Promoting physical activity amongst adolescent girls
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This review examines recent studies investigating physical activity interventions designed specifically for adolescent girls and makes recommendations for future research and practice. Results are organized using an adapted version of Pender's Health Promotion Model. Of the 12 interventions reviewed, three increased physical activity, two improved fitness, two decreased body fat, and six sought to improve psychosocial functioning in their participants. These interventions included a variety of components, including physical, cognitive, affective, and environmental. This research summary can aid adolescent health researchers, school nurses, and pediatric health care professionals in designing strategies to increase physical activity in adolescent girls. In addition to directly increasing physical activity, future interventions should also seek to influence physical activity-related cognition affect and environment in order to bring about lasting change.
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Brown 2009 reported increased physical activity among adolescent girls.
“Furthermore, a review of studies evaluating the impact of physical activity interventions reported increased physical activity among adolescent girls (Brown 2009), and another found a positive effect on fitness measures in children generally (Trudeau 2008).”
From School-based physical activity programs for promoting physical activity and fitness in children and adolescents aged 6 to 18 (2013) · cites this paper as Brown 2009
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- Authors
- Standiford Brown, A.
- Venue
- Issues in Comprehensive Pediatric Nursing
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2009-01
- Volume
- 32
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 49-64
- ISSN
- 0146-0862 (ISSN-L)
- 1521-043X
- OpenAlex
- W2131301042
- Cited by
- 18
- References
- 73
- Citations by year
- 2021: 1 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 2 · 2012: 2
- FWCI
- 0.18
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Issues in Comprehensive Pediatric Nursing (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Physical Activity and Health
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Social Sciences › Life-span and Life-course Studies › Sports and Physical Education Studies
- Keywords
- physical activity interventions, adolescent girls, Pender's health promotion model, physical fitness, fat mass, psychosocial functioning, school-based intervention, health behavior change, school nursing
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Child, Female, Health Promotion, Humans, Motor Activity, Obesity, Overweight, Young Adult
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