Research Database
Category: Active Living Research
Back to Research DatabaseThe Interactive Contribution to Adolescent Physical Activity of Psychosocial and Environmental Variables
Background: The body of literature examining the independent contributions to physical activity (PA) made by various environmental and psychosocial variables is substantial and is helping practitioners make great strides... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: Dan Graham, PhD, Margaret Schneider, PhD
- Institutions: Obesity Prevention Center, University of Minnesota, School of Social Ecology, University of California, Irvine
Using Technology to Promote Youth Physical Activity in Structured Program Settings
Background: Innovative technologies provide children with an abundance of entertainment options involving indoor, sedentary activities (Yancey, et al. 2009). Since these sedentary activities compete for the same time resources... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: Stephanie West, PhD, Kindal Shores, PhD
- Institutions: Health, Leisure and Exercise Science, Appalachian State University, 2Recreation & Leisure Studies, East Carolina University
Agreement in Walking Trips and Locations between GPS/Accelerometer Data and a Travel Diary among Adolescent Girls
Background: Although a growing body of literature has linked neighborhood characteristics to physical activity, little of this research has objectively examined where the activity occurred. Self-reported travel diaries provide... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: Daniel Rodriguez, PhD, Gihyoug Cho, MS, Deborah Cohen, PhD, Kelly Evenson, PhD, Elizabeth Shay, PhD, Julie Pickrel, MS, John Elder, PhD, Terry Conway, PhD, Leslie Lytle, PhD, Sara Veblen-Mortenson, MS, Bonnie Ghosh-Dastidar, PhD
- Institutions: City and Regional Planning, UNC Chapel Hill, RAND Corporation, Epidemiology, UNC Chapel Hill, Institute for the Environment, UNC Chapel Hill, San Diego State University, Epidemiology, University of Washington, University of Minnesota
Walkable Community Design and Physical Activity in Children
Background: The number of children who walk to school has declined precipitously in recent decades but new community designs that emphasize walkability may be able to reverse these declines.... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: Barbara Brown, PhD, Robert Stevens, MPP
- Institutions: Family and Consumer Studies, University of Utah
Journey to Work by Public Transit and Objective Measures of Physical Activity in the Neighborhood Quality of Life Study (NQLS): Where You Live, Where You Work and How You Get There
Background: Many public transit users achieve physical activity recommendations by walking to and from transit. Objectives: This paper analyses the relationship between commuting by transit and objectively measured physical... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: Ugo Lachapelle, Msc, Lawrence Frank, PhD, Brian Saelens, PhD, James Sallis, PhD3, Terry Conway, PhD
- Institutions: School of Community and Regional Planning, University of British Columbia, University of Washington and Seattle Children’s Hospital, Department of Psychology, San Diego State University
Using Technology to Promote Youth Physical Activity in Structured Program Settings
Background: Innovative technologies provide children with an abundance of entertainment options involving indoor, sedentary activities (Yancey, et al. 2009). Since these sedentary activities compete for the same time resources... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: Stephanie West, PhD, Kindal Shores, PhD
- Institutions: Health, Leisure and Exercise Science, Appalachian State University, Recreation & Leisure Studies, East Carolina University
Agreement in Walking Trips and Locations between GPS/Accelerometer Data and a Travel Diary among Adolescent Girls
Background: Although a growing body of literature has linked neighborhood characteristics to physical activity, little of this research has objectively examined where the activity occurred. Self-reported travel diaries provide... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: Daniel Rodriguez, PhD, Gihyoug Cho, MS, Deborah Cohen, PhD, Kelly Evenson, PhD, Elizabeth Shay, PhD, Julie Pickrel, MS, John Elder, PhD, Terry Conway, PhD, Leslie Lytle, PhD, Sara Veblen-Mortenson, MS, Bonnie Ghosh-Dastidar, PhD
- Institutions: City and Regional Planning, UNC Chapel Hill, RAND Corporation, Epidemiology, UNC Chapel Hill, Institute for the Environment, UNC Chapel Hill, San Diego State University, Epidemiology, University of Washington, University of Minnesota
Development of a Physical Activity Location Measurement System (PALMS) and Validation in Young and Old Populations Wearing GPS
Background: Activity in outdoor locations can have important benefits for health and well being in older adult populations and in children. There is increasing recognition of the importance of... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: Jacqueline Kerr, PhD, Fred Raab, NA, Ernesto Ramirez, MS, Gregory Norman, PhD, Dane Lotspeich, MS, Kevin Patrick, MD
- Institutions: Family and Preventive Medicine, UCSD