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Most girls are less active than boys from childhood to adolescence. Creative and concerted efforts are needed to directly address this gender gap. This research shows that peers, parents, active…

Purpose: The study’s purpose was to examine whether friendship factors predict discretionary physical activity after the transition to secondary school. Methods: Data represent a secondary analysis of the Personal and…

Despite the known health benefits, the majority of children do not meet physical activity guidelines, with past interventions to increase physical activity yielding little success. Social and friendship networks have…

Background: Physical activity declines as children approach puberty. Research has focussed on psychosocial, environmental, and demographic determinants. This paper explores how family and socioeconomic factors are related to children’s physical…

Background: Targeted interventions may be more effective at increasing children’s physical activity. The aim of this study was to identify clusters of children based on physical activity and sedentary patterns…

Many children do not meet physical activity guidelines. Parents and friends are likely to influence children’s physical activity but there is a shortage of measures that are able to capture…

This study investigated the construct validity of a computerised self-assessment tool to measure psychological, social and environmental influences of young peoples’ physical activity. First, analyses of the measure’s factorial validity,…