Abstract
Background: The aim of this study was to determine the impact of pedometer use and self-regulation strategies on adolescents’ daily physical activity.
Methods: Junior high school students (n = 113) enrolled in seventh- and eighth-grade physical education classes (52 girls, 61 boys) volunteered to participate in a 5-week study to assess daily step counts. Ten physical education classes were randomly assigned to 1 of 3 groups: (a) self-regulation, (b) open, and (c) control.
Results: A repeated-measures, mixed-model analysis of variance revealed a significant 3 × 4 (Group by Time) interaction effect, F 6,290 = 2.64, P < .02. Followup analyses indicated participants in the self-regulation group took 2071 to 4141 more steps/d than the control. No other significant differences emerged among groups on step counts.
Conclusions: It appears that having access to and charting daily step counts (ie, self-regulatory strategies) positively influenced young adolescents to attain a higher number of steps/d.
Original language | American English |
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Pages (from-to) | 178-184 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Journal of Physical Activity and Health |
Volume | 6 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 2009 |
Keywords
- Adolescent
- Pedometry
- Physical activity
- Physical education
EGS Disciplines
- Kinesiotherapy
- Public Health Education and Promotion