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Youth Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior: Challenges and Solutions / Edition 1
- ISBN-10:
- 0736065091
- ISBN-13:
- 9780736065092
- Pub. Date:
- 07/24/2008
- Publisher:
- Human Kinetics Publishers
- ISBN-10:
- 0736065091
- ISBN-13:
- 9780736065092
- Pub. Date:
- 07/24/2008
- Publisher:
- Human Kinetics Publishers
![Youth Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior: Challenges and Solutions / Edition 1](http://img.images-bn.com/static/redesign/srcs/images/grey-box.png?v11.9.4)
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Overview
No other text addresses the causes, contributing factors, and fundamental issues in dealing with youth physical activity with such depth or comprehensive coverage. Using a multidisciplinary approach, Youth Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior breaks away from traditional thinking that places activity and sedentary behavior on a single continuum, which may limit progress in addressing youth inactivity. Instead, the authors encourage readers to focus on how sedentary and physically active behaviors coexist and consider how the two behaviors may have different determinants. In doing so, the text also considers developmental features such as maturation, ethnicity, environment, and genetics across both childhood (through age 12) and adolescence (the teen years). By looking at a variety of psychosocial and epidemiological factors, the authors set the stage for a critical analysis of beliefs and views at a time when many assumptions are taken for granted.
This book is organized in three parts that build on one another to deepen readers' understanding of this complex problem. This text begins by addressing the fundamental issues and assumptions pertaining to youth physical activity and sedentary behavior, covering such topics as measurement of the behavior in question, health outcomes, concepts, and trends in a public health context. Once readers have grasped this foundational knowledge, they advance to part II for a comprehensive account of personal factors likely to be associated with the problem. Part III moves beyond the individual into the wider social and contextual aspects of physically active and sedentary living in young people. Through this concluding part, readers gain the latest thinking on how parents, peers, schools, organized sport, and related factors link to youth physical activity and sedentary behavior.
Each chapter presents the latest theory and research, real-world approaches to implementation, and background information to encourage discussion and future directions in national policy making. Youth Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior also contains the following features that add to an unprecedented learning experience:
-An at-a-glance look at why and how research can be used in the real world helps researchers relate their work to overall solutions.
-Coverage of more issues related to this subject than are available in any other reference makes this a one-stop resource.
-Internationally respected foreword writer, editors, and contributors provide a cross-disciplinary perspective valuable for putting solutions into a wider context.
-Applications for Professionals boxes and Applications for Researchers boxes at the end of each chapter provide practical suggestions for implementing solutions. Youth Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior: Challenges and Solutions considers current research about youth physical activity and sedentary behavior across a range of personal factors as well as cultural and social influences. The text communicates the knowledge base on developmental, economic, psychological, and social factors related to youth physical activity and sedentary behavior and provides an overview of youth-specific approaches to addressing the problem of inactivity among youth.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780736065092 |
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Publisher: | Human Kinetics Publishers |
Publication date: | 07/24/2008 |
Edition description: | First Edition |
Pages: | 512 |
Product dimensions: | 7.20(w) x 10.10(h) x 1.40(d) |
Age Range: | 18 Years |
About the Author
Stuart J. H. Biddle, PhD, is professor of exercise and sport psychology at Loughborough University. A recognized leader in the field of physical activity and health for young people, he has worked in the area for nearly 30 years. He is coauthor of the first textbook on exercise psychology and has delivered keynotes and other lectures in more than 20 countries. Dr. Biddle is past president of the European Federation for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity and was academic cochair of the Young and Active Project leading to national guidelines for physical activity for young people in the United Kingdom. He earned his PhD in psychology from Keele University.
Table of Contents
Part I. Conceptualization of Youth Physical Activity and Sedentary BehaviorChapter 1. Definitions and Measurement Simon J. Marshall and Gregory J. WelkUnderstanding Physical Activity and InactivityUnderstanding Active and Sedentary Behavior in YouthRecommended Levels of Physical Activity and Sedentary BehaviorMeasuring Physical Activity and Sedentary BehaviorReferences
Chapter 2. Youth Health OutcomesDavid J. Stensel, Trish Gorely, and Stuart J.H. BiddleOverweight and ObesityType 2 DiabetesCardiovascular Disease RiskSkeletal HealthMental HealthConclusionReferences
Chapter 3. A Sociohistorical Analysis of U.S. Youth Physical Activity and Sedentary BehaviorMary McElroyEarly 20th Century Views of Children's Health The First Weight Crisis and American Youth The Intractability of Youth Obesity The Growth of the Media GenerationChallenges Facing Contemporary FamiliesLessons Learned From the Past for the FutureReferences
Chapter 4. Conceptual Perspectives Claudio R. Nigg and Raheem J. PaxtonNecessity and Status of Theory A Review of Theory-Based InterventionsCritical Evaluation of Applied TheoryImproving Our Theoretical UnderstandingReferences
Chapter 5. “Couch Potatoes” and “Wind-Up Dolls”? A Critical Assessment of the Ethics of Youth Physical Activity ResearchMichael GardCouch Potatoes? Wind-Up Dolls? Some Alternatives Ethics References
Part II. Developmental and Psychological Factors in Youth Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior
Chapter 6. Biocultural Factors in Developing Physical Activity LevelsRobert M. MalinaA Biocultural Perspective Factors Related to Physical Activity LevelsActivity Levels, Fitness, and SportImplicationsReferences
Chapter 7. Youth Attitudes Martin S. Hagger and Nikos L.D. ChatzisarantisAttitudes in Social Science Research Modifications of the Theory of Planned Behavior Individual Differences in the Theory of Planned Behavior Recommended Interventions Derived From the TPBConclusionReferences
Chapter 8. Motivational Characteristics Stuart J.H. Biddle, Darren C. Treasure, and C.K. John WangDescriptive Approaches Framework for Theoretical PerspectivesSuggestions for ActionConclusionReferences
Chapter 9. The Role of the Self Peter R.E. Crocker, Kent C. Kowalski, and Valerie HaddGeneral Conceptions of the SelfThe Physical SelfThe Self and Physical ActivityConclusionReferences
Chapter 10. Youth With Movement DifficultiesJanice Causgrove Dunn and Donna L. GoodwinImportance of Physical Activity for This PopulationTheoretically Based Predictions and Research FindingsEnvironmental Issues Intervention Research Recommendations for Future ResearchReferences
Part III. Social and Contextual Factors in Youth Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior
Chapter 11. The Family Brian E. Saelens and Jacqueline KerrTypes of Familial InfluenceCorrelational Studies of Familial Influences Studies of Other Family FactorsIntervention Studies Conclusions and Recommendations for ResearchReferences
Chapter 12. Peers Alan L. Smith and Meghan H. McDonoughBasic Concepts in Peer-Related ResearchPeer ResearchPromising Future Research DirectionsConclusionReferences
Chapter 13. Physical Activity Levels During the School DayGareth Stratton, Stuart J. Fairclough, and Nicola D. RidgersActive TransportationRecessPhysical EducationSummaryReferences
Chapter 14. Organized Sport and Physical Activity PromotionRobert J. Brustad, Runar Vilhjalmsson, and Antonio Manuel FonsecaOrganized Sport Participation and Children's Well-BeingYouth Sport Value StructuresTheoretical PerspectivesDevelopmental and Motivational ConsiderationsGender and Socioeconomic InfluencesProgramming to Facilitate Lifelong Physical ActivityReferences
Chapter 15. Community Out-of-School Physical Activity PromotionDavid A. DzewaltowskiAfter-School Programs in the United StatesThe Organized Community Opportunities Model Research Based on the Organized Community ModelConclusions and Future DirectionsReferences
Chapter 16. Living Environments Jo Salmon, John C. Spence, Anna Timperio, and Nicoleta CutumisuConceptual and Theoretical PerspectivesThe Home EnvironmentThe Neighborhood EnvironmentImplications for Research and PracticeReferences
Chapter 17. Economic Principles Chad D. MeyerhoeferIndividual Choices and the Market EconomyMarket FailuresPolicy SolutionsThe Field in PerspectiveReferences
Chapter 18. Culturally Appropriate Research and InterventionsSuzanna M. Martinez, Elva M. Arredondo, Guadalupe X. Ayala, and John P. ElderPhysical Inactivity in Immigrant and Ethnic Minority PopulationsAdapting Models and Theories Unique Contextual FactorsCulturally Appropriate InterventionsConclusionReferences
What People are Saying About This
"This is a very thought-provoking book, considering the current state of childhood obesity in this country. It addresses the major problem in our culture of inactivity or a sedentary lifestyle."
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A reference for exercise science professionals and researchers, social scientists, consultants, and health officials who want to improve the health of children; a reference for upper-undergraduate and graduate courses in developmental sport and exercise psychology, physical activity and health, behavioral medicine, health promotion, and youth physical activity.