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Enjoyment mediates effects of a school-based physical-activity intervention

DISHMAN, ROD K., MOTL, ROBERT W., SAUNDERS, RUTH, FELTON, GWEN, WARD, DIANNE S., DOWDA, MARSHA, PATE, RUSSELL R.·2005·Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise

Abstract

PURPOSE: The study evaluated whether targeted changes in factors influencing enjoyment of physical education (PE), physical activity enjoyment, and self-efficacy beliefs about participating in physical activity mediated the effect of the Lifestyle Education for Activity Program (LEAP) intervention on participation in physical activity. METHODS: High schools (N=24) paired on enrollment size, racial composition, urban or rural location, and class structure were randomized into control (N=12) or experimental (N=12) groups. Of the 4044 girls enrolled and eligible, 2087 (51.6%) participated in the measurement component of the study. There were 1038 girls in the control group and 1049 girls in the experimental group. INTERVENTION: LEAP was a comprehensive school-based intervention emphasizing changes in instruction and school environment designed to increase physical activity among black and white adolescent girls. It was organized according to the Coordinated School Health Program and included a PE component with core objectives of promoting enjoyment of PE, physical activity enjoyment, and self-efficacy. RESULTS: Latent variable structural equation modeling indicated that: 1) the intervention had direct, positive effects on physical activity and factors influencing enjoyment of PE, which subsequently explained the effects of increased physical activity enjoyment and self-efficacy on increased physical activity; and 2) an additional, indirect effect of physical activity enjoyment on physical activity operated by an influence on self-efficacy. CONCLUSIONS: Increases in enjoyment partially mediated the positive effect of the LEAP intervention. To our knowledge, we have provided the first experimental evidence from a randomized controlled trial linking increased enjoyment with increased physical activity among black and white adolescent girls.

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Authors
DISHMAN, R. K., MOTL, R. W., SAUNDERS, R., FELTON, G., WARD, D. S., DOWDA, M., & PATE, R. R.
Affiliations
  • University of Georgia (US)
  • University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (US)
  • University of South Carolina (US)
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
Venue
Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
Published
2005-03
Volume
37
Issue
3
Pages
478-487
ISSN
0195-9131 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2042754559
Cited by
474
References
29
Citations by year
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FWCI
12.44
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Scholar Commons (University of South Carolina) (submittedVersion)
Funders
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NIH HL 57775)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Physical Activity and Health
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation › Physical Education and Pedagogy
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
Keywords
physical activity, physical education, enjoyment, self-efficacy, school-based intervention, adolescent girls, mediation, coordinated school health programs, racial differences
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adolescent Behavior, Female, Happiness, Humans, Models, Psychological, Motivation, Physical Education and Training, School Health Services, Health Behavior, Exercise, Self Efficacy

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