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Dietary Self-Efficacy and Dietary Intake by Race/Ethnicity among Elementary School Children
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Kulik, Noel; Thomas, Erica M.; Fahlman, Mariane M.; Garn, Alex C.; Centeio, Erin E.; Somers, Cheryl L.; McCaughtry, Nathan – Health Education Journal, 2019
Objective: Existing research shows that sociodemographic factors are associated with dietary patterns among adolescents; however, little is known about when these relationships begin in children. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between dietary self-efficacy (SE) and dietary intake among children over time and by…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Eating Habits, Race, Ethnicity
Academic and Psychosocial Outcomes of a Physical Activity Program with Fourth Graders: Variations among Schools in Six Urban School Districts
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Somers, Cheryl L.; Centeio, Erin E.; Kulik, Noel; Garn, Alex; Martin, Jeffrey; Shen, Bo; Fahlman, Mariane; McCaughtry, Nathan A. – Urban Education, 2019
The purpose was to examine academic achievement, school attachment, and peer acceptance before and after a comprehensive school-based physical activity program (CSPAP) with 378 children in 12 fourth-grade classrooms across six schools in primarily low-socioeconomic status (SES) districts of a large Midwestern metropolitan area. Both personal and…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Elementary School Students, Grade 4, Urban Schools
Relationship between Academic Achievement and Healthy School Transformations in Urban Elementary Schools in the United States
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Centeio, Erin E.; Somers, Cheryl L.; Moore, E. Whitney G.; Kulik, Noel; Garn, Alex; Martin, Jeffrey; McCaughtry, Nate – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2018
Purpose: Given the recent push to increase children's physical activity levels through whole-of-school approaches, the relationship between physical activity and academic achievement has received much attention. Therefore, this study sought to understand the relationship between academic achievement and healthy school transformations in urban…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Correlation, Holistic Approach, Health Promotion