Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Chapter 1
Adolescent Girls’ Physical Activity Determinants and Physical Activity Participation: An Application of the Social Ecological Model
(Huiping Sheng, Zachary Pope, Zan Gao, WellCare Health Plans Inc., Tampa, FL, USA, and others)
Chapter 2
Adolescent Girls’ Physical Activity Levels in New Mexico: Status, Determinants, and Measurement Issues
(Huiping Sheng, Zachary Pope, Zan Gao, WellCare Health Plans Inc., Tampa, FL, USA, and others)
Chapter 3
Protection Motivation Theory-Based Beliefs Predict Adolescents’ Physical Activity and Intention
(Charles C. Huang, Jung Eun Lee, Zachary Pope, Zan Gao, Wayland Baptist University, Plainview, TX, USA, and others)
Chapter 4
Using Motivational and Volitional Interventions to Promote Adolescents’ Physical Activity
(Charles C. Huang, Zachary Pope, Zan Gao, Wayland Baptist University, Plainview, TX, USA, and others)
Chapter 5
Associations Among Elementary School Children’s Self-Efficacy, Enjoyment, and Perceived Exertion in Exergaming
(Peng Zhang, Zachary Pope, Zan Gao, East Stroudsburg University, East Stroudsburg, PA, USA, and others)
Chapter 6
High School Students’ Situational Interest and Physical Activity Levels in Exergaming
(Cédric Roure, Denis Pasco, Zachary Pope, Zan Gao, Catholic University of Louvain-la-Neuve, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, and others)
Chapter 7
Mediating Role of Perceived Competence on Children’s Perceived Exergaming Skills, Physical Activity and Fitness
(Jung Eun Lee, David F. Stodden, Tao Zhang, Alice Fang Yan, and Zan Gao, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN, USA, and others)
Chapter 8
Adolescents’ Accelerometer-Determined Physical Activity Levels in Physical Education: Gender and Grade Differences
(Zachary Pope, Zan Gao, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN, USA)
Chapter 9
Physical Activity and Cardiovascular Fitness in Physical Education: Theoretical Correlates and Moderators
(You Fu, Zan Gao, Ryan D. Burns, James C. Hannon, University of Nebraska Kearney, Kearney, NE, USA, and others)
Index
This book is written for the below target population, including but not limited to: educators, physical activity specialists, kinesiology and public health researchers, pediatricians and other health care practitioners, child health researchers, and child health policy makers who are involved in the effort of promoting physical activity levels and improving the quality of life of vulnerable populations.