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Katarina Rotta; Aidyn Raaymakers; Alan Poling – Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 2023
Physical activity has many benefits, but many individuals with developmental disabilities fail to exercise regularly. Procedures in which consequences were arranged for exercising, alone or as part of a treatment package, have consistently increased physical activity by members of this population. We review 19 studies that arranged such…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Developmental Disabilities, Intervention, Physical Activities
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Michelle Ogrodnik; Sameena Karsan; Brandon Malamis; Matthew Kwan; Barbara Fenesi; Jennifer J. Heisz – Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 2024
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by executive dysfunction. Physical activity (PA) may improve executive dysfunction; however, specific barriers and facilitators to PA participation for adults with ADHD have not been formally documented, which was the aim of the present study. Thirty…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Physical Activities, Adults, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
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Bateman, Andre; Myers, Nicholas D.; Chen, Sisi; Lee, Seungmin – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2022
Self-efficacy is a psychosocial determinant of physical activity in adults. Different scales have been used to measure physical activity self-efficacy. This review examines the theoretical and measurement quality of scales measuring physical activity self-efficacy in physical activity-promoting interventions. The search strategy was based on the…
Descriptors: Measurement, Physical Activity Level, Self Efficacy, Intervention
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Elena Luna; Andrew Springer; Denise Herrera; Maria Elena Garcia; Louis Brown; Steven H. Kelder – Health Education & Behavior, 2024
Background: For older Latinos, some benefits of leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) include enhanced cognitive functioning, decreased loneliness, and reduced premature mortality. Despite LTPA benefits, adults [greater than or equal to]50 years are one of the most inactive age groups in the United States. Methods: This qualitative study aimed to…
Descriptors: Hispanic Americans, Older Adults, Aging (Individuals), Psychological Patterns
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Bahl, Morgan; Francis, Sarah L.; Litchfield, Ruth; Coleman, Shannon; Naig, Anirudh – Journal of Extension, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the need for indirect Extension programming. To ensure a consumer-focused response, we gathered data from 452 survey respondents regarding how the pandemic was affecting their food-related and health behaviors. The majority reported obtaining their food from a grocery store as they had prior to the pandemic,…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Nutrition, Wellness
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Pinho, Micaela; Pinto Borges, Ana – Health Education & Behavior, 2019
This article aims to investigate to what extent health care professionals in Portugal find health-related behaviors relevant as a criterion to priority setting, to study what type of risk behavior they consider relevant in such decisions and to compare their views with those of laypersons. An online questionnaire was used to collect data from a…
Descriptors: Health Personnel, Health Services, Health Behavior, Patients
Dunst, Carl J.; Raab, Melinda; Hamby, Deborah W.; Long, Anna Lauren – Orelena Hawks Puckett Institute, 2015
North Carolina community college faculty teaching courses in early childhood education at 54 of 58 community colleges were surveyed to determine the extent to which they included content knowledge on child health, nutrition, physical activity, and obesity, and adult wellness, in the courses they taught, and to identify faculty member…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Faculty, Early Childhood Education, Knowledge Level
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Whitfield, Geoffrey P.; Pettee Gabriel, Kelley K.; Kohl, Harold W., III. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2013
Purpose: To describe the development and preliminary evaluation of the Multicontext Sitting Time Questionnaire (MSTQ). Method: During development of the MSTQ, contexts and domains of sitting behavior were utilized as recall cues to improve the accuracy of sitting assessment. The terms "workday" and "nonworkday" were used to…
Descriptors: Measurement Equipment, Physical Activity Level, Questionnaires, Content Validity
Jaurigue, Jerson Jalandoni – Online Submission, 2011
This descriptive study determined the exercise motivation and exercise attribution of recreational athletes in one of the major cities in Panay Island. A total of 75 purposively selected respondents who are regular members in a particular club for at least a year and have finished at least a college degree participated in the study. To gather data…
Descriptors: Motivation, Employment Level, Public Agencies, Private Agencies
Shanklin, Shari L.; Brener, Nancy; McManus, Tim; Kinchen, Steve; Kann, Laura – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2007
In the United States, nearly two-thirds of all deaths among young people aged 10-14 years result from only five causes: motor-vehicle crashes (23.4%), other unintentional injuries (15.7%), cancer (12.5%), suicide (7.2%), and homicide (5.2%). Across all age groups in the United States, the leading causes of illness and death are related to the…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Disease Control, Injuries, Health Behavior