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The Effectiveness Of Facebook As A Social Network Intervention To Increase Physical Activity In Chinese Young Adults, Patrick W.C. Lau, J. J. Wang, Lynda B. Ransdell, Lei Shi
The Effectiveness Of Facebook As A Social Network Intervention To Increase Physical Activity In Chinese Young Adults, Patrick W.C. Lau, J. J. Wang, Lynda B. Ransdell, Lei Shi
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Introduction: Facebook, one of the worlds' most popular online social networks, is easy to access and cost-effective. Its use to enhance individual's physical activity (PA) participation should be examined. This research reviews the effectiveness and successful features of Facebook for influencing PA behaviors in young adults (Study 1), and empirically examines the efficacy of the features purported in increase PA via a Facebook intervention (Study 2).
Methods: In Study 1, PubMed, Medline, SPORT Discus, ERIC, and Embase were searched for articles that identified successful features and effectiveness of Facebook PA interventions published between January 2005 and February 2022. In Study …
An Examination Of Sport Participation Tracking And Adult Physical Activity For Participants Of The Michigan State University Motor Performance Study, Eric M. Martin, Larissa True, Karin A. Pfeiffer, Shannon R. Siegel, Crystal F. Branta, Dave Wisner, John Haubenstricker, Vern Seefeldt
An Examination Of Sport Participation Tracking And Adult Physical Activity For Participants Of The Michigan State University Motor Performance Study, Eric M. Martin, Larissa True, Karin A. Pfeiffer, Shannon R. Siegel, Crystal F. Branta, Dave Wisner, John Haubenstricker, Vern Seefeldt
Kinesiology Faculty Publications and Presentations
Research tracking sport participation from youth to adulthood is relatively rare, as is research that tracks youth sport participation with regard to adult physical activity (PA) levels, especially in the United States. Aims of this study were: 1) To investigate the degree to which sport participation tracked across youth, adolescence, and early adulthood in a sample of participants from the Michigan State University Motor Performance Study (MPS), and 2) Determine if differences existed in their levels of adult PA relative to prior sport participation. In total, 256 (60.8%) former participants from the MPS completed follow-up surveys regarding routine sport participation …
The Effects Of Game Size On The Physical Activity Levels And Ball Touches Of Elementary School Children In Physical Education, Kenneth Bell, Tyler G. Johnson, Jane Shimon, John Bale
The Effects Of Game Size On The Physical Activity Levels And Ball Touches Of Elementary School Children In Physical Education, Kenneth Bell, Tyler G. Johnson, Jane Shimon, John Bale
Kinesiology Faculty Publications and Presentations
The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of participating in small (3v3), medium (6v6), and large-sided (12v12) games on the physical activity levels (pedometer step counts, accelerometer counts, and minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity) and ball touches of children in physical education class. Participants were 29 students (55% boys and 45% girls) age 10-11 yrs. All participants wore a Yamax SW-200 pedometer and had their ball touches monitored and recorded. Twelve participants also wore an ActiGraph GT3X accelerometer. Repeated measure ANOVAs were computed to test for significant differences for each dependant variable with corresponding post hoc tests. …