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Self-efficacy; physical activity; aerobic fitness; body composition; middle school children; pedometer
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Self-Efficacy, Physical Activity, And Aerobic Fitness In Middle School Children: Examination Of A Pedometer Intervention Program, Dana M. Manley
Self-Efficacy, Physical Activity, And Aerobic Fitness In Middle School Children: Examination Of A Pedometer Intervention Program, Dana M. Manley
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The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships among self-efficacy levels, physical activity, aerobic fitness, and body composition (relative body mass index; RBMI) and to determine whether a school-based pedometer intervention program would improve those variables and prevent weight gain in sixth and seventh graders in rural mid-South middle schools. Bandura’s Social Cognitive Theory served as the theoretical basis for the study.Methods: A quasi-experimental pre-test, post-test design was used. The sample, recruited from two rural middle schools in Kentucky, consisted of 116 sixth and seventh grade students (98% Caucasian, 51% male, age=11.65±0.71). Anthropometric assessment of height, weight, …