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Goodyear, Victoria A.; Skinner, Bethany; McKeever, Jonathon; Griffiths, Mark – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2023
Background: Most children and young people (CYP) worldwide are classified as inactive because they fail to meet the World Health Organisation recommendations for physical activity. Online interventions that use devices like exergames, smartphones, social media, and wearables have the potential to improve physical activity engagement because of…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Electronic Learning, Physical Activity Level, Physical Activities
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Waldron, Shelby; DeFreese, J. D.; Register-Mihalik, Johna; Pietrosimone, Brian; Barczak, Nikki – Quest, 2020
There is a growing trend toward specialization in American youth sport, evident in the number of elite youth competitions and position statements from major medical organizations. Despite growing interest on this topic for kinesiology professionals within higher education, there is a dearth in research regarding the relationship between…
Descriptors: Athletics, Specialization, Higher Education, Performance
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Cornelius, Colleen; Fedewa, Alicia L.; Ahn, Soyeon – Journal of Applied School Psychology, 2017
Research on the effects of physical activity on children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is promising, yet no attempt has been made to integrate current findings using meta-analytic techniques. Using a meta-regression, the present study examined the effectives of physical activity for children with attention deficit hyperactivity…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Effect Size, Children
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Spruijt-Metz, Donna – Journal of Research on Adolescence, 2011
Childhood obesity has become an epidemic on a worldwide scale. This article gives an overview of the progress made in childhood and adolescent obesity research in the last decade, with a particular emphasis on the transdisciplinary and complex nature of the problem. The following topics are addressed: (1) current definitions of childhood and…
Descriptors: Obesity, Physical Activities, Demography, Adolescents
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Fitzgibbon, Marian L. – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2004
This article is a brief review of child and adolescent obesity over the past ten years. The starting point for the review is the well-known fact that there has been a dramatic rise in the prevalence of obesity among children, adolescents, and adults in the United Sates (Ogden et al., 2002). The rise has occurred across all age and ethnic groups,…
Descriptors: Psychological Evaluation, Depression (Psychology), Obesity, Physical Activity Level
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Mihevic, Patricia M. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 1983
The perceptual responses of individuals at different levels of physical fitness to absolute exercise intensities were compared. Perceived exertion, as measured by the Rating of Perceived Exertion scale, did not discriminate between subjects who were physically fit and those who were not, despite differences in physiological strain. (Author/PP)
Descriptors: Cardiovascular System, Exercise Physiology, Heart Rate, Perception
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Berger, Bonnie G. – Quest, 1994
Examines conceptual issues related to using exercise as a stress-management technique. The paper considers stress a complex process that involves the body and the mind. Coping strategies other than exercise include cognitive, somatic, and behavioral techniques. Research indicates exercise is as effective as other stress-management techniques. (SM)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Coping, Exercise, Higher Education
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Fox, Judith H. – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1981
Explores the strengths and limitations of the continuity perspective on aging. Delineates current usages of the concept. Reviews literature for evidence that continuity is, in fact, characteristic of the aging process and for indications that it is positively related to morale in old age. (Author)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Development, Aging (Individuals), Behavior Theories