Adolescents' perspectives on the barriers and facilitators of physical activity: a systematic review of qualitative studies

J Martins, A Marques, H Sarmento… - Health education …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
This article examined qualitative studies of adolescents' perspectives about the facilitators
and barriers of physical activity, published from 2007 to 2014. A systematic review of 'Web of …

The school environment and adolescent physical activity and sedentary behaviour: a mixed‐studies systematic review

KL Morton, AJ Atkin, K Corder, M Suhrcke… - Obesity …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
There is increasing academic and policy interest in interventions aiming to promote young
people's health by ensuring that the school environment supports healthy behaviours. The …

Influence of friends on children's physical activity: a review

CC Maturo, SA Cunningham - American journal of …, 2013 - ajph.aphapublications.org
We examined evidence for friendship influences on children's physical activity (PA) through
systematic searches of online databases in May 2012. We identified 106 studies (25 …

“Girls aren't meant to exercise”: Perceived influences on physical activity among adolescent girls—the HERizon project

ES Cowley, PM Watson, L Foweather, S Belton… - Children, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background. Adolescent girls are less active than boys, with approximately 10% of girls in
Ireland and the United Kingdom meeting the minimum recommended daily physical activity …

“I feel free”: Experiences of a dance intervention for adolescent girls with internalizing problems

A Duberg, M Möller, H Sunvisson - International journal of …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Adolescent girls today suffer from internalizing problems such as somatic symptoms and
mental health problems at higher rates compared to those of previous decades, and …

Exploring the perspectives of physically active and inactive adolescents: how does physical education influence their lifestyles?

J Martins, A Marques, A Rodrigues… - Sport, Education and …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Based on a socio-ecological framework for physical education (PE), this study explored and
analysed the perspectives of physically active and inactive adolescent boys and girls with …

Changes in physical activity during the transition from primary to secondary school in Belgian children: what is the role of the school environment?

F De Meester, D Van Dyck, I De Bourdeaudhuij… - BMC public health, 2014 - Springer
Background Key life periods have been associated with changes in physical activity (PA).
This study investigated (1) how PA changes when primary school children transfer to …

Reducing financial barriers through the implementation of voucher incentives to promote children's participation in community sport in Australia

LJ Reece, C McInerney, K Blazek, BC Foley… - BMC public health, 2020 - Springer
Background Participation in organised sport and physical activity contributes to health-
enhancing levels of leisure time physical activity. In Australia, 58% of children aged 0–14 …

Exploring the use of a gamified intervention for encouraging physical activity in adolescents: a qualitative longitudinal study in Northern Ireland

R Corepal, P Best, R O'neill, MA Tully, M Edwards… - BMJ open, 2018 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective To explore the temporal changes of adolescents' views and experiences of
participating in a gamified intervention to encourage physical activity behaviour and …

[HTML][HTML] Percentile values of the standing broad jump in children and adolescents aged 6-18 years old

E Thomas, L Petrigna, G Tabacchi… - European journal of …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The standing broad jump (SBJ) is a valid, reliable and feasible field-based test, which can
evaluate explosive strength of the lower limbs and physical fitness. This study aimed to …