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Direct linkEscalante, Yolanda; García-Hermoso, Antonio; Backx, Karianne; Saavedra, Jose M. – Health Education & Behavior, 2014
School recess provides a major opportunity to increase children's physical activity levels. Various studies have described strategies to increase levels of physical activity. The purpose of this systematic review is therefore to examine the interventions proposed as forms of increasing children's physical activity levels during recess. A…
Descriptors: Playgrounds, Physical Activity Level, Recess Breaks, Intervention
Lampard, Amy M.; Jurkowski, Janine M.; Davison, Kirsten K. – Health Education & Behavior, 2013
Parents' rules regarding child television, DVD, video game, and computer use (screen time) have been associated with lower screen use in children. This study aimed to identify modifiable correlates of this behavior by examining social-cognitive predictors of parents' restriction of child screen time. Low-income parents ("N" =…
Descriptors: Low Income, Screening Tests, Correlation, Television Viewing
Musher-Eizenman, Dara R.; Young, Kathleen M.; Laurene, Kimberly; Galliger, Courtney; Hauser, Jessica; Wagner Oehlhof, Marissa – Health Education & Behavior, 2010
Overweight is increasing in children, leading to negative health consequences. Children also lack appropriate levels of important vitamins and nutrients in their diets. Environmental cues, such as food proximity, have been shown to influence consumption rates in adults. The present study has tested whether proximity to either a nutrient-dense or…
Descriptors: Proximity, Cues, Intervention, Child Care
Lindsay, Ana C.; Sussner, Katarina M.; Greaney, Mary L.; Peterson, Karen E. – Health Education & Behavior, 2009
As more U.S. children grow up in Latino families, understanding how social class, culture, and environment influence feeding practices is key to preventing obesity. The authors conducted six focus groups and 20 in-depth interviews among immigrant, low-income Latina mothers in the Northeast United States and classified 17 emergent themes from…
Descriptors: Social Class, Obesity, Prevention, Physical Activities
Dumas, Jean E.; Moreland, Angela D.; Gitter, Alexandra H.; Pearl, Amanda M.; Nordstrom, Alicia H. – Health Education & Behavior, 2008
The authors evaluate the relation of ethnic, socioeconomic status (SES), and belief match between parents and group leaders and engagement in a preventive intervention for parents of preschoolers. Engagement was assessed through attendance, retention, and quality of participation in sessions with 171 parents and 11 group leaders. SES match…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Parenting Skills, Group Counseling, Prevention
Gritz, Ellen R.; Tripp, Mary K.; James, Aimee S.; Harrist, Ronald B.; Mueller, Nancy H.; Chamberlain, Robert M.; Parcel, Guy S. – Health Education & Behavior, 2007
The preschool is an important yet understudied setting for sun-protection interventions. This study evaluates the effects of Sun Protection is Fun! (SPF) on preschool staff behavioral and psychosocial outcomes related to protecting children from sun exposure. Twenty preschools participated in a 2-year, group-randomized trial to evaluate SPF, a…
Descriptors: Intervention, Self Efficacy, Cancer, Program Effectiveness
