Variability in Weight Concern and Physical Activity Engagement Among African American Adolescent Girls

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
pp. 1365-1372
Author(s):  
Stephanie M. McClure ◽  
Travis M. Loux
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
African American ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Weight Concern ◽  
Activity Engagement ◽  
African American Adolescent

scholarly journals No sweat: African American adolescent girls’ opinions of hairstyle choices and physical activity

BMC Obesity ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan J. Woolford ◽  
Carole J. Woolford-Hunt ◽  
Areej Sami ◽  
Natalie Blake ◽  
David R. Williams
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
African American ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
African American Adolescent

scholarly journals Home and Neighborhood Physical Activity Location Availability among African American Adolescent Girls Living in Low-Income, Urban Communities: Associations with Objectively Measured Physical Activity

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (9) ◽  
pp. 5003
Author(s):  
Ann Pulling Kuhn ◽  
Alexandra Cockerham ◽  
Nicole O’Reilly ◽  
Jacob Bustad ◽  
Victor Miranda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
African American ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Ecological Model ◽  
Neighborhood Environment ◽  
Linear Regression Models ◽  
African American Adolescent ◽  
Objectively Measured ◽  
Activity Location

Based on the ecological model of active living, the neighborhood environment may relate to individual physical activity (PA) behaviors. The purposes of this study were to (1) generate a replicable neighborhood-level physical activity location availability score (PALAS) from data variables associated with physical activity among adolescents and adults, and apply this score to Baltimore City, Maryland, and (2) determine if relationships exist between PA and PA location availability. Geographic information systems (GISs) were used to create the PALAS. Using linear regression models, we examined relations between objectively measured PA among low-income, urban, predominantly African American adolescent girls (n = 555, 2009–2012 data collection), and the PALAS rating of their neighborhood environment (neighborhood PALAS) and their home neighborhood area (PALAS variables/subcomponents within 0.25 miles of the home). A PALAS map of the study area was created, illustrating neighborhoods varying in availability and variety of PA locations. After adjusting for confounders, a higher neighborhood PALAS (β = 0.10, p = 0.041) and the presence of a recreation center in the home neighborhood area (β = 0.46, p = 0.011) were associated with more minutes per day spent in moderate to vigorous PA. Policy makers and stakeholders should consider increasing access to PA locations as a strategy to promote PA among adolescent girls.

scholarly journals Efficacy of an HIV Prevention Intervention for African American Adolescent Girls

JAMA ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 292 (2) ◽  
pp. 171 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ralph J. DiClemente ◽  
Gina M. Wingood ◽  
Kathy F. Harrington ◽  
Delia L. Lang ◽  
Susan L. Davies ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Hiv Prevention ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Prevention Intervention ◽  
Hiv Prevention Intervention ◽  
African American Adolescent
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