Contextualizing Adolescent Female Physical Activity Behavior: A Descriptive Study
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Study Design
2.2. Participant Recruitment
2.3. Quantitative Survey
2.4. Survey Procedures
2.5. Data Analysis
3. Results
PA Findings
4. Discussion
4.1. Limitations
4.2. Implications
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Grade Level | Total |
---|---|
Sixth | 200 |
Seventh | 204 |
Eighth | 200 |
Race | |
Black or African American Caucasian Latina American Indian | 52% 34% 11% 1% |
Grade | School PA | Home PA | Weekday PA | Weekend PA | Daily PA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sixth | 9.99 (5.20) | 33.59 (11.19) | 43.58 (13.29) | 43.58 (19.60) | 43.58 (12.95) |
Seventh | 9.61 (5.18) | 34.41 (11.49) | 44.03 (13.32) | 48.04 (19.61) | 45.17 (12.76) |
Eighth | 8.74 (4.95) | 34.12 (10.79) | 42.87 (12.85) | 43.39 (20.46) | 43.02 (13.17) |
Total | 9.45 (5.13) | 34.04 (11.15) | 45.50 (13.14) | 45.03 (19.98) | 43.93 (12.97) |
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Stoepker, P.; Biber, D.; Davis, A.; Welk, G.J.; Meyer, A. Contextualizing Adolescent Female Physical Activity Behavior: A Descriptive Study. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 3125. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20043125
Stoepker P, Biber D, Davis A, Welk GJ, Meyer A. Contextualizing Adolescent Female Physical Activity Behavior: A Descriptive Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2023; 20(4):3125. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20043125
Chicago/Turabian StyleStoepker, Peter, Duke Biber, Ashlee Davis, Gregory J. Welk, and Adria Meyer. 2023. "Contextualizing Adolescent Female Physical Activity Behavior: A Descriptive Study" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 20, no. 4: 3125. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20043125