Browsing College of Health and Human Performance by Author "McIver, Kerry L."
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Assessing Children's Physical Activity in Their Homes: The Observational System for Recording Physical Activity in Children-Home
McIver, Kerry L.; Brown, William H.; Pfeiffer, Karin A.; Dowda, Marsha; Pate, Russell R. (East Carolina University, 2009)The present study describes the development and pilot testing of the Observation System for Recording Physical Activity in Children-Home version. This system was developed to document physical activity and related physical ... -
Factors Related to Objectively Measured Physical Activity in Preschool Children
Pfeiffer, Karin A.; Dowda, Marsha; McIver, Kerry L.; Pate, Russell R. (East Carolina University, 2009-05)This study examined correlates of objectively measured physical activity (PA) in a diverse sample of preschool children (age 3–5 years; n=331). Accelerometer min·hr−1 of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and ... -
Social and Environmental Factors Associated with Preschoolers' Non-sedentary Physical Activity
Brown, William H.; Pfeiffer, Karin A.; McIver, Kerry L.; Dowda, Marsha; Addy, Cheryl L.; Pate, Russell R. (East Carolina University, 2009-01)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; ...