How Self-Objectification Impacts Physical Activity Among Adolescent Girls in Costa Rica

Background:In Latin America, more than 80% of adolescent girls are physically inactive. Inactivity may be reinforced by female stereotypes and objectification in the Latin American sociocultural context.Methods:We examined the influence of objectification on the adoption of an active lifestyle among 192 adolescents (14 and 17 years old) from urban and rural areas in Costa Rica. Analyses of 48 focus-groups sessions were grounded in Objectification Theory.Results:Vigorous exercises were gender-typed as masculine while girls had to maintain an aesthetic appearance at all times. Adolescents described how girls were anxious around the prospect of being shamed and sexually objectified during exercises. This contributed to a decrease in girls’ desire to engage in physical activities. Among males, there is also a budding tolerance of female participation in vigorous sports, as long as girls maintained a feminine stereotype outside their participation.Conclusion:Self-objectification influenced Costa Rican adolescent girls’ decisions to participate in physical activities. Interventions may include: procuring safe environments for physical activity where girls are protected from fear of ridicule and objectification; sensitizing boys about girl objectification and fostering the adoption of a modern positive masculine and female identities to encourage girls’ participation in sports.

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Aktivitas fisik dan konsumsi camilan pada remaja obesitas

Berita Kedokteran Masyarakat ◽

10.22146/bkm.8597 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 32 (7) ◽

pp. 217

Author(s):

Mellia Silvy Irdianty ◽

Toto Sudargo ◽

Mohammad Hakimi

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Physical Activities ◽

Chi Square ◽

Obese Adolescents ◽

Rural And Urban ◽

Fried Foods ◽

The Difference ◽

Urban And Rural Areas ◽

Snack Consumption

Physical activities and snack consumption of rural and urban obese adolescents in Bantul PurposeThis study to determine the difference of physical activity and snack consumption in adolescent obesity in urban and rural areas in the district of Bantul.MethodThis study used a case control study design, with a population of high school teenagers in Bantul. Cases are obese adolescents who were diagnosed at screening, while the control is not obese adolescents. Data analysis included univariable consist of frequency distribution, bivariable consist of chi-square and t-test and also logistic regression test for mulitivariabel analysis.ResultsAdolescents who do light physical activities are more likely have obesity almost 5 times than those who do physical activity in normal. Kind of snack and obesity have correlation in statistic and practical, which is many research prove that obesity found 2 times than adolescents who consume fried foods.ConclusionThere are differences of mean in snack weight and snack intake in obese adolescents. The low physical activity, high snack frequency, type of fried foods, snack weight, and snack intake are most likely to increase the incidence of obesity.

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TV or Not TV: Fat Is the Question

PEDIATRICS ◽

10.1542/peds.91.2.499 ◽

1993 ◽

Vol 91 (2) ◽

pp. 499-501

Author(s):

WILLIAM H. DIETZ ◽

STEVEN L. GORTMAKER

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Body Mass Index ◽

Body Mass ◽

Adolescent Girls ◽

Television Viewing ◽

Physical Activities ◽

Reciprocal Relationship ◽

Seventh Grade ◽

Relationship Of

The manuscript entitled "Does television viewing increase obesity and reduce physical activity?" published by Robinson and coauthors in this issue of Pediatrics1 is a careful and well-written study of the effect of television viewing on adiposity and physical activity among sixth- and seventh-grade adolescent girls. In contrast to two other large studies of children,2,3 the authors failed to find a significant association between hours of television viewed and adiposity, measured by body mass index. Physical activity was weakly and inversely correlated to time spent viewing television. The latter observation is consistent with prior data which demonstrate a reciprocal relationship of fitness and television viewing,4 perhaps because television viewing displaces more vigorous physical activities.5

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Relationships Between Adolescents’ Physical Activity And Mental Health In Urban And Rural Areas Of China

Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise ◽

10.1249/01.mss.0000678944.92492.25 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 52 (7S) ◽

pp. 461-461

Author(s):

jianxiu liu ◽

Ruidong liu ◽

Xindong Ma

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Physical Activity ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Urban And Rural Areas

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Trends of low physical activity among Iranian adolescents across urban and rural areas during 2006–2011

Scientific Reports ◽

10.1038/s41598-020-78048-0 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Parisa Amiri ◽

Parisa Naseri ◽

Golnaz Vahedi-Notash ◽

Sara Jalali-Farahani ◽

Yadollah Mehrabi ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Urban Areas ◽

Physical Inactivity ◽

Multinomial Logistic Regression ◽

Prevalence Ratio ◽

Sample Survey ◽

Activity Levels ◽

Urban Girls ◽

Urban And Rural Areas

AbstractIt is well documented that physical inactivity is related to weight gain and a whole host of chronic diseases. This study investigated trends of low physical activity among Iranian adolescents in urban and rural areas between 2006–2011. A total of 12,178 adolescents, aged between 15 and 19 years, participated in National Surveys of Risk Factors for Non-Communicable Diseases. Data on physical activity was obtained using the global physical activity questionnaire. A complex sample survey and multinomial logistic regression were used to model physical activity levels. The percentage of adolescents who had low levels of physical activity increased from 2006 to 2011 in both urban and rural areas. Low and moderate levels of physical activity were lower in rural girls as compared with urban girls, with a prevalence ratio of 0.59 (95% CI 0.47–0.74) and 0.59 (95% CI 0.47–0.74), respectively. The corresponding values for boys residing in rural areas compared with boys in urban areas were 0.56 (95% CI 0.43–0.75) and 0.60 (95% CI 0.48–0.74), respectively. The adolescents' lifestyles showed an increasing trend for physical inactivity in both genders; however, in rural areas, only girls had a rising affinity for a sedentary lifestyle throughout the 2006–2011 years.

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Opportunities for Extracurricular Physical Activity in North Carolina Middle Schools

Journal of Physical Activity and Health ◽

10.1123/jpah.8.5.597 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 8 (5) ◽

pp. 597-605 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Michael B. Edwards ◽

Michael A. Kanters ◽

Jason N. Bocarro

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

North Carolina ◽

Middle Schools ◽

Students With Disabilities ◽

Extracurricular Activities ◽

Rural Schools ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Physical Activities ◽

Physically Active ◽

Interscholastic Sports

Background:This study’s purpose was to assess the opportunities for North Carolina adolescents to be physically active in extracurricular middle school environments and to compare opportunities across community types.Methods:Data were analyzed based on the results of an electronic questionnaire distributed to a sample of 431 schools with a response rate of 75.4% (N = 325).Results:Nearly all schools offered interscholastic sports while fewer than half offered intramurals or noncompetitive activities to students. “Open gym” was offered at only 35% of schools, while 24% of schools offered extracurricular activities to students with disabilities. Overall, 43.4% of schools offered special transportation to students who participated in some extracurricular physical activities. Schools in rural areas generally offered fewer programs and had fewer supports than schools located in more urbanized areas. Over two-thirds of rural schools offered no extracurricular programs other than interscholastic sports.Conclusions:Schools can be important settings for physical activity. North Carolina’s middle schools and its rural schools in particular, are falling short in efforts to provide extracurricular physical activity programming recommended by researchers and policy groups.1−6 Lower accessibility to extracurricular physical activities may partially contribute to higher levels of physical inactivity found in the state.

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INTEGRATED ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AT THE SUBNATIONAL LEVEL IN ASIA

Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management ◽

10.1142/s1464333200000394 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 02 (03) ◽

pp. 317-338

Author(s):

PETER KING ◽

DAVID ANNANDALE ◽

JOHN BAILEY

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Case Studies ◽

Latin American ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Environmental Planning ◽

Success Factors ◽

Planning Approach ◽

The Common ◽

American Case ◽

Urban And Rural Areas

Throughout Asia, there is a commitment by governments to sustainable development, yet economic development continues to degrade the natural resources of the region and pollute the environment in both urban and rural areas. Current thinking about sustainable development suggests that planners and development specialists should attempt to integrate social, economic and environmental dimensions at all planning levels. This paper examines work undertaken by the Asian Development Bank over the last 15 years in the area of subnational integrated economic-cum-environmental (E-c-E) planning. It evaluates five subnational E-c-E plans against a model developed by the Organization of American States (OAS). The study found that the Asian case studies (and six earlier Latin American case studies) often have common failings. Improvement of the E-c-E planning approach, building on the common success factors and improving on the common weaknesses, is proposed. An improved E-c-E planning approach at all levels may be pivotal in contributing to sustainable development.

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Reproductive Health Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice among Adolescent Girls in Urban and Rural Areas of Bangladesh

Anthropos ◽

10.5771/0257-9774-2021-1-55 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 116 (1) ◽

pp. 55-66

Author(s):

Farzana Karim ◽

Muhammad Zakaria ◽

N. M. Sajjadul Hoque

Keyword(s):

Reproductive Health ◽

Adolescent Girls ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Health Knowledge ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Attitudes And Practices ◽

Attitude And Practice ◽

College Going ◽

Urban And Rural Areas ◽

Knowledge Attitude And Practice

This study aims at assessing the level of knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) concerning reproductive health (RH) among adolescent college-going girls in the urban and rural areas of Chittagong District, Bangladesh. A college-based cross-sectional study was conducted among college-going girls (N = 792) of four colleges attending Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) classes (eleven/twelve classes) in Chittagong District. Data were collected using a structured and self-administered questionnaire. Chi-square (χ2) and independent-samples t-test were conducted to make the comparison between urban and rural participants. Data were analyzed using IBM SPSS version 24.0. The authors’ interpretation of the findings was also informed by anthropological as well as qualitative considerations. Mothers were reported to be the key informants of reproductive health for the adolescent girls of both urban and rural areas. Besides, urban respondents were more likely than rural respondents (p < .001) to feel comfortable during the discussion on RH with mother/sister/relative; to communicate frequently with their mothers; to discuss RH issues regularly; to have prior knowledge on menstruation. Moreover, this study also found significant differences (p < .05) regarding most of the items addressing RH knowledge, attitude, and practice between adolescent girls in urban and rural areas of Bangladesh due to the existing socio-cultural disparities between the areas of residence.

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