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Brusseau, Timothy A.; Burns, Ryan D. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2018
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the predictive relationship among physical activity, health-related fitness, and on-task classroom behavior in children using a discriminant function analysis. Method: Participants were a convenience sample of children (N = 533; M[subscript age] = 8.8 ± 1.9 years) recruited from 77 1st- through…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level, Health Related Fitness, Children
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Dale, Darren; Corbin, Charles B.; Dale, Kathleen S. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2000
Examined whether elementary students would compensate for restricted physical activity during school hours by increasing activity levels after school. Students wore an accelerometer monitor for 4 consecutive days. Overall, students did not compensate for sedentary school days by increasing their physical activity levels after school. Activity…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Grade 3, Grade 4
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Frank, Erica; Galuska, Deborah A.; Elon, Lisa K.; Wright, Elsa H. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2004
To determine personal and clinical exercise-related attitudes and behaviors of freshmen U.S. medical students, we surveyed 1,906 entering freshman medical students (response rate=87%; average age=24 years) in 17 U.S. medical schools. Students reported a median of 45 min/day of exercise, 80 min/week each of mild and moderate exercise, and 100…
Descriptors: Medical Students, College Freshmen, Student Attitudes, Student Behavior
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Mummery, W. Kerry; Spence, John C.; Hudee, John C. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2000
Investigated how well the theory of planned behavior could predict students' physical activity intention. Surveys indicated that direct measures of the theory of planned behavior explained 47 percent of variability in the measure of physical activity intention. Differences surfaced in the relative contributions of three predictors (attitude,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
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Kelley, George A.; Kelley, Kristi Sharpe – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 1994
Reports a study that examined the physical activity habits of African-American college freshmen at a historically African-American institution. Self-report measures of physical activity and assessment of height and weight indicated males were more active than females. Overall, the students, especially females, had low physical activity levels. (SM)
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Black Students, College Students, Exercise
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Kimiecik, Jay C.; And Others – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 1996
This study examined relationships between children's participation in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and their beliefs about physical activities and participation as well as perceptions of their parents' beliefs. Children's beliefs about their MVPA significantly predicted variance in self-reported MVPA. Children's perceptions of…
Descriptors: Exercise, Family Environment, Family Influence, Health Behavior