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Kang, Minsoo; Bassett, David R.; Barreira, Tiago V.; Tudor-Locke, Catrine; Ainsworth, Barbara; Reis, Jared P.; Strath, Scott; Swartz, Ann – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2009
This study was designed to determine the number of days of pedometer monitoring necessary to achieve reliable and valid estimates of a 1-year average of step counts in adults based on either consecutive days (CD) or random days (RD) of data collection. Twenty-three participants (16 women; M age = 38 years, SD = 9.9) wore a Yamax SW 200 pedometer…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Validity, Reliability, Measurement
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Busseri, Michael A.; Rose-Krasnor, Linda; Willoughby, Teena; Chalmers, Heather – Developmental Psychology, 2006
Connections between youth activity involvement and indicators of successful development were examined in a longitudinal high school sample. Drawing on theories of expertise skill development (e.g., J. Cote, 1999); the selection, optimization, and compensation framework (P. B. Baltes, 1997); and theories of positive youth development (e.g., R. M.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Skill Development, Incidence, Youth Programs