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Keywords

Physical education for youth; Youth--Attitudes; Academic theses;

Abstract

There has been an incredible amount attention given to the issue of childhood obesity in America today because the prevalence and incidence rates have grown at alarming rates. When addressing this problem, there are multiple things to consider, (a) diet, (b) exercise, (c) support systems, (d) healthy behavior modification, and ( e) interest toward physical activity. This last item mentioned is of significance for the current study. In this study, adolescent children, ages 11 to 18, were asked to evaluate their interest in physical activity, specifically badminton, volleyball, and HALS Pals, during their physical education class. These children were also asked to self-report their height and weight because the study looked at whether the level of interest indicated for each activity was different between children of normal weight and those that are over weight or obese. Additionally, the researcher looked at gender, age, grade, and ethnicity differences to determine experienced differenced in these demographics as well. It was determined from the results that differences in interestingness do not exist among students that are overweight and obese and those with normal BMI scores. However, age and gender differences do exist among adolescents in physical activity.

Year of Submission

2008

Degree Name

Master of Arts

Department

School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services

First Advisor

Sam Lankford

Second Advisor

Rod Dieser

Third Advisor

Christopher Kowalski

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Date Original

2008

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1 PDF file (77 leaves)

Language

en

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