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Format: HTML Label: American School Health Association Manufacturer: American School Health Association Number Of Pages: 11 Publication Date: April 01, 1996 Publisher: American School Health Association Release Date: July 28, 2005 Studio: American School Health Association Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: This digital document is an article from Journal of School Health, published by American School Health Association on April 1, 1996. The length of the article is 3257 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser. From the author: This study determined if gender differences in physical activity could be accounted for by differences in selected social-cognitive determinants of activity behavior. Some 334 fifth grade, predominantly African-American students provided information regarding after-school physical activity and the hypothesized determinants of activity behavior. Boys reported significantly greater participation in vigorous ([greater than or equal to] 6 METs) and in moderate to vigorous ([greater than or equal to]4 METs). Relative to girls, boys demonstrated higher levels of physical fitness, greater self-efficacy in overcoming barriers to physical activity, greater amounts of television watching, and higher levels of participation in community sports and physical activity organizations. When mean physical activity scores for girls and boys were adjusted for the effects of these determinant variables, the significant gender difference in physical activity remained. However, adjustment for self-efficacy in overcoming barriers and community sports reduced the gender gap by 5% and 7%, respectively. In contrast, adjustment for television watching increased the gender gap by about 8%. Results indicated perceived confidence in overcoming barriers to physical activity and participation in community physical activity programs are factors related to the gender difference in physical activity. (J Sch Health. 1996;66(4):145-150) Citation Details Title: Gender differences in physical activity and determinants of physical activity in rural fifth grade children. Author: Stewart G. Trost Publication: Journal of School Health (Refereed) Date: April 1, 1996 Publisher: American School Health Association Volume: v66 Issue: n4 Page: p145(6) Distributed by Thomson Gale 
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