scholarly journals Change in Physical Activity Participation Among Adolescent Girls from 8th to 12th Grade

2007 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Russell R. Pate ◽  
Marsha Dowda ◽  
Jennifer R. O’Neill ◽  
Dianne S. Ward
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
South Carolina ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
Intensity Level ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
Time Block ◽  
12Th Grade ◽  
8Th Grade ◽  
Physical Activity Recall

Background:Physical activity levels of girls decline in adolescence, but little is known about changes in participation in specific types of physical activity. This study examined change in participation in specific activities during adolescence in girls.Methods:Girls (N = 398, age 13.6 ± 0.6 y at baseline, 58.5% African American) from 31 middle and 24 high schools in South Carolina completed the 3-Day Physical Activity Recall (3DPAR) in 8th, 9th, and 12th grades. Girls reported their predominant activity and its intensity level in each 30-min time block on the previous 3 d.Results:Vigorous physical activity declined from 45.4% in 8th grade to 34.1% in 12th grade. The probability of participating in several forms of vigorous physical activity in 12th grade was strongly associated with participation in those activities in 8th grade.Conclusion:Early-in-life participation in sports and other forms of vigorous physical activity are important to the maintenance of physical activity during adolescence in girls.

A Qualitative Approach to Understanding the Relationship Between Mothers’ and Daughters’ Body Image and Physical Activity Levels

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (5) ◽  
pp. 665-696
Author(s):  
Kellie Walters ◽  
Christine Chard ◽  
Denise Anderson
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Body Image ◽  
South Carolina ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Psychosocial Health ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
Framework Analysis ◽  
Mothers And Daughters ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Institutional Review

The aim of this study was to explore the physical activity behaviors and body image of adolescent girls and their mothers. Adolescent girls ( N = 44) and their mothers ( N = 19) were recruited from three middle schools (two Colorado and one South Carolina). Girls qualifying for free or reduced-price lunches comprised 53% (South Carolina), 32% (Colorado), and 39% (Colorado) of participants. Focus groups with questions pertaining to body image and physical activity were conducted with daughters and mothers. The study was approved by the first author’s Institutional Review Board. Data were assessed using the five-step framework analysis. A thematic framework was identified, quotes were divided under the thematic content, and results were then interpreted by analyzing links among the whole data set. Four themes and eight subthemes emerged: (1) complex communication, with subthemes of daughter’s frustration and mother’s confusion, (2) societal expectations of women, with subthemes of social networks and women’s bodies, (3) high prevalence of social comparison, with subthemes of mother/daughter comparison and peer comparison, and (4) daughters’ awareness of mother’s health behaviors, with subthemes of weight loss and physical activity. Interventions aimed at improving adolescent girls’ health should include support for mothers as well as a psychosocial health and a mother’s educational component.

Prevalence and Correlates of State and Regional Disparities in Vigorous Physical Activity Levels Among US Children and Adolescents

2009 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gopal K. Singh ◽  
Michael D. Kogan ◽  
Mohammad Siahpush ◽  
Peter C. van Dyck
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
South Carolina ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
Geographic Region ◽  
Regional Disparities ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
Least Squares Regression ◽  
Geographic Disparities ◽  
Physical Activity Levels ◽  
Us Children

Background:This study examines state and regional disparities in vigorous physical activity levels among US children age 6 to 17 years.Methods:The 2003 National Survey of Children’s Health was used to calculate vigorous physical activity (VPA) and no days of vigorous physical activity (NVPA) prevalence by state and geographic region. Logistic and least squares regression were used to analyze geographic disparities.Results:Vigorous physical activity levels varied substantially across geographic areas, with the East Southcentral region of the US having the highest NVPA prevalence (13.4%) and the Pacific region the lowest prevalence (9.1%). Children in Georgia and Tennessee had 2.2 to 2.3 times higher odds and children in DC, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky, Kansas, New Jersey, South Carolina, and Washington (adjusted prevalence >13.4%) had 1.8 to 2.0 times higher odds of NVPA than children in California (adjusted prevalence = 8.4%). Adjustment for race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, social capital, television viewing, sleep behavior, and parental physical activity doubled the magnitude of geographic disparities in vigorous physical activity levels. Area poverty, income inequality, and violent crime rates were independent predictors of VPA and NVPA.Conclusions:Although individual and area-level socioeconomic factors are important predictors, substantial geographic disparities remain, with children in several Southern states having particularly high risks of NVPA.

scholarly journals Physical Activity Levels of Adolescent Girls During Dance Classes

2012 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 382-388 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer R. O’Neill ◽  
Russell R. Pate ◽  
Michael W. Beets
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
Training Data ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Dance Class ◽  
Dance Training ◽  
Instructional Level ◽  
Physical Activity Levels

Background:The aims of this study were to describe the physical activity levels of girls during dance classes and to identify factors associated with moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) in those classes.Methods:Participants were 137 girls (11 to 18 years-old) enrolled in ballet, jazz, or tap dance classes from 11 dance studios. Participants wore an accelerometer during the selected dance class on 2 separate days. Factors hypothesized to be associated with MVPA were dance style, instructional level, instructor’s experience, percent of class time spent in choreography, and participants’ age, race/ethnicity, BMI-for-age percentile, and years of dance training. Data were analyzed using generalized linear mixed models.Results:Girls engaged in 9.8 minutes of MVPA, 6.0 minutes of moderate, 3.8 minutes of vigorous, 39.3 minutes of light, and 10.9 minutes of sedentary behavior per hour of dance class participation. Jazz/tap classes provided more MVPA than ballet classes, and intermediate level classes provided more MVPA than advanced level classes. Girls with more dance training obtained more MVPA than girls with less dance training.Conclusion:Dance classes provide valuable opportunities for adolescent girls to be physically active.

Reliability and Validity of a School Recess Physical Activity Recall in Spanish Youth

2010 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 218-230 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Martínez-Gómez ◽  
M. Andres Calabro ◽  
Gregory J. Welk ◽  
Ascension Marcos ◽  
Oscar L. Veiga
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
Activity Monitors ◽  
School Based ◽  
Time Period ◽  
8Th Grade ◽  
School Recess ◽  
Test Retest Reliability ◽  
Physical Activity Recall

Recess is a frequent target in school-based physical activity (PA) promotion research but there are challenges in assessing PA during this time period. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the reliability and validity of a recess PA recall (RPAR) instrument designed to assess total PA and time spent in moderate to vigorous PA (MVPA) during recess. One hundred twenty-five 7th and 8th-grade students (59 females), age 12–14 years, participated in the study. Activity levels were objectively monitored on Mondays using different activity monitors (Yamax Digiwalker, Biotrainer and ActiGraph). On Tuesdays, 2 RPAR self-reports were administered within 1-hr. Test-retest reliability showed ICC = 0.87 and 0.88 for total PA and time spent in MVPA, respectively. The RPAR was correlated against Yamax (r = .35), Biotrainer (r = .40 and 0.54) and ActiGraph (r = .42) to assess total PA during recess. The RPAR was also correlated against ActiGraph (r = .54) to assess time spent in MVPA during recess. Mean difference between the RPAR and ActiGraph to assess time spent in MVPA during recess was no significant (2.15 ± 3.67 min, p = .313). The RPAR showed an adequate reliability and a reasonable validity for assessing PA during the school recess in youth.

scholarly journals Multilevel Correlates of Physical Activity for Early, Mid, and Late Adolescent Girls

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 950-960 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deborah Young ◽  
Brit I. Saksvig ◽  
Tong Tong Wu ◽  
Kathleen Zook ◽  
Xia Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Geographical Information Systems ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Geographical Information ◽  
School Level ◽  
Late Adolescent ◽  
8Th Grade ◽  
11Th Grade

Background:We examined associations among multilevel variables and girls’ physical activity to determine whether they vary at different adolescent ages.Methods:All field sites of the Trial of Activity for Adolescent Girls contributed participants from 6th (n = 1576) and 8th grades (n = 3085). The Maryland site contributed an 11th grade sample (n = 589). Questionnaires were used to obtain demographic and psychosocial information (individual- and social-level variables); height, weight, and triceps skinfold to assess body composition; interviews and surveys for school-level data; and geographical information systems and self-report for neighborhood-level variables. Moderate to vigorous physical activity minutes (MVPA) were assessed from accelerometers. Mixed models (13 individual, 5 social, 15 school, 12 neighborhood variables) were used to determine multilevel associations.Results:Variables at individual, social, school, and neighborhood levels were associated with MVPA, but differed across grades. Lower percent body fat, higher social support from friends, and lower school math scores were associated with higher MVPA at 6th and 8th grade. Higher physical activity self-efficacy was associated with higher MVPA at 11th grade. Only lower physical activity barriers were associated with higher MVPA at all grades.Conclusion:MVPA is a complex behavior with fluid, multilevel correlates that differ among girls across middle and high school.

scholarly journals Validation of a 3-Day Physical Activity Recall Instrument in Female Youth

2003 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 257-265 ◽  
Author(s):  
Russell R. Pate ◽  
Rebecca Ross ◽  
Marsha Dowda ◽  
Stewart G. Trost ◽  
John R. Sirard
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
African American ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
Ninth Grade ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Female Youth ◽  
Valid Instrument ◽  
Physical Activity Recall

The purpose of this study was to examine the validity of the 3-Day Physical Activity Recall (3DPAR) self-report instrument in a sample of eighth and ninth grade girls (n = 70, 54.3% white, 37.1% African American). Criterion measures of physical activity were derived using the CSA 7164 accelerometer. Participants wore a CSA monitor for 7 consecutive days and completed the self-report physical activity recall for the last 3 of those days. Self-reported total METs, 30-min blocks of MVPA, and 30-min blocks of VPA were all significantly correlated with analogous CSA variables for 7 days (r = 0.35–0.51; P < 0.01) and 3 days (r = 0.27–0.46; P < 0.05) of monitoring. The results indicate that the 3DPAR is a valid instrument for assessing overall, vigorous, and moderate to vigorous physical activity in adolescent girls.

Validation of a Computerized 24-Hour Physical Activity Recall (24PAR) Instrument With Pattern-Recognition Activity Monitors

2009 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 211-220 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miguel A. Calabro ◽  
Gregory J. Welk ◽  
Alicia L. Carriquiry ◽  
Sarah M. Nusser ◽  
Nicholas K. Beyler ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Pattern Recognition ◽  
Mixed Model ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
Activity Monitors ◽  
Mixed Model Anova ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Physical Activity Recall

Purpose:The purpose of this study was to examine the validity of a computerized 24-hour physical activity recall instrument (24PAR).Methods:Participants (n = 20) wore 2 pattern-recognition activity monitors (an IDEEA and a SenseWear Pro Armband) for a 24-hour period and then completed the 24PAR the following morning. Participants completed 2 trials, 1 while maintaining a prospective diary of their activities and 1 without a diary. The trials were counterbalanced and completed within a week from each other. Estimates of energy expenditure (EE) and minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) were compared with the criterion measures using 3-way (method by gender by trial) mixed-model ANOVA analyses.Results:For EE, pairwise correlations were high (r > .88), and there were no differences in estimates across methods. Estimates of MVPA were more variable, but correlations were still in the moderate to high range (r > .57). Average activity levels were significantly higher on the logging trial, but there was no significant difference in the accuracy of self-report on days with and without logging.Conclusions:The results of this study support the overall utility of the 24PAR for group-level estimates of daily EE and MVPA.

scholarly journals Association Between School- and Nonschool-Based Activity Programs and Physical Activity in Adolescent Girls

2011 ◽  
Vol 8 (7) ◽  
pp. 971-977 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel R. Taber ◽  
June Stevens ◽  
Leslie A. Lytle ◽  
Robyn D. Foreman ◽  
Jamie Moody ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Mixed Models ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
Sixth Grade ◽  
Program Participation ◽  
School Program ◽  
School Programs ◽  
8Th Grade ◽  
The Mean

Background:Some researchers have questioned if activity programs would be more effective if based outside school (eg, community leagues) rather than within schools. This study compared participation in activity programs based within and outside of school, and estimated the associations between participation and moderate-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) among adolescent girls.Methods:Within the Trial of Activity for Adolescent Girls, independent samples of 1559 6th-grade girls (age 11 to 12) and 3282 8th-grade girls (age 13 to 14) reported program participation using questionnaires. MVPA was measured using accelerometers. Linear mixed models accounted for school and site clustering.Results:Sixth-grade girls reported 5 times as many programs outside school as within school (4.1 vs. 0.8); daily MVPA was 0.29 minutes higher (1.2% of the mean) for each additional program outside school. Compared with 6th-grade girls, 8th-grade girls participated in 1.3 fewer programs outside school, while programs’ association with MVPA was unchanged. Conversely, school programs’ association with MVPA was greater in 8th grade. Daily MVPA was 1.33 minutes higher per school program, and participation declined 0.13.Conclusion:Programs within and outside schools can both increase activity among adolescent girls. Intervention research should focus on increasing participation in school programs, and increasing movement during programs outside school.

Connections among physical activity, motivation, and depressive symptoms in adolescent girls

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 682-694 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jose A Cecchini ◽  
Javier Fernandez-Rio ◽  
Antonio Mendez-Gimenez ◽  
Beatriz Sanchez-Martinez
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Lower Probability ◽  
Intensity Level ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
Sedentary Behaviours ◽  
Situational Motivation ◽  
Physical Activity Motivation ◽  
Activity Questionnaire

Adolescence can be a difficult period of life characterised, among many other things, by a significant increase in depressive symptoms among girls. Recent studies have suggested that sedentary habits and self-determined motivation can be associated with depressive symptoms. The main goal of the present study was to examine the associations between physical activity levels, sedentary behaviours, and self-determined motivation and depressive symptoms in girls during adolescence. A total of 714 adolescent girls (16.53 ± 1.01 years) agreed to participate in the study. They completed a questionnaire including the scale of depressive symptoms, the International Physical Activity Questionnaire, and the Situational Motivation Scale. Participants’ smoking habits and body mass index were also assessed. Results showed that those adolescents who performed physical activity of moderate (odds ratio (OR): 0.55; 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.31, 0.99) or high intensity level (OR: 0.22; 95% CI: 0.10, 0.21) had a significantly lower probability of suffering from depressive symptoms. Accordingly, the most sedentary group had a higher probability of suffering from depressive symptoms (OR: 4.90; 95% CI: 2.00, 11.54). Vigorous self-determined motivation was also a significant predictor of the lowest levels of depressive symptoms. In conclusion, results seemed to indicate that educators should promote the most self-determined types of motivation and physical activity habits in their students if they want to help prevent depressive symptoms.

Abstract P178: Pedometer Feedback Intervention Increases Time Spent in Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity in Cardiac Rehabilitation Patients

Circulation ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 127 (suppl_12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Cemal Ozemek ◽  
Wonwoo Byun ◽  
Katrina Riggin ◽  
Scott Strath ◽  
Leonard Kaminsky
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Cardiac Rehabilitation ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
Activity Level ◽  
Step Count ◽  
Intensity Level ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
Daily Step ◽  
Light Physical Activity ◽  
Step Counts

Introduction: Pedometer feedback with step goals has previously been demonstrated to be effective in increasing daily steps in cardiac rehabilitation patients. These monitors allow the individual to track steps taken during a day, which may influence the frequency or duration of structured physical activity that is intended to achieve a step goal. However, it is not known whether an increase in step counts by pedometer feedback with step goals also increases time spent in recommended intensity levels for improved health, specifically moderate-to vigorous physical activity (MVPA), in cardiac rehabilitation patients. Hypothesis: Pedometer feedback with weekly step goals will increase time spent in MVPA, mediated by an increase in step counts in cardiac rehabilitation patients. Methods: A total of 31 (22 men and 9 women, age 62 ± 9 years) patients participated in a 12-week maintenance cardiac rehabilitation, pedometer based step goal intervention. Prior to the intervention, each subject’s one week baseline average daily step count was measured and 10% of this value was used to increase step goals during the intervention. Each week the step goal was met, the following week’s goal was appropriately increased. However, if the step goal for the week was not achieved, the step goal would not increase until the goal was fulfilled. Additionally, daily step counts and time spent in MVPA and light physical activity were assessed at baseline (without pedometer feedback) and for each intervention week (with pedometer feedback) using a Kenz Lifecorder PLUS monitor (Nagoya, Japan). Average time spent in light physical activity (activity level of 1-2) and MVPA (activity levels ≥3), were determined according to activity intensity level defined by the manufacturer’s analyses program. Results: The average step count for the baseline week was 5546 ± 2679 steps/day which significantly increased to 8348± 3613 steps/day by week 12 (p<0.01). The average time spent in MVPA also significantly increased (p<0.01) from 19 ± 16 min/day at baseline to 38 ± 23 min/day at week 12. In addition, there was a significant increase (p<0.05) in time spent in light physical activity from baseline (42 ± 18 min/day) to week 12 (51 ± 24 min/day). Conclusion: Findings of this study demonstrate that a 12-week pedometer feedback-based intervention was effective in increasing time spent in MVPA in maintenance cardiac rehabilitation patients. Cardiac rehabilitation facilities can utilize pedometer feedback and goal setting to promote increases in time spent in recommended activity levels previously associated with improved health outcomes.

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