Association of BMI category with change in children’s physical activity between ages 6 and 11 years
Background/objectives: To examine the association of body mass index (BMI) with change in children’s physical activity and sedentary time between ages 6 and 11. Participants: A total of 2132 children…
School-based friendship networks and children's physical activity
Despite the known health benefits, the majority of children do not meet physical activity guidelines, with past interventions to increase physical activity yielding little success. Social and friendship networks have…
"Get off the sofa and go and play"
Background: Physical activity declines as children approach puberty. Research has focussed on psychosocial, environmental, and demographic determinants. This paper explores how family and socioeconomic factors are related to children's physical…
Physical activity and sedentary behaviour typologies of 10-11 year olds
Background: Targeted interventions may be more effective at increasing children's physical activity. The aim of this study was to identify clusters of children based on physical activity and sedentary patterns…
Development of scales to assess children's perceptions of friend and parental influences on physical activity
Many children do not meet physical activity guidelines. Parents and friends are likely to influence children's physical activity but there is a shortage of measures that are able to capture…