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    Social and Environmental Factors Associated with Preschoolers' Non-sedentary Physical Activity

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    Brown, William H.; Pfeiffer, Karin A.; McIver, Kerry L.; Dowda, Marsha; Addy, Cheryl L.; Pate, Russell R.
    Abstract
    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
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    http://hdl.handle.net/10342/3210
    Subject
     Preschool children; Physical activity; Physical inactivity; Childhood overweight; Direct observation methods; Childhood obesity 
    Date
    2009-01
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    Brown, William H., & Pfeiffer, Karin A., & McIver, Kerry L., & Dowda, Marsha, & Addy, Cheryl L., & Pate, Russell R.. (January 2009). Social and Environmental Factors Associated with Preschoolers' Non-sedentary Physical Activity. , (. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10342/3210

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    Brown, William H., and Pfeiffer, Karin A., and McIver, Kerry L., and Dowda, Marsha, and Addy, Cheryl L., and Pate, Russell R.. "Social and Environmental Factors Associated with Preschoolers' Non-sedentary Physical Activity". . . (.), January 2009. March 04, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10342/3210.
    Chicago:
    Brown, William H. and Pfeiffer, Karin A. and McIver, Kerry L. and Dowda, Marsha and Addy, Cheryl L. and Pate, Russell R., "Social and Environmental Factors Associated with Preschoolers' Non-sedentary Physical Activity,"  , no. (January 2009), http://hdl.handle.net/10342/3210 (accessed March 04, 2021).
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    Brown, William H., Pfeiffer, Karin A., McIver, Kerry L., Dowda, Marsha, Addy, Cheryl L., Pate, Russell R.. Social and Environmental Factors Associated with Preschoolers' Non-sedentary Physical Activity. . January 2009; () . http://hdl.handle.net/10342/3210. Accessed March 04, 2021.
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