Top 10 research questions related to assessing physical activity and its contexts using systematic observation.

abstract：:We examined the factorial validity and factorial invariance of the 3-day physical activity recall (3DPAR) using confirmatory factor analysis. Adolescent girls from two cohorts (N = 955, N = 1,797) completed the 3DPAR in the eighth grade; participants in Cohort 2 (N = 1,658) completed the 3DPAR again 1 year later in th...

journal_title：Research quarterly for exercise and sport

authors： Motl RW,Dishman RK,Dowda M,Pate RR

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This investigation examined the catching coordination of 12 boys (M age = 9.9 years, SD = .8) with and without Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD; M age = 10.5 years, SD = .8), under different task constraints. Participants attempted a total of 60 catches in central and lateral locations, under blocked and rando...

journal_title：Research quarterly for exercise and sport

authors： Przysucha EP,Maraj BK

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was designed to extend previous research on aggressive tendencies and moral atmosphere in two ways: (a) to include participants of two skill levels in a summer youth basketball skill camp and (b) to examine the influence of the coach on participants' aggressive tendencies. The participants were 136 youth fr...

journal_title：Research quarterly for exercise and sport

authors： Stephens DE

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of a planned mastery motivational physical play session on physical activity (i.e., heart rate [HR] and physical play intensity [PAHR > 50]) in toddlers (N = 21), as compared to a nonplanned free play session. Participants wore a monitor to measure HR over t...

journal_title：Research quarterly for exercise and sport

authors： Parish LE,Rudisill ME,St Onge PM

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present analysis aimed to describe the degree of tracking of physical activity over an 8-year follow-up period among a cohort of 557 adolescents in western Norway (13 years of age at baseline). Frequency and time spent in leisure-time physical activity were assessed at ages 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19 and 21 years thro...

journal_title：Research quarterly for exercise and sport

authors： Anderssen N,Wold B,Torsheim T

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: The current study investigated the role of quadriceps and gastrocnemii size and vastus lateralis and gastrocnemius medialis muscle architecture in peak-power and time-to-peak-power exerted in an all-out Wingate test. Twenty-one amateur cyclists were recruited. Methods: Quadriceps and gastrocnemii anatomical c...

journal_title：Research quarterly for exercise and sport

authors： Coratella G,Longo S,Rampichini S,Limonta E,Shokohyar S,Bisconti AV,Cè E,Esposito F

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we compared measured maximal heart rate (HRmax) to two different HRmax prediction equations [22 - age and 208 - 0.7(age)] in 52 children ages 7-17 years. We determined the relationship of chronological age, maturational age, and resting HR to measured HRmax and assessed seated resting HR and HRmax durin...

journal_title：Research quarterly for exercise and sport

authors： Mahon AD,Marjerrison AD,Lee JD,Woodruff ME,Hanna LE

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Covert orienting was measured in 50 college athletes and 51 nonathletes of both genders. Visual environments of the sports were both static (swimming, track) and dynamic (soccer, volleyball). Participants made speeded responses in a task measuring vigilance, alerting, automatic orienting, voluntary orienting, modulati...

journal_title：Research quarterly for exercise and sport

authors： Lum J,Enns JT,Pratt J

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was guided by the Family Influence Model to examine the role of parental beliefs in their children's moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA). The specific purposes were to (1) examine the nature of a parental belief system that may be relevant to children's MVPA participation, (2) determine if ...

journal_title：Research quarterly for exercise and sport

authors： Kimiecik JC,Horn TS

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Tennis is an activity requiring both endurance and anaerobic components, which could have immunosuppressive effects postexercise. PURPOSE:The purpose of this investigation was to determine the effect of a simulated tennis match on apoptotic and migratory markers on lymphocyte subsets. METHOD:Male high scho...

journal_title：Research quarterly for exercise and sport

authors： Schafer M,Kell H,Navalta J,Tibana R,Lyons S,Arnett S

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An extreme preference in processing information within either the left or right hemisphere is known as hemisphericity. A previous study investigating hemisphericity as a factor in motor skill learning (Murray, 1979) found that matching subjects' hemisphericity characteristics with hemispherical teaching strategies enh...

journal_title：Research quarterly for exercise and sport

authors： Fairweather MM,Sidaway B

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to investigate the physiological adaptations of resistance training (RT) in prepubertal boys. METHODS:Eighteen healthy boys were divided into RT (n = 9, Mage = 10.4 ± 0.5 years) and control (CTR; n = 9, Mage = 10.9 ± 0.7 years) groups. The RT group underwent a resistance training ...

journal_title：Research quarterly for exercise and sport

authors： Cunha Gdos S,Sant'anna MM,Cadore EL,Oliveira NL,Santos CB,Pinto RS,Reischak-Oliveira A

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: This introductory article provides the context and rationale for conducting systematic literature reviews on each of the essential components of physical education, including policy and environment, curriculum, appropriate instruction, and student assessment. Methods: Four research teams from Doctoral Physica...

journal_title：Research quarterly for exercise and sport

authors： Michael SL,Wright C,Mays Woods A,van der Mars H,Brusseau TA,Stodden DF,Burson SL,Fisher J,Killian CM,Mulhearn SC,Nesbitt DR,Pfledderer CD

更新日期：2021-01-19 00:00:00

abstract：:The purposes of this study were to assess the TRITRAC and CSA for: (a) interaccelerometer agreement; (b) agreement in detecting patterns of moderate-intensity physical activity; and (c) agreement in detecting walking patterns recorded in a diary. Thirty-one women wore both the TRITRAC and CSA accelerometers for three ...

journal_title：Research quarterly for exercise and sport

authors： Mâsse LC,Fulton JE,Watson KL,Heesch KC,Kohl HW 3rd,Blair SN,Tortolero SR

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare the acute effects of general warm-up (GWU) and GWU plus dynamic stretching (GWU + DS) on endurance running performance in well-trained male runners. Method: The endurance running performances of eight well-trained long-distance male runners were assessed on a treadmill...

journal_title：Research quarterly for exercise and sport

authors： Yamaguchi T,Takizawa K,Shibata K,Tomabechi N,Samukawa M,Yamanaka M

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The influence of perceptions of the motivational climate and perceived ability on situational motivation and the physical activity behavior of 213 male and 229 female adolescent physical education students (M age = 12.56 years; SD = 0.96) was examined over a 3-day period. A significant age by gender interaction emerge...

journal_title：Research quarterly for exercise and sport

authors： Parish LE,Treasure DC

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A group of healthy older adults completed an 8-week resistance-training program. For 38 participants (14 men, 24 women; ages 60-90 years; M mass = 73.2 kg, SD = 12.3; M height = 1.65 m, SD = 0.08), pre- and postprogram sit-to-stand performance was analyzed (60 Hz video) focusing on center of mass kinematics surroundin...

journal_title：Research quarterly for exercise and sport

authors： Schot PK,Knutzen KM,Poole SM,Mrotek LA

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purposes of this study were to (a) examine the stability and consistency of the Caltrac accelerometer (Hemokinetics, Madison, WI) and an activity record to assess physical activity in children and adults (Experiment 1), and (b) to determine if there is a relationship between parents and their children in physical ...

journal_title：Research quarterly for exercise and sport

authors： Freedson PS,Evenson S

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Head rotation, shoulder extension and rotation, ankle plantar and dorsiflexion, hip flexion, and sit and reach (SR) scores were examined in 41 women and 39 men, aged 45-75 years. The SR gave more reproducible data than the other measurements (intraclass test/retest correlation over 8 months, r = .83). SR scores were i...

journal_title：Research quarterly for exercise and sport

authors： Shephard RJ,Berridge M,Montelpare W

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The RT3 is a relatively new triaxial accelerometer that has replaced the TniTrac. The aim of this study was to validate the RT3 against doubly labeled water (DLW) in a free-living, mixed weight sample of adults. Total energy expenditure (TEE) was measured over a 15-day period using DLW Activity-related energy expendit...

journal_title：Research quarterly for exercise and sport

authors： Maddison R,Jiang Y,Hoorn SV,Mhurchu CN,Lawes CM,Rodgers A,Rush E

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The additive effects of self-regulation training in forethought, performance, and self-reflection phase processes on acquiring a novel motoric skill (i.e., basketball free throws) and self-reflective beliefs were studied with 50 college students. The results showed a positive linear trend between the number of self-re...

journal_title：Research quarterly for exercise and sport

authors： Cleary TJ,Zimmerman BJ,Keating T

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current neoliberal context of schools presents difficult challenges in addressing persistent issues of social inequalities. In this article, first, I argue that because of today's market-driven education, the rise of fitness testing in school physical education (PE) can be seriously detrimental to young people in ...

journal_title：Research quarterly for exercise and sport

authors： Azzarito L

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to identify whether post-resistance exercise (REx) blood flow restriction (BFR) can elicit a similar acute training stimulus to that offered by either heavy REx or traditional low-load BFR REx. METHOD:Ten men completed trials with 30% one-repetition maximum (1RM) for 5 sets of 15 ...

journal_title：Research quarterly for exercise and sport

authors： Barnes MJ,Fraser J,Coley K,Perry BG

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Silhouette ratings of actual and ideal body fat (N = 258 high school students) were related to 4 self-concept scales (Body Fat, Physical Appearance, General Physical, Esteem) and objective body composition measures in order to test predictions from actual-ideal discrepancy models. Actual-ideal discrepancy scores were ...

journal_title：Research quarterly for exercise and sport

authors： Marsh HW,Roche LA

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined age-related differences in the role of visual proprioception during a lower limb interceptive action and how this varies as a function of skill and practice. In Experiment 1, skilled and less-skilled 8-, 10-, and 12-year-old boys controlled a soccer ball using their preferred foot under full vision...

journal_title：Research quarterly for exercise and sport

authors： Williams AM,Weigelt C,Harris M,Scott MA

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the effect of concurrent augmented feedback on isometric force output during familiar and unfamiliar muscle movements, 18 men and 21 women, 18 to 23 years of age, completed two isometric exercises: flexion of the thumb (a familiar muscle movement) and abduction of the fifth digit (an unfamiliar movement). ...

journal_title：Research quarterly for exercise and sport

authors： Graves JE,James RJ

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to gain a better understanding of the contribution of parental socialization processes and gender to children's interest in physical activity using Eccles' expectancy-value model of motivation. An additional purpose was to examine the nature of these relationships among children of a lowe...

journal_title：Research quarterly for exercise and sport

authors： Brustad RJ

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to examine the role of physical education in shaping physical activity patterns. Seventy-one Hispanic and African American elementary students participated in the study. Students attended one 30- and one 60-min physical education class weekly. Pedometer steps were used to estimate physica...

journal_title：Research quarterly for exercise and sport

authors： Dauenhauer BD,Keating XD

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Visual information is utilized in gymnastics vaulting. The question remains as to which informational sources are used to regulate handspring performance. The purpose of this study was to examine springboard and vaulting table position as informational sources in gymnastics vaulting. The hypothesis tested was t...

journal_title：Research quarterly for exercise and sport

authors： Heinen T,Vinken PM,Jeraj D,Velentzas K

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article describes the conceptual design and evaluation strategies used in the NFL PLAY 60 FITNESSGRAM Partnership Project, a large participatory research network focused on building effective school physical education programming. The article summarizes the unique participatory design, recruitment methods, progra...

journal_title：Research quarterly for exercise and sport

authors： Welk GJ,Bai Y,Saint-Maurice PF,Allums-Featherston K,Candelaria N

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00