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This study examined gender and developmental differences in exercise-related beliefs and exercise behaviors of 286 racially diverse youth and explored factors predictive of exercise. Compared to males, females reported less prior and... more
This study examined gender and developmental differences in exercise-related beliefs and exercise behaviors of 286 racially diverse youth and explored factors predictive of exercise. Compared to males, females reported less prior and current exercise, lower self-esteem, poorer health status, and lower exercise self-schema. Adolescents, in contrast to pre-adolescents, reported less social support for exercise and fewer exercise role models. In a path model, gender, the benefits/barriers differential, and access to exercise facilities and programs directly predicted exercise. Effects of grade, perceived health status, exercise self-efficacy, social support for exercise, and social norms for exercise on exercise behavior, were mediated through the benefits/barriers differential. Effect of race on exercise was mediated by access to exercise facilities and programs. Continued exploration of gender and developmental differences in variables influencing physical activity can yield valuable information for tailoring exercise promotion interventions to the unique needs of youth.
Research Interests: Psychology, Nursing, Health Behavior, Child Development, Adolescent, and 15 moreMedicine, Gender Identity, Multivariate Analysis, Humans, Child, Female, Pubmed, Male, Psychological Intervention, Exercise, Health Status, Curriculum and Pedagogy, Medicine and Health Sciences, Cohort Studies, and attitude to health
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Research Interests: Medical Education, Health Education, Life Style, Health, Medicine, and 15 moreCollaborative Learning, Humans, Child, Intervention, Newspaper, Exercise, Food habits, Curriculum and Pedagogy, Medicine and Health Sciences, Cooperative Behavior, Internet, Collaborative Teaching, Middle School Students, attitude to health, and interprofessional relations
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Research Interests: Nursing, Health Promotion, Health Care, Theory, Self Care, and 15 moreGrounded Theory, Public Health, Medicine, Motivation, Humans, Female, Male, Public Health Nursing, Nurse, Aged, Questionnaires, Nursing Theory, Public health systems and services research, Medicine and Health Sciences, and attitude to health
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Research Interests: Nursing, Life Style, Childhood Obesity, Medicine, Multivariate Analysis, and 15 moreHumans, Child, Female, Feasibility Studies, Male, Cluster Analysis, Exercise, Body Mass Index, Feeding Behavior, Chi Square Distribution, Medicine and Health Sciences, Authoritative Parenting, Dietary fats, Child preschool, and Culturally diverse
ABSTRACT: This study examined gender and developmental differences in exercise‐related beliefs and exercise behaviors of 286 racially diverse youth and explored factors predictive of exercise. Compared to males, females reported less... more
ABSTRACT: This study examined gender and developmental differences in exercise‐related beliefs and exercise behaviors of 286 racially diverse youth and explored factors predictive of exercise. Compared to males, females reported less prior and current exercise, lower self‐esteem, poorer health status, and lower exercise self‐schema. Adolescents, in contrast to pre‐adolescents, reported less social support for exercise and fewer exercise role models. In a path model, gender, the benefits/barriers differential, and access to exercise facilities and programs directly predicted exercise. Effects of grade, perceived health status, exercise self‐efficacy, social support for exercise, and social norms for exercise on exercise behavior, were mediated through the benefits/barriers differential. Effect of race on exercise was mediated by access to exercise facilities and programs. Continued exploration of gender and developmental differences in variables influencing physical activity can yield valuable information for tailoring exercise promotion interventions to the unique needs of youth.
Research Interests: Psychology, Nursing, Health Behavior, Child Development, Adolescent, and 15 moreMedicine, Gender Identity, Multivariate Analysis, Humans, Child, Female, Male, Psychological Intervention, Child and Adolescent Psychology, Exercise, Health Status, Curriculum and Pedagogy, Medicine and Health Sciences, Cohort Studies, and attitude to health
Research Interests: Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Nursing, Health Behavior, Research Design, and 13 moreParenting, Physical Activity, Childhood Obesity, Humans, Consensus, Workgroup, Psychological Intervention, Theoretical Models, FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES, Conceptualization, Pediatric Obesity, Medicine and Health Sciences, and Motor activity
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SummaryDespite decades of research and a multitude of prevention and treatment efforts, childhood obesity in the United States continues to affect nearly 1 in 5 (19.3%) children, with significantly higher rates among Black, Indigenous,... more
SummaryDespite decades of research and a multitude of prevention and treatment efforts, childhood obesity in the United States continues to affect nearly 1 in 5 (19.3%) children, with significantly higher rates among Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour communities. This narrative review presents social foundations of structural racism that exacerbate inequity and disparity in the context of childhood obesity. The National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities' Research Framework guides the explication of structurally racist mechanisms that influence health disparities and contribute to childhood obesity: biologic and genetic, health behaviours, chronic toxic stress, the built environment, race and cultural identity, and the health care system. Strategies and interventions to combat structural racism and its effects on children and their families are reviewed along with strategies for research and implications for policy change. From our critical review and refl...
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Where should people go with health problems related to spiritual distress? What if you were suffering from stress related to an inadequate spiritual outlook? Where can healthy people go for advice on how to stay healthy? Where can... more
Where should people go with health problems related to spiritual distress? What if you were suffering from stress related to an inadequate spiritual outlook? Where can healthy people go for advice on how to stay healthy? Where can physicians send patients with chronic pain related to psychological stress who don’t want to go to psychiatrists or psychologists? Our answer is a church-based, nurse-managed wellness resource center. Several years ago Granger Westberg, a Lutheran minister, proposed that nurses become health ministers in churches.1 Nurses, he said, could work closely with pastors, identifying parishioners ' health needs and providing health promotion services. They could also help people cope with chronic health problems, get into the health care system, and care for sick family members in their homes. Westberg believed churches would be a perfect site for nursing services. Since churches already address spiritual care, they could be bases for wholistic nursing care. ...
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The use of nursing diagnosis contributes to health promotion by helping nurses define and organize knowledge for community practice. When community nurses assess clients' responses to life and health events,... more
The use of nursing diagnosis contributes to health promotion by helping nurses define and organize knowledge for community practice. When community nurses assess clients' responses to life and health events, clinical judgment frequently requires formulation of both positive and problem-oriented nursing diagnoses. Clinical examples and research findings are used to illustrate the use of nursing diagnoses for health promotion in community practice.