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ERIC Number: EJ1400901
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 12
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1059-8405
EISSN: EISSN-1546-8364
Organized Physical Activity Program Participation, Physical Activity, and Related Psychosocial Factors among Urban Adolescents
Robbins, Lorraine B.; Ling, Jiying; Chang, Mei-Wei
Journal of School Nursing, v39 n6 p475-486 2023
The study purpose was to examine whether adolescents who participated in organized physical activity (PA) programs differed from nonparticipants in motivation, social support, and self-efficacy related to PA; PA (min/hr); and sedentary screen time behavior. Thirty-nine 5th-7th grade adolescents participated in organized PA programs; 41 did not. Approximately 56.3% were Black, and 52.5% had annual family incomes <$20,000. Compared to nonparticipants, those who participated reported significantly higher social support (M = 2.32 vs. 3.13, p < 0.001) and fewer hours watching television or movies on a usual weekend day (M = 2.49 vs. 1.59, p = 0.016); and had higher accelerometer-measured vigorous PA (M = 0.58 vs. 1.04, p = 0.009) and moderate-to-vigorous PA (M = 2.48 vs. 3.45, p = 0.035). Involving adolescents in organized PA programs may be important for improving their moderate-to-vigorous PA, vigorous PA, and related psychosocial factors, as well as reducing sedentary screen time behavior.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 5; Intermediate Grades; Middle Schools; Grade 6; Grade 7; Junior High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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