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Exploring Effective Strategies for Increasing the Amount of Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity Children Accumulate during Recess: A Quasi-Experimental Intervention Study
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Efrat, Merav W. – Journal of School Health, 2013
Background: Less than half of elementary children meet the physical activity recommendations of 30 to 60 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) on a daily basis. Recess provides the single biggest opportunity for children to accumulate MVPA. This study explored whether a teacher's social prompting to be active during recess alone…
Descriptors: Recess Breaks, Elementary School Students, Physical Activity Level, Teacher Role
Understanding Acculturation, Depressive Symptoms, and the Protective Role of Family Involvement among Latino(a) Immigrant Families
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Perez, Rose M.; Dawson, Beverly Araujo; Suarez-Orozco, Carola – Journal of Family Social Work, 2011
Although the relationship between varying levels of acculturation and depressive symptoms has been established among Latino(a) youth, the positive role of family involvement in relation to depressive symptoms among immigrant Latino(a) families has been studied less. This study draws on a sample of first-generation Latino(a) youth from the…
Descriptors: Family Involvement, Acculturation, Depression (Psychology), Immigrants