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Benítez-Sillero, Juan D.; Ortega-Ruiz, Rosario; Romera, Eva M. – European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2022
Being a victim of bullying or cyberbullying can be linked to participating less in physical activity. Considering that physical self-concept can play an important role in the relationship between both constructs, this study aims to analyse the mediating effect of physical self-concept between victimization/cybervictimization and physical activity,…
Descriptors: Victims, Bullying, Computer Mediated Communication, Self Concept
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2011
The national Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) monitors priority health risk behaviors that contribute to the leading causes of death, disability, and social problems among youth and adults in the United States. The national YRBS is conducted every two years during the spring semester and provides data representative of 9th through 12th grade…
Descriptors: Social Problems, Private Schools, Health Behavior, At Risk Students
Liguori, Gary; Mozumdar, Arupendra – International Electronic Journal of Health Education, 2007
The primary purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of using email prompts to attenuate the decrease of physical activity in adults during a winter season. In addition, the secondary purposes were (1) to evaluate the effectiveness of email prompts at increasing motivation towards physical activity and (2) to evaluate the awareness…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Prompting, Adults, Program Effectiveness
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Ferney, Shannon L.; Marshall, Alison L. – Health Education Research, 2006
Information and communication technologies (particularly websites and e-mail) have the potential to deliver health behavior change programs to large numbers of adults at low cost. Controlled trials using these new media to promote physical activity have produced mixed results. User-centered development methods can assist in understanding the…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level, Focus Groups, Health Behavior