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Fruits, vegetables, and football: Findings from focus groups with alternative high school students regarding eating and physical activity

Kubik, Martha Y., Lytle, Leslie, Fulkerson, Jayne A.·2005·Journal of Adolescent Health
DOI 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2004.05.010
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Purpose To increase our understanding of factors that may influence the dietary and physical activity practices of adolescents attending an alternative high school (AHS).Methods Seventy students (36 girls, 34 boys) from urban and suburban AHSs in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area participated in 7 focus groups to discuss their perceptions and opinions about factors that influence their eating and physical activity behaviors and to offer suggestions regarding school-based strategies to support and to promote healthy physical activity and eating practices among students. Mixed-gender groups were facilitated by a trained moderator by using a set of standardized questions to guide the 45- to 60-minute discussions. Focus groups were audiotaped, transcribed, and analyzed using a 3-step process for qualitative analysis.Results Time, cost, availability, and convenience were identified as key factors that influenced students' food choices and the choice to be active physically. Access to healthy foods and physical activity was problematic, especially at school. Students also reported that social support from their friends, family, and teachers, and role-modeling behaviors of adults enhanced their likelihood of eating healthy foods and being active.Conclusions Study findings suggest that programs that target social-environmental factors that include norms, role models, social support, and opportunities to practice a health behavior have the potential to affect positively the dietary and physical activity practices of teenagers attending an AHS. Interventions that aim to increase opportunities at school to practice healthy eating and physical activity may be effective, especially in promoting and supporting healthy behavior change among students.

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  • Other wider school policies that created barriers to physical activity included physical activity uniforms, amounts of homework and school scheduling that leaves students too tired or busy for physical activity.

    “Other wider school policies that created barriers to physical activity included physical activity uniforms (particularly for girls and related to body image concerns) 64, amounts of homework 78 and school scheduling that leaves students too tired or busy for physical activity 55, 56.”

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Authors
Kubik, M. Y., Lytle, L., & Fulkerson, J. A.
Affiliations
University of Minnesota (US)
Corresponding author
Kubik, Martha Y.
ORCID
Venue
Journal of Adolescent Health
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2005-06
Volume
36
Issue
6
Pages
494-500
ISSN
1054-139X (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.jadohealth.2004.05.010
OpenAlex
W2065497888
Cited by
100
References
39
Citations by year
2024: 4 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 3 · 2015: 7 · 2014: 10 · 2013: 6 · 2012: 5
FWCI
5.79
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations
  • Journal of Adolescent Health (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Speech and Hearing › School Health and Nursing Education
Keywords
alternative high school students, adolescent dietary behavior, physical activity, food choice, social support, role models, social norms, school health promotion, healthy food access, urban and suburban schools, behavior change
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Diet, Female, Football, Fruit, Humans, Life Style, Male, Time Factors, Vegetables, Health Behavior, Exercise, Focus Groups

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