med Sci Sports Exerc 1999;31:111-7.
Walton J, Hoerr S, Heine
L, Frost S, Roisen D, Berkimer M. Physical activity and stages
of change in fifth and sixth graders. J Sch Health 1999;69:285-9.
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Dwyer T, Coonan WE,
Leitch DR, Hetzel BS, Baghurst RA. An investigation of the
effects of daily physical activity on the health of primary school
students in South Australia. Int J Epidemiol 1983;12:308-13.
Harsha DW. The benefits
of physical activity in childhood. Am J Med Sci 1995;310:S109-13.
Keays JJ, Allison KR.
The effects of regular moderate to vigorous physical activity
on student outcomes: a review. Can J Public Health 1995;86:62-5.
Raitakari OT, Porkka
KVK, Taimela S, Telama R, Rasanen L, Viikari JSA. Effects of
persistent physical activity and inactivity on coronary risk factors
in children and young adults. The Cardiovascular Risk in Young
Finns Study. Am J Epidemiol 1994;140:195-205.
Ross R, Freeman JA,
Janssen I. Exercise alone is an effective strategy for reducing
obesity and related comorbidities. Exerc Sport Sci Rev 2000;28:165-70.
Sallis JF, Patterson
TL, Buono MJ, Nader PR. Relation of cardiovascular fitness
and physical activity to cardiovascular disease risk factors in
children and adults. Am J Epidemiol 1988;127:933-41.
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Task
Force on Community Preventive Services. Increasing Physical
Activity: A Report on Recommendations of the Task Force on Community
Preventive Services. October 26, 2001 / 50(RR18);1-16.
American Academy of
Pediatrics. Policy statement: children,
adolescents, and television (RE0043). Pediatrics 2001;107:423-426.
Brownson RC, Schmid
TL, Eyler AA, Pratt M, Murayi T, Mayer JP, Brown DR. Support
for policy interventions to increase physical activity in rural
Missouri. Am J Health Promot 1999;12:263-66.
Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic
Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. Physical Activity
and Health. A Report of the Surgeon General. Adolescents and Young
Adults Fact Sheet. World Wide Web: http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/sgr/adoles.htm
(accessed 21 April 2001).
Gabbei,
R. and D. Hamrick. Using Physical Activity Homework to Meet
National Standards. Journal of Physical Education and Dance,
72(4):21-26, 2001.
Henderson,
K.A., L.J. Neff, P.A. Sharpe, M.L. Greaney, S.W. Royce, B.E. Ainsworth.
"It Takes a Village" to Promote Physical Activity: The Potential
for Public Park and Recreation Departments. Journal of Park
and Recreation Administration, 19(1):23-41, 2001.
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Activity Levels among Children |
American Academy of
Pediatrics (AAP). Fitness, activity, and sports participation
in the preschool child. Pediatrics 1992;90:1002-4.
Bullen BA, Reed RR,
Mayer J. Physical activity of obese and non-obese adolescent
girls appraised by motion picture sampling. Am J Clin Nutr
1964;14:211.
Finkenberg ME. Ethnic
composition of students in elective physical activity classes.
Percep Motor Skills 1990;70:321-2.
Guillaume M, Lapidus
L, Bjorntorp P, Lambert A. Physical activity, obesity, and
cardiovascular risk factors in children. The Belgian Luxembourg
Child Study II. Obes Res 1997;5:549-56.
Harrell JS, Gansky SA,
Bradley CB, McMurray RG. Leisure time activities of elementary
school children. Nurs Res 1997;46:246-53.
Luepker RV. How physically
active are American children and what can we do about it?
Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 1999;23:S12-S17.
Muller MJ, Koertzinger
I, Mast M, Langnase K, Grund A, Koertringer I. Physical activity
and diet in 5 to 7 year old children. Public Health Nutr 1999;2:443-4.
Pate RR, Baranowski
T, Dowda M, Trost SG. Tracking of physical activity in young
children. Med Sci Sports Exerc 1996;28:92-6.
Pratt M, Macera CA,
Blanton C. Levels of physical activity and inactivity in children
and adults in the United States: current evidence and research
issues. Med Sci Sports Exerc 1999;31:S526-S533.
Salbe AD, Fontvieille
AM, Harper IT, Ravussin E. Low levels of physical activity
in 5-year-old children. J Pediatr 1997;131:423-29.
Taylor WC, Blair SN,
Cummings SS, Wun CC, Malina RM. Childhood and adolescent physical
activity patterns and adult physical activity. Med Sci Sport
Exerc 1999;31:118-23.
Sallis JF, Berry CC,
Broyles SL, McKenzie TL, Nader PR. Variability and tracking
of physical activity over 2 years in young children. Med
Sci Sports Exerc 1995;27:1042-9.
US Department of Health
and Human Services. 1985 President’s Council on Physical
Fitness and Sports. Youth Fitness Survey. Washington, DC:
US Government Printing Office, 1986.
Verschuur R, Kemper
HCG. The pattern of daily physical activity. In: Growth,
Health and Fitness of Teenagers: Longitudinal Research in International
Perspective. HCG Kemper (Ed). Basel-Karger, 1985, pp. 169-85.
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| Television
and Physical Activity
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Andersen RE, Crespo
CJ, Bartlett SJ, Cheskin LJ, Pratt M. Relationship of physical
activity and television watching with body weight and level of
fatness among children: results from the Third National Health
and Nutrition Examination Survey. JAMA 1998;279:938-42.
Baranowski T, Thompson
WO, DuRant RH, Baranowski J, Puhl J. Observations on physical
activity in physical locations: age, gender, ethnicity, and month
effects. Res Q Exerc Sport 1993;64:127-33.
Blair SN, Brodney S.
Effects of physical inactivity and obesity on morbidity and
mortality: current evidence and research issues. Med Sci Sports
Exerc 1999;31:S646-62.
Bradley CB, McMurray
RG, Harrell JS, Deng S. Changes in common activities of 3rd
through 10th graders: the CHIC study. Med Sci Sports
Exerc 2000;32:2071-8.
Hernandez B, Gortmaker
SL, Colditz GA, Peterson KE, Laird NM, Parra-Cabrera S. Association
of obesity with physical activity, television programs and other
forms of video viewing among children in Mexico city. International
Journal of Obesity and Related Metabolic Disorders 1999;23:845-54.
