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  1. This study investigated the construct validity of a computerised self-assessment tool to measure psychological, social and environmental influences of young peoples' physical activity. First, analyses of the m...

    Authors: Yngvar Ommundsen, Angie Page, Po-Wen Ku and Ashley R Cooper
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008 5:29
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  2. Although per capita crime has generally fallen over the period which coincides with the obesity epidemic, it has not fallen uniformly across communities. It also has not fallen enough to allay fears on the par...

    Authors: H Shelton Brown III, Adriana Pérez, Gita G Mirchandani, Deanna M Hoelscher and Steven H Kelder
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008 5:28
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  3. The high prevalence of depression in women is an increasing public health concern. Although studies have found associations between physical activity (PA) and depression, little is known about the optimal doma...

    Authors: Megan Teychenne, Kylie Ball and Jo Salmon
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008 5:27
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  4. Reviews have reported mixed findings for associations between physical activity and proximity to a range of environmental resources. Initially most studies used self reported proximity, but more are now using ...

    Authors: Sally Macintyre, Laura Macdonald and Anne Ellaway
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008 5:26
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  5. Adequate levels of physical activity can assist with weight control efforts, however, only a modest number of national studies have examined the physical activity patterns by weight control status. This articl...

    Authors: Judy Kruger, Michelle M Yore and Harold W Kohl III
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008 5:25
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  6. Little is known about how the home environmental supports physical activity and screen media usage. The purpose of this study was to develop and test the reliability and validity of a self-report instrument to...

    Authors: John R Sirard, Melissa C Nelson, Mark A Pereira and Leslie A Lytle
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008 5:24
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  7. The contribution of the environment to the obesity epidemic is well recognized. Parents have control over their home environment and can, therefore, support healthy dietary and activity habits in their childre...

    Authors: Maria J Bryant, Dianne S Ward, Derek Hales, Amber Vaughn, Rachel G Tabak and June Stevens
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008 5:23
    Content type: Methodology Published on:

  8. To examine urban Indigenous Australians' knowledge of the current Physical Activity Guidelines (PAG) and identify their preferred sources of assistance or advice regarding physical activity.

    Authors: Alison L Marshall, Julian Hunt and David Jenkins
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008 5:22
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  9. To investigate if positive changes or maintenance high scores on potential behavioral determinants of fruit and vegetable (F&V) intake are associated with increased or maintenance favorable levels of F&V intak...

    Authors: Nannah I Tak, Saskia J te Velde and Johannes Brug
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008 5:21
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  10. The purpose of this study was to investigate relationships between ideological beliefs, perceptions of the importance of health behaviours, health attitudes, food consumption, and Body Mass Index (BMI). A beha...

    Authors: Wei C Wang, Anthony Worsley and Everarda G Cunningham
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008 5:20
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  11. Past research has suggested that changes in culture explain the substantial weight gain seen in many immigrant groups with length of residence in the U.S. and across generations of residence in the U.S. Howeve...

    Authors: Yoosun Park, Kathryn M Neckerman, James Quinn, Christopher Weiss and Andrew Rundle
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008 5:19
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  12. Physical activity (PA) rates decline precipitously during the high school years and are consistently lower among adolescent girls than adolescent boys. Due to cultural barriers, this problem might be exacerbat...

    Authors: Parvaneh Taymoori, Shamsaddin Niknami, Tanya Berry, David Lubans, Fazloalha Ghofranipour and Anoshirvan Kazemnejad
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008 5:18
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  13. This study examines changes in socio-demographic, environmental and intrapersonal factors associated with dog acquisition in non-dog owners at baseline to 12-months follow-up and the effect of dog acquisition ...

    Authors: Hayley E Cutt, Matthew W Knuiman and Billie Giles-Corti
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008 5:17
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  14. Policy is frequently identified in the behavioural nutrition and physical activity research literature as a necessary component of effective research and practice. The purpose of this commentary is to promote ...

    Authors: Mark A Lawrence and Heather Yeatman
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008 5:16
    Content type: Commentary Published on:

  15. Worldwide, the prevalence of obesity among children has increased dramatically. Although the etiology of childhood obesity is multifactorial, to date, most preventive interventions have focused on school-aged ...

    Authors: Alison K Ventura and Leann L Birch
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008 5:15
    Content type: Review Published on:

  16. To determine whether the provision of higher levels of compulsory school physical activity is associated with higher physical activity and fitness levels and less overweight in childhood and 20 years later.

    Authors: Verity Cleland, Terence Dwyer, Leigh Blizzard and Alison Venn
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008 5:14
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  17. Perceptions of one's environment and functional status have been linked to physical activity in older adults. However, little is known about these associations over time, and even less about the possible media...

    Authors: Katherine S Morris, Edward McAuley and Robert W Motl
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008 5:13
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  18. The long-term role that parental encouragement and attitudes about fitness and exercise play in adolescents' physical activity and sedentary behavior habits remains unclear. This paper aims to longitudinally e...

    Authors: Katherine W Bauer, Melissa C Nelson, Kerri N Boutelle and Dianne Neumark-Sztainer
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008 5:12
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  19. Low levels of physical activity are characteristic in preschoolers. To effectively promote physical activity, it is necessary to understand factors that influence young children's physical activity. The presen...

    Authors: Greet Cardon, Eveline Van Cauwenberghe, Valery Labarque, Leen Haerens and Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008 5:11
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  20. The purpose of this paper is to review relationships of academic performance and some of its determinants to participation in school-based physical activities, including physical education (PE), free school ph...

    Authors: François Trudeau and Roy J Shephard
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008 5:10
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  21. This study seeks to determine whether perception of weight status among the overweight has changed with the increasing overweight/obesity prevalence.

    Authors: Wendy L Johnson-Taylor, Rachel A Fisher, Van S Hubbard, Pamela Starke-Reed and Paul S Eggers
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008 5:9
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  22. The primary objective of this pilot study was to evaluate the effect of active video games on children's physical activity levels.

    Authors: Cliona Ni Mhurchu, Ralph Maddison, Yannan Jiang, Andrew Jull, Harry Prapavessis and Anthony Rodgers
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008 5:8
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  23. Intention is a key determinant of action. However, there is a gap between intention and behavioural performance that remains to be explained. Therefore, the aim of this study was to identify moderators of the ...

    Authors: Steve Amireault, Gaston Godin, Marie-Claude Vohl and Louis Pérusse
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008 5:7
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  24. Intermittent monitoring of fruit and vegetable intake at the population level is essential for the evaluation and planning of national dietary interventions. Yet, only a limited number of studies on time trend...

    Authors: Mette Rasmussen, Rikke Krølner, Chalida Mae Svastisalee, Pernille Due and Bjørn Evald Holstein
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008 5:6
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  25. Food behaviours, attitudes, environments and knowledge are relevant to professionals in childhood obesity prevention, as are dietary patterns which promote positive energy balance. There is a lack of valid and...

    Authors: Annabelle M Wilson, Anthea M Magarey and Nadia Mastersson
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008 5:5
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  26. To assess the association of obesity with quality of life, health service utilization and physical activity in a large sample of primary care patients with osteoarthritis (OA).

    Authors: Thomas Rosemann, Richard Grol, Katja Herman, Michel Wensing and Joachim Szecsenyi
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008 5:4
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  27. Few measures exist to measure the overall home environment for its ability to support physical activity (PA) and healthy eating in overweight children. The purpose of this study was to develop and test the rel...

    Authors: Michelle L Gattshall, Jo Ann Shoup, Julie A Marshall, Lori A Crane and Paul A Estabrooks
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008 5:3
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  28. It is well established that the risk of insufficient physical activity is greater in girls than in boys, especially during the adolescent years. The promotion of active transport (AT) to and from school has be...

    Authors: Elizabeth K Duncan, J Scott Duncan and Grant Schofield
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008 5:2
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  29. Walking and cycling to school provide a convenient opportunity to incorporate physical activity into an adolescent's daily routine. School proximity to residential homes has been identified as an important det...

    Authors: Norah M Nelson, Eimear Foley, Donal J O'Gorman, Niall M Moyna and Catherine B Woods
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008 5:1
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  30. Participation in Walk to School (WTS) programs has grown substantially in the US since its inception; however, no attempt has been made to systematically describe program use or factors associated with impleme...

    Authors: Dianne S Ward, Laura Linnan, Amber Vaughn, Brian Neelon, Sarah L Martin and Janet E Fulton
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2007 4:67
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  31. Numerous studies have examined the association between the surrounding neighborhood environment and physical activity levels in adolescents. Many of these studies use a road network buffer or Euclidean distanc...

    Authors: Natalie Colabianchi, Marsha Dowda, Karin A Pfeiffer, Dwayne E Porter, Maria João CA Almeida and Russell R Pate
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2007 4:66
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  32. Evidence is growing on the benefit of physical activity to improve well-being following a cancer diagnosis. This study examined changes in physical activity from pre to post diagnosis and explored this relatio...

    Authors: Nancy Humpel and Donald C Iverson
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2007 4:65
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  33. Immigrant children face an increased risk of being overweight. Little is known about how immigrant families perceive school programs that may help prevent obesity, such as walking to school and school breakfast.

    Authors: H Mollie Greves, Paula Lozano, Lenna Liu, Katie Busby, Jen Cole and Brian Johnston
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2007 4:64
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  34. Type 2 diabetes disproportionately affects Aboriginal peoples in Canada. Ample evidence shows that regular physical activity (PA) plays an important role in the prevention and treatment of type 2 diabetes. Evi...

    Authors: Allison M Kirby, Lucie Lévesque, Virgina Wabano and Jennifer Robertson-Wilson
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2007 4:63
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  35. Accurate measurement of physical activity is a pre-requisite for monitoring population health and for evaluating effective interventions. The International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) is used as a c...

    Authors: Ralph Maddison, Cliona Ni Mhurchu, Yannan Jiang, Stephen Vander Hoorn, Anthony Rodgers, Carlene MM Lawes and Elaine Rush
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2007 4:62
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  36. The aim of this work was to study the associations of physical activity (PA) and other factors predisposing to overweight, with overweight and central adiposity in children and adolescents.

    Authors: Francisco B Ortega, Jonatan R Ruiz and Michael Sjöström
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2007 4:61
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  37. While much cross-sectional data is available, there have been few longitudinal investigations of patterns of electronic media use in children. Further, the possibility of a bi-directional relationship between ...

    Authors: Kylie Hesketh, Melissa Wake, Melissa Graham and Elizabeth Waters
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2007 4:60
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  38. The majority of individuals with type 2 diabetes do not exercise regularly. Pedometer-based walking interventions can help; however, pedometer-based interventions targeting only total daily accumulated steps m...

    Authors: Caroline R Richardson, Kathleen S Mehari, Laura G McIntyre, Adrienne W Janney, Laurie A Fortlage, Ananda Sen, Victor J Strecher and John D Piette
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2007 4:59
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  39. Household food availability is consistently linked to dietary intake; yet behavioral weight control treatment includes only minimal instruction on how to change the home environment to support dietary goals. T...

    Authors: Amy A Gorin, Hollie A Raynor, Heather M Niemeier and Rena R Wing
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2007 4:58
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  40. The aim of this paper was to test the goodness of fit of the Attitude – Social influence – self-Efficacy (ASE) model in explaining schoolchildren's intentions to eat fruit and their actual fruit intake in Aust...

    Authors: Camilla Sandvik, Rolf Gjestad, Johannes Brug, Mette Rasmussen, Marianne Wind, Alexandra Wolf, Carmen Pérez-Rodrigo, Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij, Oddrun Samdal and Knut-Inge Klepp
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2007 4:57
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  41. Environmental factors may influence the particularly low rates of physical activity in African American and low-income adults. This cross-sectional study investigated how measured environmental factors were re...

    Authors: Katie M Heinrich, Rebecca E Lee, Richard R Suminski, Gail R Regan, Jacqueline Y Reese-Smith, Hugh H Howard, C Keith Haddock, Walker S Carlos Poston and Jasjit S Ahluwalia
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2007 4:56
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  42. Although it is important to investigate how interventions work, no formal mediation analyses have been conducted to explain behavioral outcomes in school-based fat intake interventions in adolescents. The aim ...

    Authors: Leen Haerens, Ester Cerin, Benedicte Deforche, Lea Maes and Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2007 4:55
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  43. Whilst evidence exists for the influence of encouragement on physical activity participation, the diversity of support sources and the type of physical activity examined previously is limited. This study exami...

    Authors: Maea Hohepa, Robert Scragg, Grant Schofield, Gregory S Kolt and David Schaaf
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2007 4:54
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  44. Interventions to promote physical activity frequently target hypothesized mediators of change, but these might be affected by a person's awareness of their own physical activity behavior. The paper aims to cha...

    Authors: Esther MF van Sluijs, Simon J Griffin and Mireille NM van Poppel
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2007 4:53
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  46. Walking is the primary focus of population-based physical activity initiatives but a theoretical understanding of this behaviour is still elusive. The purpose of this study was to integrate personality, the pe...

    Authors: Ryan E Rhodes, Kerry S Courneya, Chris M Blanchard and Ronald C Plotnikoff
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2007 4:51
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  47. Despite the global obesity epidemic, few studies have performed cross-national comparisons of adolescents' attempts to lose weight and weight control practices. This study aims to investigate matters mentioned...

    Authors: Kristiina Ojala, Carine Vereecken, Raili Välimaa, Candace Currie, Jari Villberg, Jorma Tynjälä and Lasse Kannas
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2007 4:50
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  48. Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic neurological disease that is associated with physical inactivity. Understanding the factors that correlate with physical activity is important for developing effective phys...

    Authors: Shawna E Doerksen, Robert W Motl and Edward McAuley
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2007 4:49
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  49. Guatemala has experienced a substantial increase in overweight and obesity in recent years, yet physical activity patterns and consequent energy expenditure are largely unexplored in this population.

    Authors: Cria O Gregory, Manuel Ramirez-Zea, Reynaldo Martorell and Aryeh D Stein
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2007 4:48
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  50. This study assesses the net benefit and the cost-effectiveness of the Coordinated Approach to Child Health (CATCH) intervention program, using parameter estimates from the El Paso trial. There were two standar...

    Authors: Henry Shelton Brown III, Adriana Pérez, Yen-Peng Li, Deanna M Hoelscher, Steven H Kelder and Roberto Rivera
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2007 4:47
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