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Differences in the Association of Physical Activity and Children's Overweight and Obesity Status among the Major Racial and Ethnic Groups of U.S. Children
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Guerrero, Alma D.; Flores, Martiniano; Vangala, Sitaram; Chung, Paul J. – Health Education & Behavior, 2017
Objective: To examine the relationship of exercise with overweight and obesity among an ethnically diverse sample of U.S. children. Method: Data from the 2011-2012 National Survey of Children's Health were analyzed to examine the relationship of daily exercise with children's weight status. Propensity score covariate adjustment and multivariate…
Descriptors: Obesity, Racial Differences, Ethnicity, National Surveys
Adaptation of a Counseling Intervention to Address Multiple Cancer Risk Factors among Overweight/Obese Latino Smokers
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Castro, Yessenia; Fernández, Maria E.; Strong, Larkin L.; Stewart, Diana W.; Krasny, Sarah; Hernandez Robles, Eden; Heredia, Natalia; Spears, Claire A.; Correa-Fernández, Virmarie; Eakin, Elizabeth; Resnicow, Ken; Basen-Engquist, Karen; Wetter, David W. – Health Education & Behavior, 2015
More than 60% of cancer-related deaths in the United States are attributable to tobacco use, poor nutrition, and physical inactivity, and these risk factors tend to cluster together. Thus, strategies for cancer risk reduction would benefit from addressing multiple health risk behaviors. We adapted an evidence-based intervention grounded in social…
Descriptors: Cancer, Health Behavior, Obesity, Hispanic Americans
Identification of Correlates of Physical Activity among Latino Adults.
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Hovell, M.; And Others – Journal of Community Health, 1991
Study explored possible correlates of both vigorous physical activity and walking for exercise in 127 middle-class, healthy adult Latinos. Questionnaire results indicate correlates of physical activity are different for Latinos than for Anglos. Important variables associated with vigorous activity are self-efficacy, friends' support, childhood…
Descriptors: Adults, Eating Habits, Exercise, Family Influence
Relationships among Children's Beliefs, Perceptions of Their Parents' Beliefs, and Their Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity.
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Kimiecik, Jay C.; And Others – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 1996
This study examined relationships between children's participation in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and their beliefs about physical activities and participation as well as perceptions of their parents' beliefs. Children's beliefs about their MVPA significantly predicted variance in self-reported MVPA. Children's perceptions of…
Descriptors: Exercise, Family Environment, Family Influence, Health Behavior