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Direct linkPetosa, R. Lingyak; Silfee, Valerie – American Journal of Health Education, 2016
Background: Studies have revealed that overweight adults with type 2 diabetes have low rates of physical activity and are resistant to change. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to use construct validation of intervention methods to examine the impact of a 4-week behavioral intervention on the use of self-regulation skills for physical…
Descriptors: Obesity, Diabetes, Health Behavior, Behavior Modification
Sum, Raymond Kim Wai; Leung, Elean Fung Lin – Cogent Education, 2016
The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of an Internet-based behavioral intervention for physical activity (PA) promotion among secondary school students. It was hypothesized that the Internet-based PA promotion program could increase the PA levels of secondary school students. The action research approach together with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Internet, Intervention, Behavior Modification
Dlugonski, Deirdre; Motl, Robert W. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2016
Purpose: Single motherhood has been associated with negative health consequences such as depression and cardiovascular disease. Physical activity might reduce these consequences, but little is known about physical activity experiences and beliefs that might inform interventions and programs for single mothers. The present study used…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, One Parent Family, Mothers, Mother Attitudes
Annesi, James J.; Tennant, Gisèle A.; Mareno, Nicole – Health Education & Behavior, 2014
A lack of satisfaction with one's body is common among women with obesity, often prompting unhealthy "dieting." Beyond typically slow improvements in weight and body composition, behavioral factors might also affect change in body satisfaction. Age and race/ethnicity (African American vs. White) might moderate such change. Obese women (N…
Descriptors: Body Composition, Self Concept, Health Behavior, Predictor Variables
Herbert, Birgit; Strauss, Angelika; Mayer, Andrea; Duvinage, Kristin; Mitschek, Christine; Koletzko, Berthold – Health Education Journal, 2013
Objective: Evaluation of the implementation process of a kindergarten-based intervention ("TigerKids") to promote a healthy lifestyle. Design: Questionnaire survey among kindergarten teachers about programme implementation and acceptance. Setting: Kindergartens in Bavaria, Germany. Methods: Two hundred and fifteen kindergartens were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Health Promotion, Kindergarten, Prevention
Kuperminc, Gabriel P.; Thomason, Jessica; DiMeo, Michelle; Broomfield-Massey, Kimberley – Journal of Primary Prevention, 2011
The past two decades have seen a transformation in youth programming toward a comprehensive positive youth development (YD) framework. Cool Girls, Inc., a YD program, focuses on improving girls' life chances by promoting positive behaviors and attitudes in multiple domains. These include self-concept, academic orientation, future orientation, and…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Females, Self Concept, Drug Use
Download full textLiguori, 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
Levy, Susan S.; Cardinal, Bradley J. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2006
The Transtheoretical Model (Prochaska & Marcus, 1994) has been widely used as a framework for understanding exercise behavior change. The purpose of this study was to clarify equivocal research findings reported for model predictions when examining stage movement over time rather than static stages and to provide some evidence of the construct…
Descriptors: Exercise, Self Efficacy, Construct Validity, Behavior Modification
