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Author | Brown, William H. | en_US |
Author | Pfeiffer, Karin A. | en_US |
Author | McIver, Kerry L. | en_US |
Author | Dowda, Marsha | en_US |
Author | Addy, Cheryl L. | en_US |
Author | Pate, Russell R. | en_US |
Date Accessioned | 2011-02-14T13:08:31Z | en_US |
Date Accessioned | 2011-05-16T20:40:46Z | |
Date Available | 2011-02-14T13:08:31Z | en_US |
Date Available | 2011-05-16T20:40:46Z | |
Date of Issue | 2009-01 | en_US |
Identifier (Citation) | Child Development; 80:1 p. 45-58 | en_US |
Identifier (URI) | http://hdl.handle.net/10342/3210 | en_US |
Description | The two-fold purpose of the investigation was (1) to describe with direct observation data the physical activity behaviors and the accompanying social and environmental events of those behaviors for children in preschools; and (2) to determine which contextual conditions were predictors of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and non-sedentary physical activity (i.e., light activity + MVPA) for 3-, 4-, and 5-year-old children during their outdoor play. The results indicate that preschoolers' physical activity is characterized as sedentary in nature throughout their preschool day (i.e., 89% sedentary, 8% light activity, 3% MVPA). During outdoor play periods, when children are most likely to be physically active, some contextual and social circumstances better predict their physical activity. Implications for policymakers, practitioners, and researchers are discussed. Originally published Child Development, Vol. 80, No. 1, Jan/Feb 2009 | en_US |
Language | en_US | en_US |
Publisher | East Carolina University | en_US |
Related URI | http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1467-8624.2008.01245.x/abstract | en_US |
Rights | Author notified of opt-out rights by Cammie Jennings | en_US |
Subject | Preschool children | en_US |
Subject | Physical activity | en_US |
Subject | Physical inactivity | en_US |
Subject | Childhood overweight | en_US |
Subject | Direct observation methods | en_US |
Subject | Childhood obesity | |
Title | Social and Environmental Factors Associated with Preschoolers' Non-sedentary Physical Activity | en_US |
Type | Article | en_US |
Identifier (PMID) | PMC2648129 | en_US |