Background: Many adolescent girls have low levels of physical activity and participation
declines with age. This review identifies recent correlates of physical activity in adolescent …

Objective To identify factors associated with changes in physical activity in adolescent girls
at risk for sedentary lifestyles and obesity. Design A cohort study was performed with 201 …

OBJECTIVE.: Little is known about the types of physical activity (PA) in which adolescent
girls participate. Understanding this, along with examining specific psychosocial correlates …

PURPOSE: The objectives of this study were to describe longitudinal trends in adolescent
physical activity in a sample of US adolescents and to assess the effect of multiple …

Background: Physical activity levels of girls decline in adolescence, but little is known about
changes in participation in specific types of physical activity. This study examined change in …

Research shows a decline in physical activity levels during adolescence, particularly among
girls. This study explored perceived barriers to participation in moderate and vigorous …

ABSTRACT SALLIS, JF, JJ PROCHASKA, and WC TAYLOR. A review of correlates of
physical activity of children and adolescents. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc., Vol. 32, No. 5, pp. 963 …

Background. The recognition that children are surprisingly inactive and that lifetime health
beliefs and behavior patterns are formed in childhood has emphasized the need to examine …

PURPOSE: To determine the odds of engaging in future moderate-to-vigorous physical
activity (MVPA) and vigorous physical activity (VPA) in adolescent female sport participants …

OBJECTIVES: This study sought to assess differences in attraction to physical activity,
perceived physical competence and parental socialization influences across gender, body …