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Direct linkPeter le Rossignol; Sandra Miles; John Saunders; Gert-Jan Pepping – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: To understand how competence, self-efficacy, enjoyment and motivation relates to physical activity behavior during transition from school to university. Participants: Health science students (n = 558) studying first year biology at an Australian university. Methods: Cross-sectional correlational survey design using five self-report…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Health Sciences, Student Motivation, Student Behavior
Brendan J. Smith; Joanne McVeigh; Dominika Kwasnicka; Hugh Riddell; Eleanor Quested – Health Education Journal, 2025
Background: Sufficient physical activity (PA) is important to reduce the risk of men developing chronic diseases and to improve mental health. The effectiveness of PA programmes can vary, however, among men. Individual and socio-psychological characteristics may affect the level of men's PA before starting a behaviour change programme as well as…
Descriptors: Individual Characteristics, Predictor Variables, Physical Activity Level, Males
Holt, Anne-Marie; Howat, Peter; Alfonso, Helman – ACHPER Australia Healthy Lifestyles Journal, 2009
The objective of this project was to assess changes in physical activity, social isolation and loneliness of Lifeball participants as a result of participation in Lifeball. Lifeball is a team game based on walking, ball passing and goal shooting. Newly enrolled Lifeball players (n = 95) aged 50 years and over were recruited from Lifeball clubs in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adults, Physical Activity Level, Team Sports
Gaskin, Cadeyrn J.; Andersen, Mark B.; Morris, Tony – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2009
We used a life-history approach to investigate the meanings and experiences of physical activity in the life of a 25-year-old woman with severe cerebral palsy (Amy). Amy and her mother were interviewed about Amy's life and her involvement in physical activity. The conversation was audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim. We interpreted Amy's story…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level, Cerebral Palsy, Disabilities
Peer reviewedWhan, Lyle – Journal of Educational Administration, 1988
A case study of a primary school principal in New South Wales (Australia) was conducted using a physiological device, the Stephens Tissue Perfusion Monitor, to measure the levels of stress associated with various situations encountered by the principal. Study identified 14 categories of "uplifts" that assist principals in lowering stress…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Hypertension
