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The Relationship Between Physical Activity And Psychosocial Health In Adolescent Girls And Their Mothers
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Book Synopsis The Relationship Between Physical Activity and Psychosocial Health in Adolescent Girls and Their Mothers by : Kellie Walters
Download or read book The Relationship Between Physical Activity and Psychosocial Health in Adolescent Girls and Their Mothers written by Kellie Walters and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Psychosocial Factors and Physical Activity Among Black Adolescent Females by : Rennae A. Williams
Download or read book Psychosocial Factors and Physical Activity Among Black Adolescent Females written by Rennae A. Williams and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The purpose of this study was to develop a better understanding of the physical activity behavior of Black female adolescents age 14-18 in the Charlotte, NC public school community by examining the relationship between physical activity and self-efficacy, social support, outcome expectations, and physical environment. The study sample consisted of 96 girls ages 14-19 from a public high school in Charlotte, North Carolina. Participants volunteered to complete a survey with demographic, physical activity (PA), and psychosocial questions. The predictor variables were self-efficacy and physical activity self-efficacy, social support, outcome expectations, and physical environment. The dependent variable was physical activity participation. Correlational analysis was employed to examine the relationship of the four predictor variables to physical activity. Self-efficacy was shown to be correlated with PA. The strongest correlation was between physical activity self-efficacy and PA. Correlations between outcome expectations and PA for the total sample were low and not significant. Total social support, family and friend social support were correlated with PA as well. Physical environment was not significantly related with PA for the Black adolescents in this study. Multiple regression was used to determine the relative strength of the four main predictor variables on the dependent variable of physical activity level. For the total sample, the four predictor variables explained 24% of the variance in physical activity participation. Of these variables, physical activity self-efficacy makes the largest unique contribution (beta=.36) with a significance level of .002. In order to understand PA habits and perceptions among Black adolescent females, the last section of the survey included 14 open-ended questions. Most Black participants understand the health benefits of physical activity, but cited tiring and sweating factors as reasons why they do not participate in physical activity. Findings suggest increasing physical activity self-efficacy and providing social support, as well as allowing girls to have a choice in their physical activity and offering activities they consider fun, may lead to increased physical activity among Black adolescent girls."--Abstract from author supplied metadata.
Book Synopsis Physical Activity and Sport in the Lives of Girls by : President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports (U.S.)
Download or read book Physical Activity and Sport in the Lives of Girls written by President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Obesity in Childhood and Adolescence by : Wieland Kiess
Download or read book Obesity in Childhood and Adolescence written by Wieland Kiess and published by Karger Medical and Scientific Publishers. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Obesity in childhood and adolescence has reached epidemic proportions in all industrialized countries around the world. Its impact on individual lives as well as on health economics has to be recognized by physicians and the public alike. Among the most common consequences of obesity in the adolescent are hypertension, dyslipidemia, back pain and psychosocial problems. Therapeutic strategies include psychological and family therapy, lifestyle/behavior modification and nutrition education. The role of regular exercise and exercise programs is emphasized. Surgical procedures and drugs used in adult obesity are still not generally recommended for obese adolescents. This book aims to increase physicians knowledge and understanding of obesity in childhood and adolescence as well as to further public awareness of the health burden and economic dimension of obesity at a young age. Several chapters deliver insights into the basic understanding of which factors contribute to or prevent the development of overweight and obesity in young people. Other contributions provide tools for the clinician to manage the care of the child and adolescent with overweight/obesity. In addition, knowledge from the latest scientific studies on the molecular biology of obesity is also presented.
Download or read book Fat Talk written by Mimi Nichter and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009-07-01 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teen-aged girls hate their bodies and diet obsessively, or so we hear. News stories and reports of survey research often claim that as many as three girls in five are on a diet at any given time, and they grimly suggest that many are “at risk” for eating disorders. But how much can we believe these frightening stories? What do teenagers mean when they say they are dieting? Anthropologist Mimi Nichter spent three years interviewing middle school and high school girls—lower-middle to middle class, white, black, and Latina—about their feelings concerning appearance, their eating habits, and dieting. In Fat Talk, she tells us what the girls told her, and explores the influence of peers, family, and the media on girls’ sense of self. Letting girls speak for themselves, she gives us the human side of survey statistics. Most of the white girls in her study disliked something about their bodies and knew all too well that they did not look like the envied, hated “perfect girl.” But they did not diet so much as talk about dieting. Nichter wryly argues—in fact some of the girls as much as tell her—that “fat talk” is a kind of social ritual among friends, a way of being, or creating solidarity. It allows the girls to show that they are concerned about their weight, but it lessens the urgency to do anything about it, other than diet from breakfast to lunch. Nichter concludes that if anything, girls are watching their weight and what they eat, as well as trying to get some exercise and eat “healthfully” in a way that sounds much less disturbing than stories about the epidemic of eating disorders among American girls. Black girls, Nichter learned, escape the weight obsession and the “fat talk” that is so pervasive among white girls. The African-American girls she talked with were much more satisfied with their bodies than were the white girls. For them, beauty was a matter of projecting attitude (“’tude”) and moving with confidence and style. Fat Talk takes the reader into the lives of girls as daughters, providing insights into how parents talk to their teenagers about their changing bodies. The black girls admired their mothers’ strength; the white girls described their mothers’ own “fat talk,” their fathers’ uncomfortable teasing, and the way they and their mothers sometimes dieted together to escape the family “curse”—flabby thighs, ample hips. Moving beyond negative stereotypes of mother–daughter relationships, Nichter sensitively examines the issues and struggles that mothers face in bringing up their daughters, particularly in relation to body image, and considers how they can help their daughters move beyond rigid and stereotyped images of ideal beauty.
Book Synopsis Physical Activity & Sport in the Lives of Girls by : President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports (U.S.)
Download or read book Physical Activity & Sport in the Lives of Girls written by President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports Report by : President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports (U.S.)
Download or read book President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports Report written by President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Relationship of Physical Activity to Adolescent Female Psychological Development and Gender-role Identity by : Linda Covey
Download or read book The Relationship of Physical Activity to Adolescent Female Psychological Development and Gender-role Identity written by Linda Covey and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Parental Support and Youth Physical Activity by : Alisha D. May
Download or read book Parental Support and Youth Physical Activity written by Alisha D. May and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Current research shows that adolescents are not engaging in enough physical activity which has led researchers to explore factors that can lead to an increase in participation. When psychosocial factors have been researched in terms of adolescent physical activity participation, it has been found that parents play an important role. The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between parental support and young adolescents' physical activity behaviors. In this study a total of ninety-eight 5th and 6th grade student participants (n = 54 male, n = 44 female) ranging in age from 10 to 14 years (M age=11.7 yrs, SD =0.65) from the Rocky Mountain U.S. were administered questionnaires. Parents of all student participants were also asked to participate in this study, and 112 (n = 19 father, n = 94 mother) parent responses were received. Student participants completed a questionnaire which assessed importance and enjoyment of physical activity, perceived parental social support, and physical activity levels. Parent participants completed a questionnaire which assessed support for their child's physical activity, importance and enjoyment of physical activity for them and for their child, relative importance of physical activity for their child, and parent physical activity levels. Overall, participants reported engaging in 69.28 min of MVPA per day for children, 59.91 min of MVPA per day for fathers and 37.13 min of MVPA for mothers. When MVPA was reported solely by the parent there was a significant correlation between parent and child MVPA (Mother-child r = .27, p
Book Synopsis Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity in Childhood and Adolescence by : Wieland Kiess
Download or read book Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity in Childhood and Adolescence written by Wieland Kiess and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite the fact that the prevalence of obesity in early childhood has been stable and is no longer increasing in many developed and industrialized countries, the incidence of both obesity and full-blown metabolic syndrome in children and adolescents is still very high. Obesity is a major disease burden in all societies and needs to be prevented early in life. New approaches are eagerly sought and absolutely necessary.This book presents a comprehensive and state-of-the-art summary of current and new knowledge in this critical field. Crucial issues such as nutrition and genetics are described in detail. In addition, new ideas such as e-health and the consequences of urban living conditions are explored. Last but not least, modern treatment concepts and prevention even at an early age are competently discussed.Offering a valuable update on new developments in obesity research and the treatment in children and adolescents, this book is essential reading for all pediatricians and health-care professionals who look after young patients on a regular basis.
Book Synopsis Recreational Sport by : Barcelona, Robert
Download or read book Recreational Sport written by Barcelona, Robert and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2015-09-30 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recreational Sport provides readers with a foundation in the concepts of recreational sport. Based on current research and offering real-world applications, it will help readers understand how to design, deliver, and manage recreational sport programs no matter what setting they find themselves in.
Book Synopsis Relationship Between Adolescents' Perceptions of Parental Physical Activity and Their Own Well-Being by : Paul Yeatts
Download or read book Relationship Between Adolescents' Perceptions of Parental Physical Activity and Their Own Well-Being written by Paul Yeatts and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between adolescents' perceptions of their parents' encouragement to lose weight and physical activity habits (i.e., exercise habits and sedentary behaviors) and their own physical health-related fitness (HRF) and psychological well-being. Results of structural equation modeling revealed both similarities and differences between boys and girls. Specifically, parental sedentary behavior and encouragement to lose weight related to girls HRF. Among boys, only encouragement to lose weight related to HRF. When inspecting the relationship between HRF and psychological well-being, HRF related to body satisfaction, but not depressive symptoms, among both boys and girls. Results of this study highlight the complex influence that parental perceptions have during adolescent development.
Book Synopsis Growth, Maturation, and Physical Activity by : Robert M. Malina
Download or read book Growth, Maturation, and Physical Activity written by Robert M. Malina and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2004 with total page 740 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This updated edition features three new chapters and current research findings. Topics include prenatal growth and functional development, motor development, thermoregulation, obesity in childhood and adolescence and more.
Book Synopsis Physical Activity , Physical Fitness and the Psychosocial Well-being of Obese Adolescents by : Nichole Rhea Kelly
Download or read book Physical Activity , Physical Fitness and the Psychosocial Well-being of Obese Adolescents written by Nichole Rhea Kelly and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Overweight and obesity are associated with an array of negative physical and psychosocial symptoms in adolescents. Numerous pediatric obesity interventions have emerged in an attempt to address this significant public health concern. However, few have focused on African American females, a particularly high risk group for negative health behaviors and associated complications. Moreover, research examining the psychosocial changes associated with increases in physical activity and fitness, although promising in elder and adult populations, is nearly nonexistent in adolescents. Thus, the current study addressed limitations in the research and examined the psychosocial outcomes of adolescent participants in T.E.E.N.S., a culturally sensitive, multidisciplinary weight loss intervention. From baseline to 6 month post-testing, program participants demonstrated significant improvements in physical, emotional, and social functioning, as well as body dissatisfaction. Moreover, increases in physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness were associated with significant enhancements in several domains of psychological well-being.
Book Synopsis Physical Activity & Sport in the Lives of Girls by : President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports (U.S.)
Download or read book Physical Activity & Sport in the Lives of Girls written by President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Exploration of Physical Self-Efficacy and a Youth Sport Program for Adolescent Girls by :
Download or read book The Exploration of Physical Self-Efficacy and a Youth Sport Program for Adolescent Girls written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite the proven psychosocial benefits, sport participation levels of adolescent girls have decreased over the last two decades. Reasons for the decline in participation have been linked to a variety of barriers faced by adolescent girls. In particular, many current youth sport programs do not offer the components to attract and maintain the interest of girls. Physical self-efficacy is an important component for exercise adherence and participation. However, few researchers have examined physical self-efficacy and sport participation of adolescent girls. Exploring the psychosocial construct of physical self-efficacy is important in relation to girls' participation in physical activity and sport. The purpose of my study was to determine if adolescent girls participating in a youth running program would score higher on physical self efficacy than adolescent girls not participating in the youth running program. The Physical Self-Efficacy Scale (Ryckman et al., 1982) was used to investigate physical self-efficacy for a sample of 40 adolescent girls, ages 8 to 12 years old from Wake and Durham counties participating in the youth running program compared to a sample of 13 adolescent girls, ages 9 to 11 years old from Wake County, not participating in the program. A t-test for Equality of Means and a non-parametric Mann-Whitney U test were used to test the significance of the relationships between the experimental group and the control group. No statistically significant difference was found in the means or mean ranks of the physical self-efficacy components.
Book Synopsis Applied Exercise Psychology by : Selen Razon
Download or read book Applied Exercise Psychology written by Selen Razon and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-10-25 with total page 664 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Applied Exercise Psychology emphasizes the application of evidence-based knowledge drawn from the fields of exercise psychology, health psychology, clinical and counseling psychology, and exercise physiology for physical activity behavior change. The book provides readers with: theoretical bases for understanding and promoting physical activity behavior; interventions to use for facilitating physical activity behavior change and the tools for measuring the effectiveness of these interventions; cross-cultural considerations for practitioners to ensure multicultural competency; considerations to guide best practices with special populations (e.g., persons with medical conditions and persons with mental health conditions); overall applied implications and future directions. The collection builds a bridge between up-to-date research findings, relevant field experiences, and applied implications. This is the first book to cover such breadth of topics in applied exercise psychology, with chapters bringing often overlooked issues to the attention of practitioners to promote not only evidence-based practice but also responsible ethics and referral.
