Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport back issues from March 2008:
Influence of a horizontal approach on the mechanical output during drop jumps.(Biomechanics)(Report)
Mar 01, 2008; ... This study investigated the influence of a horizontal approach to mechanical output during drop jumps. Participants performed drop jumps from heights of 15, 30, 45, and 60 cm with zero, one, two, and three approach steps. The peak summed power during the push-off phase changed ...
Patterns of physical activity and overweight among 7-13-year-old Russian children: a 7-year nationally representative monitoring study.(Epidemiology)
Mar 01, 2008; ... This is a repeated, cross-sectional study of overweight and physical activity (PA) and inactivity patterns of successive samples of 7-13-year-old Russian children who were surveyed six times between 1995 and 2002 as part of the Russian Longitudinal Monitoring Survey. This analysis focused ...
But I like PE: factors associated with enjoyment of physical education class in middle school girls.(Epidemiology)(Report)
Mar 01, 2008; ... The current study examined associations between physical education (PE) class enjoyment and sociodemographic, personal, and perceived school environment factors among early adolescent girls. Participants included 1,511 sixth-grade girls who completed baseline assessments for the Trial of ...
Walking for health in pregnancy: assessment by indirect calorimetry and accelerometry.(Epidemiology)(Report)
Mar 01, 2008; ... The purpose of this study was to examine RT3 accelerometer activity counts and activity energy expenditure of 36 pregnant women at 20 and 32 weeks' gestation during treadmill walking and free-living conditions. During treadmill walking, oxygen consumption was collected, and activity energy ...
The end-state comfort effect in young children.(Motor Development)(Report)
Mar 01, 2008; ... The end-state comfort effect has been observed in recent studies of grip selection in adults. The present study investigated whether young children also exhibit sensitivity to end-state comfort. The task was to pick up an overturned cup from a table, turn the cup right side up, and pour ...
Construct validation of physical activity surveys in culturally diverse older adults: a comparison of four commonly used questionnaires.(Measurement and Evaluation)(Report)
Mar 01, 2008; ... The purpose of this study was to establish validity evidence of four physical activity (PA) questionnaires in culturally diverse older adults by comparing self-report PA with performance-based physical function. Participants were 54 older adults who completed the Continuous Scale Physical ...
Effects of dispositional ability conceptions, manipulated learning environments, and intrinsic motivation on persistence and performance: an interaction approach.(Pedagogy)(Report)
Mar 01, 2008; ... The present study used an interaction approach to investigate how individuals' dispositions about ability as incremental or fixed (entity), manipulated learning environments, and intrinsic motivation affect persistence and performance on a challenging, novel motor skill. Seventy-two female ...
An examination of the multidimensionality of situational interest in elementary school physical education.(Pedagogy)(Report)
Mar 01, 2008; ... It has been demonstrated that situational interest in physical activity may derive from five dimensional sources, Novelty, Optimal Challenge, Attention Demand, Exploration Intent, and Instant Enjoyment. The purpose of this study was to examine the multidimensional sources in elementary ...
Examining curricular coherence in an exemplary elementary school program.(Pedagogy)(Report)
Mar 01, 2008; ... A coherent curriculum is characterized by visible connections between purposes and experiences so that students acknowledge the content's immediate value. This study examined an exemplary elementary physical education curriculum for coherence components. Research questions examined the ...
Heart rates of high school physical education students during team sports, individual sports, and fitness activities.(Physiology)(Report)
Mar 01, 2008; ... This study examined how activity type influenced heart rates and time spent in target heart rate zones of high school students participating in physical education classes. Significantly higher average heart rates existed for fitness (142 [+ or -] 24 beats per minute [bpm]) compared to team ...
Self-efficacy and outcome expectancy in beginning weight training class: their relations to students' behavioral intention and actual behavior.(Psychology)
Mar 01, 2008; ... This study was an initial attempt to investigate the relationships among self-efficacy, outcome expectancy, behavioral intention, and actual behavior over time in a beginning weight training class. A total of 109 participants completed questionnaires assessing their self-efficacy, outcome ...
Italian women's television coverage and audience during the 2004 Athens Olympic Games.(Sociology and Cultural Anthropology)(Report)
Mar 01, 2008; ... This study aimed at determining the amount of Italian television coverage dedicated to men's and women's sport and the number of male and female viewers during the 2004 Summer Olympic Games. A UDITEL-A GB Nielsen Media Research Italia provided the TV airtime data for the sport events ...
Task switching effects in anticipation timing.(Research Note--Motor Control and Learning)(Report)
Mar 01, 2008; ... Key words: persisting activation, practice schedule effects, range effects ********** Switching between two or more actions is a fairy common occurrence that can be seen in a variety of settings. At work, people frequently switch between activities such as typing on ...
Self-controlled feedback in 10-year-old children: higher feedback frequencies enhance learning.(Research Note-Motor Development)(Report)
Mar 01, 2008; ... Key words: information processing, knowledge of results, motor learning, throwing ********** In the past few years, several studies have demonstrated the effectiveness of self-controlled practice for motor learning. These studies have examined how giving learners the ...