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RELATIONS OF SELF-APPRAISAL AND MOOD CHANGES WITH VOLUNTARY PHYSICAL ACTIVITY CHANGES IN AFRICAN AMERICAN PREADOLESCENTS IN AN AFTER-SCHOOL CARE INTERVENTION |
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James J. Annesi1  ,
Avery D. Faigenbaum2, Wayne L. Westcott3 and Alice E. Smith4 |
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1Director of Wellness Advancement, YMCA of Metropolitan Atlanta, 2Department of Health and Exercise Science, The College of New Jersey, 3South Shore YMCA, Quincy, MA, 4Child Health Promotion, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, USA |
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| ABSTRACT | |||
| There is an increasing prevalence of overweight in preadolescents
that predicts physical problems over the lifespan. Physical inactivity has
been implicated as an associated factor, with African American youth being
at an increased risk. Based on social cognitive theory, and proposed correlates
of physical activity in youth, changes over 12 weeks in measures of self-appraisal
(general self, physical appearance, physical self-concept, exercise barriers
self-efficacy) and mood (tension, vigor), and their relations with voluntary
physical activity changes, were assessed within an after-school care physical
activity intervention. Participants were volunteers recruited from children
already registered for a 12-week segment of YMCA after-school care. The
treatment group consisted of 146 African American preadolescents with the
control group comprised of 123 African American preadolescents who were
scheduled to receive the program during the next sequence that it was offered.
Results indicated the intervention group reported significantly more positive
self-appraisals, reduced tension, and enhanced vigor. Bivariate and multiple
regression analyses indicated that when each of the 4 self-appraisal and
2 mood factors were simultaneously entered into a regression equation, 36%
of the variance in voluntary physical activity was explained. Findings support
the treatment's association with theoretically based correlates of physical
activity in the present sample, and suggest directions for physical activity
interventions for youth.
Key words: Physical activity, exercise, body mass index, youth, health behavior. |
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