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  1. Evidence for psychosocial and environmental correlates on children's physical activity is scattered and somewhat unconvincing. Further, the moderating influences of socioeconomic position (SEP) on these influe...

    Authors: James Dollman and Nicole R Lewis
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:56
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  2. Although general parenting styles and restrictive parental feeding practices have been associated with children's weight status, few studies have examined the association between feeding styles and proximal ou...

    Authors: Sharon L Hoerr, Sheryl O Hughes, Jennifer O Fisher, Theresa A Nicklas, Yan Liu and Richard M Shewchuk
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:55
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  3. Understanding the correlates of dietary intake is necessary in order to effectively promote healthy dietary behavior among children and adolescents. A literature review was conducted on the correlates of the f...

    Authors: Arianna D McClain, Courtney Chappuis, Selena T Nguyen-Rodriguez, Amy L Yaroch and Donna Spruijt-Metz
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:54
    Content type: Review Published on:

  4. Parks are key environmental resources for encouraging population-level physical activity (PA). In measuring availability of parks, studies have employed both self-reported and objective indicators of proximity...

    Authors: Kelsey J Lackey and Andrew T Kaczynski
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:53
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  5. It has previously been suggested that deprived neighbourhoods within modern cities have poor access to general amenities, for example, fewer food retail outlets. Here we examine the distribution of food retail...

    Authors: Laura Macdonald, Anne Ellaway and Sally Macintyre
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:52
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  6. Prospective studies linking infant temperament, or behavioral style, to infant body composition are lacking. In this longitudinal study (3 to 18 months), we seek to examine the associations between two dimensi...

    Authors: Meghan M Slining, Linda Adair, Barbara Davis Goldman, Judith Borja and Margaret Bentley
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:51
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  7. Appropriately measuring habitual physical activity (PA) in children is a major challenge. Questionnaires and accelerometers are the most widely used instruments but both have well-known limitations. The aims o...

    Authors: Bettina Bringolf-Isler, Leticia Grize, Urs Mäder, Nicole Ruch, Felix H Sennhauser and Charlotte Braun-Fahrländer
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:50
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  8. Using data from the SHAPE trial, a randomized 6-month neighborhood-based intervention designed to increase walking activity among older adults, this study identified and analyzed social-ecological factors medi...

    Authors: Yvonne L Michael and Nichole E Carlson
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:49
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  9. The purpose of this paper was to evaluate the long-term impact of a childhood motor skill intervention on adolescent motor skills and physical activity.

    Authors: Lisa M Barnett, Eric van Beurden, Philip J Morgan, Lyndon O Brooks, Avigdor Zask and John R Beard
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:48
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  10. Overweight increased among Filipino mothers and offspring from 1994 to 2005 however, a higher rate of increase among mothers resulted in a prevalence 4 times higher than that among offspring in 2005. Our aim w...

    Authors: Anna Kelles and Linda Adair
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:47
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  11. Fast food restaurants reportedly target specific populations by locating in lower-income and in minority neighborhoods. Physical proximity to fast food restaurants has been associated with higher obesity rates.

    Authors: Philip M Hurvitz, Anne V Moudon, Colin D Rehm, Laura C Streichert and Adam Drewnowski
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:46
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  12. The potential synergistic effects of multiple dietary and physical activity behaviours on the risk of chronic conditions and health outcomes is a key issue for public health. This study examined the prevalence...

    Authors: Natalie Pearson, Andrew J Atkin, Stuart JH Biddle, Trish Gorely and Charlotte Edwardson
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:45
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  13. Measures to assess neighborhood environments are needed to better understand the salient features that may enhance outdoor physical activities, such as walking and bicycling for transport or leisure. The purpo...

    Authors: Kelly R Evenson, Daniela Sotres-Alvarez, Amy H Herring, Lynne Messer, Barbara A Laraia and Daniel A Rodríguez
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:44
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  14. Interventions designed to increase workplace physical activity may not automatically reduce high volumes of sitting, a behaviour independently linked to chronic diseases such as obesity and type II diabetes. T...

    Authors: Nicholas D Gilson, Anna Puig-Ribera, Jim McKenna, Wendy J Brown, Nicola W Burton and Carlton B Cooke
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:43
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  15. There is increasing evidence that the environment plays a role in influencing physical activity in children and adults. As children have less autonomy in their behavioural choices, neighbourhood environment su...

    Authors: Andrew P Jones, Emma G Coombes, Simon J Griffin and Esther MF van Sluijs
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:42
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  16. The aim of the study was to examine the construct validity of the Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire -R18 (TFEQ-R18), a measure of eating behaviour, and to evaluate cognitive restraint, uncontrolled eating and ...

    Authors: Susanna Anglé, Janne Engblom, Tiina Eriksson, Susanna Kautiainen, Marja-Terttu Saha, Pirjo Lindfors, Matti Lehtinen and Arja Rimpelä
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:41
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  17. Authors: Amika S Singh, Mai JM Chinapaw, Johannes Brug, Stef PJ Kremers, Tommy LS Visscher and Willem van Mechelen
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:40
    Content type: Erratum Published on:

    The original article was published in International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:23

  18. Research on the influence of the physical environment on physical activity is rapidly expanding and different measures of environmental perceptions have been developed, mostly in the US and Australia. The purp...

    Authors: Heleen Spittaels, Charlie Foster, Jean-Michel Oppert, Harry Rutter, Pekka Oja, Michael Sjöström and Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:39
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  20. Accurate measurement of household food purchase behavior (HFPB) is important for understanding its association with household characteristics, individual dietary intake and neighborhood food retail outlets. Ho...

    Authors: Simone A French, Melanie Wall, Nathan R Mitchell, Scott T Shimotsu and Ericka Welsh
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:37
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  21. The literature on seasonality in children and youth's physical activity participation is inconsistent. The aims of this study were to: 1) compare physical activity across seasons and describe activity patterns...

    Authors: Elin Kolle, Jostein Steene-Johannessen, Lars B Andersen and Sigmund A Anderssen
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:36
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  22. Regular physical activity is considered a cornerstone for managing type 2 diabetes. However, in Canada, most individuals with type 2 diabetes do not meet national physical activity recommendations. When design...

    Authors: François Boudreau and Gaston Godin
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:35
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  23. There is evidence of a clustering of healthy dietary patterns and physical activity among young people and also of unhealthy behaviours. The identification of influences on children's health behaviors, particu...

    Authors: Natalie Pearson, Anna Timperio, Jo Salmon, David Crawford and Stuart JH Biddle
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:34
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  24. Identification of non-modifiable correlates of physical activity and sedentary behaviour in youth contributes to the development of effective targeted intervention strategies. The purpose of this research was ...

    Authors: Trish Gorely, Andrew J Atkin, Stuart JH Biddle and Simon J Marshall
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:33
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  25. The Neighborhood Environment Walkability Scale (NEWS) and its abbreviated form (NEWS-A) assess perceived environmental attributes believed to influence physical activity. A multilevel confirmatory factor analy...

    Authors: Ester Cerin, Terry L Conway, Brian E Saelens, Lawrence D Frank and James F Sallis
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:32
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  26. Accelerometers were incorporated in the 2003–2004 National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey (NHANES) study cycle for objective assessment of physical activity. This is the first time that objective ph...

    Authors: Marquis S Hawkins, Kristi L Storti, Caroline R Richardson, Wendy C King, Scott J Strath, Robert G Holleman and Andrea M Kriska
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:31
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  27. Increasing physical activity is important in the promotion of better health. Computer-tailored behavior change programs have shown promise in changing lifestyle risk factors.

    Authors: Leonie Michelle Neville, Blythe O'Hara and Andrew Milat
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:30
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  28. Few studies have investigated the associations of takeaway food consumption with overall diet quality and abdominal obesity. Young adults are high consumers of takeaway food so we aimed to examine these associ...

    Authors: Kylie J Smith, Sarah A McNaughton, Seana L Gall, Leigh Blizzard, Terence Dwyer and Alison J Venn
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:29
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  29. While previous research on fast food access and purchasing has not found evidence of an association, these studies have had methodological problems including aggregation error, lack of specificity between the ...

    Authors: Lukar E Thornton, Rebecca J Bentley and Anne M Kavanagh
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:28
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  30. Some studies in adults indicate a positive correlation between eating later in the day and overall energy intake as well as body weight status. Thus, the time of food intake may be a risk factor in childhood o...

    Authors: Stephanie Eng, David A Wagstaff and Sibylle Kranz
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:27
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  31. The workplace has been identified as a promising setting for health promotion, and many worksite health promotion programmes have been implemented in the past years. Research has mainly focused on the effectiv...

    Authors: Suzan JW Robroek, Frank J van Lenthe, Pepijn van Empelen and Alex Burdorf
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:26
    Content type: Review Published on:

  32. The prevalence and level of overweight in childhood is rapidly increasing. One potential contributor to the rise in overweight is a decline in physical activity (PA). The purpose of this study was to compare l...

    Authors: Benedicte Deforche, Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij, Eva D'hondt and Greet Cardon
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:25
    Content type: Research Published on:

  33. Computer-tailored written nutrition interventions have been shown to be more effective than non-tailored materials in changing diet, but continued research is needed. Your Healthy Life/Su Vida Saludable (YHL-S...

    Authors: Kim M Gans, Patricia M Risica, Leslie O Strolla, Leanne Fournier, Usree Kirtania, David Upegui, Julie Zhao, Tiffiney George and Suddhasatta Acharyya
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:24
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  34. The threats posed by the rising prevalence of overweight and obesity on public health have been widely acknowledged. Several population groups, which deserve special attention because of their higher prevalenc...

    Authors: Amika S Singh, Mai JM Chinapaw, Johannes Brug, Stef PJ Kremers, Tommy LS Visscher and Willem van Mechelen
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:23
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    The Erratum to this article has been published in International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:40

  35. Among youth, participation in extracurricular physical activities at school and organised physical activities in the community is associated with higher physical activity levels. The objective was to determine...

    Authors: Mathieu Bélanger, Katherine Gray-Donald, Jennifer O'Loughlin, Gilles Paradis, Jennifer Hutcheon, Katerina Maximova and James Hanley
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:22
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  36. Physical activity (PA) is one of the most important factors for improving population health, but no standardised systems exist for international surveillance. The International Physical Activity Questionnaire ...

    Authors: Adrian Bauman, Fiona Bull, Tien Chey, Cora L Craig, Barbara E Ainsworth, James F Sallis, Heather R Bowles, Maria Hagstromer, Michael Sjostrom and Michael Pratt
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:21
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  37. Theoretically, increased levels of physical activity self-efficacy (PASE) should lead to increased physical activity, but few studies have reported this effect among youth. This failure may be at least partial...

    Authors: Russell Jago, Tom Baranowski, Kathy Watson, Christine Bachman, Janice C Baranowski, Debbe Thompson, Arthur E Hernández, Elizabeth Venditti, Tara Blackshear and Esther Moe
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:20
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  38. This study sought to integrate perceived and built environmental and individual factors into the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) model to better understand adolescents' physical activity.

    Authors: Ralph Maddison, Steven Vander Hoorn, Yannan Jiang, Cliona Ni Mhurchu, Daniel Exeter, Enid Dorey, Chris Bullen, Jennifer Utter, David Schaaf and Maria Turley
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:19
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  39. This pilot study evaluated the feasibility (recruitment, retention, adherence and satisfaction) and preliminary efficacy of a 12-week website and email-linked counselling intervention on physical activity behavio...

    Authors: Tanis Liebreich, Ronald C Plotnikoff, Kerry S Courneya and Normand Boulé
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:18
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  40. The purpose of this study is to compare self-reported time (by questionnaire) and objectively measured time (by accelerometer) spent on physical activity at moderate (MPA) and vigorous intensity (VPA) in subgr...

    Authors: Sander M Slootmaker, Albertine J Schuit, Marijke JM Chinapaw, Jacob C Seidell and Willem van Mechelen
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:17
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  41. In the ProActive Trial an intensive theory-based intervention program was no more effective than theory-based brief advice in increasing objectively measured physical activity among adults at risk of Type 2 diabe...

    Authors: Wendy Hardeman, Ann Louise Kinmonth, Susan Michie and Stephen Sutton
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:16
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  42. Time spent outdoors is positively associated with physical activity and has been suggested as a proxy for physical activity of children. The role of children's independence in physical activity and time spent ...

    Authors: Li Ming Wen, James Kite, Dafna Merom and Chris Rissel
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:15
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  43. Parents directly influence children's physical activity and nutrition behaviors and also dictate the physical and social environments that are available to their children. This paper summarizes the development...

    Authors: Michelle A Ihmels, Greg J Welk, Joey C Eisenmann and Sarah M Nusser
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:14
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  46. Forming implementation intentions (specifying when, where and how to act) has been proposed as a potentially effective and inexpensive intervention, but has mainly been studied in controlled settings for strai...

    Authors: Emely De Vet, Anke Oenema, Paschal Sheeran and Johannes Brug
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:11
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  47. To determine the feasibility of recruiting and retaining young adults in a brief behavioral weight loss intervention tailored for this age group, and to assess the preliminary efficacy of an intervention that ...

    Authors: Jessica Gokee-LaRose, Amy A Gorin and Rena R Wing
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:10
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  48. Changes in body image and subjective well-being variables (e.g. self-esteem) are often reported as outcomes of obesity treatment. However, they may, in turn, also influence behavioral adherence and success in ...

    Authors: António L Palmeira, David A Markland, Marlene N Silva, Teresa L Branco, Sandra C Martins, Cláudia S Minderico, Paulo N Vieira, José T Barata, Sidónio O Serpa, Luis B Sardinha and Pedro J Teixeira
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:9
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  49. This study examines the relationship of neighbourhood environment factors with walking and total health enhancing physical activity.

    Authors: Patrick Bergman, Andrej M Grjibovski, Maria Hagströmer, James F Sallis and Michael Sjöström
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:8
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  50. Prior research has found that television viewing is associated with poor diet quality, though little is known about its long-term impact on diet, particularly during adolescence. This study examined the associ...

    Authors: Daheia J Barr-Anderson, Nicole I Larson, Melissa C Nelson, Dianne Neumark-Sztainer and Mary Story
    Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009 6:7
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