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Håkan Larsson; Britta Thedin Jakobsson – Sport, Education and Society, 2024
School-based physical activity (PA) interventions stand out as a highly valued knowledge technology in relation to attempts to promote daily physical activity (DPA) among school youth. The purpose of the paper is to explore technologies of knowledge that guide school-based PA interventions in lower secondary schools and discuss their power-related…
Descriptors: Secondary Schools, Physical Activity Level, Physical Activities, Intervention
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Navjot Pachu; Sandra Webber; Shaelyn Strachan – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: Examine effects of self-affirmation on university students' processing of health risk messages related to sedentary behavior. Participants: Eighty-eight students from a Canadian university (females = 53; males = 35; M[subscript age] = 21.74, SD = 5.36) participated during the 2018-2019 academic year. Methods: Participants were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Student Behavior, Physical Activity Level
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Erica L. Rauff; Monet Kumazawa – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: Physical activity (PA) declines during the transition to university. Identifying contributing factors is imperative. Participants: Participants were first-year undergraduate students (N = 283). Methods: Participants completed validated surveys. Participants were categorized as meeting PA guidelines or not meeting PA guidelines.…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Behavior, Physical Activity Level, Student Motivation
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Lee, Sarah M.; Szucs, Leigh E.; Young, Emily; Fahrenbruch, Melissa – Journal of School Health, 2023
Background: School-based health education can provide students with learning experiences that improve knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions (KAP) and behaviors regarding physical activity and nutrition. Methods: We conducted a 2-phase systematic review. Phase 1 was a review of reviews (ie, systematic reviews or meta-analyses) that were published…
Descriptors: Students, Health Education, Physical Activity Level, Nutrition
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Belogianni, Katerina; Ooms, Ann; Lykou, Anastasia; Nikoletou, Dimitra; Jayne Moir, Hannah – Health Education Journal, 2023
Background: Adopting healthy weight-related behaviours in emerging adulthood has long-term health benefits. Digital interventions using game-elements have the potential to improve diet and physical activity outcomes. Universities are influential settings in shifting emerging adults' behaviour and can deliver health-promoting interventions to young…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Game Based Learning, Electronic Learning, Intervention
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Michal Vorlicek; David Prycl; Josef Heidler; Manuel Herrador-Colmenero; Jitka Nabelkova; Josef Mitas; Erica Hinckson; Sandra Mandic; Karel Frömel – Smart Learning Environments, 2024
This study addresses the issue of insufficient physical activity (PA) among youths. The emergence of gamified interventions, such as Gamifiter web portal, offers a novel approach to promoting healthy habits and increasing intrinsic motivation for PA. Gamifiter engages users in virtual challenges linked to daily step counts and progress on a…
Descriptors: Parents, Middle School Students, Grade 7, Foreign Countries
Calvert, Hannah G.; Turner, Lindsey – Grantee Submission, 2019
Objectives: Many school-aged children do not meet the daily minimum recommendations for accruing moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA), and spend much of their day sedentary. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of teacher-delivered classroom-based physical activity (CBPA) on students' MVPA and sedentary behaviors.…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level, Life Style, Program Effectiveness
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Dai, Chia-Liang – Journal of School Health, 2019
Background: Children from disadvantaged backgrounds are more apt to experience lower availability of nutritious foods, lack opportunities to exercise, and lack access to recreational facilities, and thus, are more likely to be obese and at greater risk for developing chronic diseases. We review school health education programs' impact on physical…
Descriptors: Health Education, Health Promotion, Physical Activity Level, Health Behavior
Ramirez, Julia Alicia – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this bounded case study was to explore beliefs and strategies of incorporating physical activity during the school day as perceived by third and fourth grade elementary school teachers in one Texas school district. Third and fourth grade teachers with a minimum of one year of experience from six different elementary schools…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Educational Strategies, Physical Activities, Elementary School Teachers
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Burgeson, Charlene – Texas Education Review, 2018
Physical activity has many health, social, and academic benefits for youth (United States Department of Health and Human Services [USDHHS], 2008). It can help children and adolescents improve cardiorespiratory fitness, build strong bones and muscles, maintain a healthy weight, reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression, and reduce the risk of…
Descriptors: Life Style, Physical Activity Level, Health Promotion, Holistic Approach
Fisk, Brent D. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Adolescents' transition into adulthood often coincides with significant developmental change processes. Behavioral patterns established during this period can determine risk and quality of life trajectories (Ben-Shlomo & Kuh, 2002, Halfon & Hochstein, 2002). Social support facilitates health behavior change and college students have ready…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Self Efficacy, Health Behavior, Undergraduate Students
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Phelps, Ashley N. – Texas Education Review, 2018
Recent estimates suggest that youth spend approximately 80-93% of their working hours in a sedentary state, such as sitting or resting longer than usual (Institute of Medicine, 2013). Schools are conducive of this sedentary behavior and because of that, they have been identified as viable locations for children to be physically active. In order…
Descriptors: Life Style, Physical Activity Level, Holistic Approach, Health Promotion
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Bezyak, Jill; Clark, Alena – Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education, 2016
Purpose: To conduct an initial needs assessment of physical and mental health behavior among college students to improve understanding of physical and mental health needs among future helping professionals. Method: A sample of 24 undergraduate students was used to provide a description of mental health, physical activity, and healthy eating…
Descriptors: Physical Health, Mental Health, College Students, Higher Education
Davis, Melissa – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Approximately 1/3 of the children in the United States are overweight or obese. Children in Mississippi have the highest rate of obesity among all other states. The outcome of this epidemic presents an increase in poor health. To address the problems associated with overweight and obesity among children, schools in the U.S. were required to…
Descriptors: Principals, Administrator Attitudes, Wellness, Child Health
Han, Jennifer L.; Dinger, Mary K.; Hull, Holly R.; Randall, Nichole B.; Heesch, Kristiann C.; Fields, David A. – American Journal of Health Education, 2008
Background: Few studies have examined physical activity during the transition from high school to college. Purpose: To examine changes in physical activity and physical activity patterns among females during the transition from high school to college. Methods: Sixty-nine females (age 18.2 [plus or minus] 0.4 years; body mass index 21.8 [plus or…
Descriptors: High School Seniors, Body Composition, Health Education, Physical Activities
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