ERIC Number: EJ1247061
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Apr
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-1059-8405
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A School- and Home-Based Intervention to Improve Adolescents' Physical Activity and Healthy Eating: A Pilot Study
Robbins, Lorraine B.; Ling, Jiying; Clevenger, Kimberly; Voskuil, Vicki R.; Wasilevich, Elizabeth; Kerver, Jean M.; Kaciroti, Niko; Pfeiffer, Karin A.
Journal of School Nursing, v36 n2 p121-134 Apr 2020
This study evaluated feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of a 12-week "Guys/Girls Opt for Activities for Life" (GOAL) intervention on 10- to 13-year-old adolescents' body mass index (BMI), percent body fat, physical activity (PA), diet quality, and psychosocial perceptions related to PA and healthy eating. Parent-adolescent dyads from two schools were enrolled. Schools were assigned to either GOAL (38 dyads) or control (43 dyads) condition. The intervention included an after-school club for adolescents 2 days/week, parent-adolescent dyad meeting, and parent Facebook group. Intervention adolescents had greater autonomous motivation for PA and self-efficacy for healthy eating than control adolescents (both p < 0.05). Although between-group differences were not significant, close-to-moderate effect sizes resulted for accelerometer-measured moderate-to-vigorous PA and diet quality measured via 24-hr dietary recall (d = 0.46 and 0.44, respectively). A trivial effect size occurred for percent body fat (d = -0.10). No differences emerged for BMI. Efficacy testing with a larger sample may be warranted.
Descriptors: Intervention, Eating Habits, Physical Activity Level, Early Adolescents, Body Composition, Body Weight, Body Height, Clubs, Parent Participation, Social Media, Program Effectiveness, Motivation, Health Behavior, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Self Efficacy, Social Support Groups, Cooking Instruction
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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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