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JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC NURSING-NURSING CARE OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES
Volume 29, Issue 6, Pages 576-585Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2014.06.002
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Body mass index; Schools; Adolescent; Female; Exercise; Cognition; Affect
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- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) [R21HL090705]
- Michigan State University (MSU) College of Nursing and MSU Families and Communities Together Coalition
- MSU Graduate School and College of Nursing PhD Nurse Fellowship
- Michigan Nurse Corps
- Michigan Department of Community Health
- Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth
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This study examined personal, cognitive, affective, and behavioral variables related to body mass index (BMI) among 73 6th and 7th grade girls, and differences between categories of healthy weight, overweight, and obese in the variables. BMI was correlated with barriers to physical activity, enjoyment of physical activity, light physical activity, moderate to vigorous physical activity, vigorous physical activity, and sedentary time. As compared to obese girls, those who were non-obese perceived greater enjoyment of physical activity, engaged in more light and vigorous physical activity, and had fewer minutes/hour of sedentary time. Findings can inform interventions. (C) 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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