ABOUT US DIRECTORY PROJECTS INVESTIGATORS PUBLICATIONS RESEARCH TOOLS LINKS & RESOURCES CONTACT US INVESTIGATOR LOGIN   921 Assembly Street Suite 212 Columbia, SC 29208 P: 803.777.4418 F: 803.777.2504 E: cpargsph@gwm.sc.edu USC  THIS SITE	PROJECT NAME: Amherst Youth Physical Activity Study PUBLICATION PUBLICATION SOURCE Agreement between student-reported and proxy-reported physical activity questionnaires Pediatr Exerc Sci. Aug 2007;19(3):310-318. Evaluating a model of parental influence on youth physical activity Am J Prev Med. 2003;25:277-282. Activity Patterns and Correlates Among Youth: Differences By Weight Status Pediatric Exercise Science. 2002;14:418-431. Compliance with Physical Activity Guidelines: Prevalence in a Population of Children and Youth Annals of Epidemiology. 2002;12(5):303-308. Age and gender differences in objectively measured physical activity in youth Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. 2002;34(2):350-355. Correlates of vigorous physical activity for children in grades 1 through 12: Comparing parent-reported and objectively measured physical activity Pediatric Exercise Science. 2002;14(1):30-44. Using objective physical activity measures with youth: how many days of monitoring are needed? Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2000;32:426-431.     PROJECT NAME: Environmental Determinants of Physical Activity in Preschool Children PUBLICATION PUBLICATION SOURCE Physical activity among children attending preschools Pediatrics. 2004;114(5):1258-63. Influences of preschool policies and practices on children's physical activity J Community Health. 2004;29(3):183-96. Physical activity in overweight and nonoverweight preschool children Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord. 2003;27(7):834-9.     PROJECT NAME: Physical Activity in Preschool Children (CHAMPS) PUBLICATION PUBLICATION SOURCE Motor skill performance and physical activity in preschool children. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2008 Jun;16(6):1421-6. Epub 2008 Apr 3. Directly observed physical activity levels in preschool children. J Sch Health. 2008 Aug;78(8):438-44. Validation and calibration of an accelerometer in preschool children. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2006 Nov;14(11):2000-6. Validation and calibration of the Actical accelerometer in preschool children Med Sci Sports Exerc. Jan 2006;38(1):152-157. Assessing Preschool Children's Physical Activity: The Observational System for Recording Physical Activity in Children-Preschool Version Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport. 77(2):167-176, June 2006.     PROJECT NAME: Physical Activity in Preschool Children (Supplement I) PUBLICATION PUBLICATION SOURCE Motor skill performance and physical activity in preschool children Obesity. Jun 2008;16(6):1421-6. Epub 2008 Apr 3.     PROJECT NAME: Physical Activity Promotion in Adolescents (Active Winners) PUBLICATION PUBLICATION SOURCE Evaluation of a community-based intervention to promote physical activity in youth: lessons from Active Winners Am J Health Promot. 2003;17(3):171-82. Validation of an instrument for measurement of physical activity in youth Med Sci Sports Exerc. 1997;29(1):138-143. A prospective study of the determinants of physical activity in rural fifth-grade children Prev Med. 1997;26(2):257-263.     PROJECT NAME: Promotion of Physical Activity in High School Girls - Lifestyle Education for Activity Project (LEAP) PUBLICATION PUBLICATION SOURCE Race Differences in Activity, Fitness, and BMI in Female Eighth Graders Categorized by Sports Participation Status PES. May 2008;20(2):198-210. Predictors of physical activity in the transition after high school among young women J Phys Act Health. Mar 2008;5(2):275-285. Self-Efficacy Moderates the Relation Between Declines in Physical Activity and Perceived Social Support in High School Girls. J Pediatr Psychol. 2008 Sep 30. [Epub ahead of print] Perceptions of physical and social environment variables and self-efficacy as correlates of self-reported physical activity among adolescent girls Journal of Pediatric Psychology. Jan-Feb 2007;32(1):6-12. Family support for physical activity in girls from 8th to 12th grade Preventive Medicine. Feb 2007;44(2):153–159. Change in physical activity participation among adolescent girls from 8th to 12th grade. J Phys Act Health. 2007 Jan;4(1):3-16. Physical self-concept and self-esteem mediate cross-sectional relations of physical activity and sport participation with depression symptoms among adolescent girls. Health Psychol. 2006 May;25(3):396-407. Factorial validity and invariance of the center for epidemiologic studies depression (CES-D) scale in a sample of black and white adolescent girls. Ethn Dis. 2006 Winter;16(1):1-8. Factorial validity and invariance of the Physical Self-Description Questionnaire among black and white adolescent girls. Ethn Dis. 2006 Spring;16(2):551-8. Sport participation and physical activity in adolescent females across a four-year period. J Adolesc Health. 2006 Oct;39(4):523-9. Epub 2006 Jul 10. Examining the link between program implementation and behavior outcomes in the lifestyle education for activity program (LEAP) Eval Program Plann. Nov 2006;29(4):352-364. Implementation of a school environment intervention to increase physical activity in high school girls Health Educ Res. Dec 2006;21(6):896-910. Physical activity correlates in adolescent girls who differ by weight status Obesity. Jan 2006;14(1):97-105. Goals and intentions mediate efficacy beliefs and declining physical activity in high school girls. Am J Prev Med. 2006 Dec;31(6):475-83. Epub 2006 Nov 15. Promotion of physical activity among high-school girls: a randomized controlled trial. Am J Public Health. 2005 Sep;95(9):1582-7. Perceived physical environment and physical activity across one year among adolescent girls: self-efficacy as a possible mediator? J Adolesc Health. Nov 2005;37(5):403-408. Promoting physical activity in girls: a case study of one school's success J Sch Health. Feb 2005;75(2):57-62. Enjoyment mediates effects of a school-based physical-activity intervention Med Sci Sports Exerc. Mar 2005;37(3):478-487. Comparison of barriers self-efficacy and perceived behavioral control for explaining physical activity across 1 year among adolescent girls Health Psychol. Jan 2005;24(1):106-111. Factorial validity and invariance of a self-report measure of physical activity among adolescent girls Res Q Exerc Sport. Sep 2004;75(3):259-271. Measuring Social Provisions for Physical activity among Adolescent Black and White Girls Ed and Psycho Meas. 2004;64:682-706. Physical activities and sedentary pursuits in African American and Caucasian girls Res Q Exerc Sport. Dec 2004;75(4):352-360. Self-efficacy partially mediates the effect of a school-based physical-activity intervention among adolescent girls Prev Med. 2004;38(5):628-36. Comparison of social variables for understanding physical activity in adolescent girls Am J Health Behav. Sep-Oct 2004;28(5):426-436. Self-motivation and physical activity among black and white adolescent girls Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2003;35(1):128-36. Validation of a 3-Day Physical Activity Recall Instrument in Female Youth PES. Aug 2003;15(3):257-265. Psychosocial correlates of physical activity in white and African-American girls J Adolesc Health. Sep 2002;31(3):226-233. Examining social-cognitive determinants of intention and physical activity among black and white adolescent girls using structural equation modeling Health Psychol. Sep 2002;21(5):459-467. Differences in physical activity between black and white girls living in rural and urban areas J Sch Health. Aug 2002;72(6):250-255. Factorial invariance and latent mean structure of questionnaires measuring social-cognitive determinants of physical activity among black and white adolescent girls Prev Med. Jan 2002;34(1):100-108. Measuring enjoyment of physical activity in adolescent girls Am J Prev Med. Aug 2001;21(2):110-117. Factorial validity and invariance of questionnaires measuring social-cognitive determinants of physical activity among adolescent girls Prev Med. Nov 2000;31(5):584-594.     PROJECT NAME: Trial of Activity for Adolescent Girls (TAAG) PUBLICATION PUBLICATION SOURCE Promoting physical activity in middle school girls: Trial of Activity for Adolescent Girls. Am J Prev Med. 2008 Mar;34(3):173-84. Age-related change in physical activity in adolescent girls. Journal of Adolescent Health. 2008 Depressive symptoms and physical activity in adolescent girls. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2008 May;40(5):818-26. Relationships among fitness, body composition, and physical activity. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2008 Jun;40(6):1163-70. Process evaluation results from a school- and community-linked intervention: the Trial of Activity for Adolescent Girls (TAAG). Health Educ Res. 2008 Jun 16. [Epub ahead of print] Black, Hispanic, and white girls' perceptions of environmental and social support and enjoyment of physical activity. J Sch Health. 2008 Jun;78(6):314-20. Recruiting a diverse group of middle school girls into the trial of activity for adolescent girls. J Sch Health. 2008 Oct;78(10):523-31. School design and physical activity among middle school girls. J Phys Act Health. 2008 Sep;5(5):719-31. A description of the social-ecological framework used in the trial of activity for adolescent girls (TAAG). Health Educ Res. 2007 Apr;22(2):155-65. Epub 2006 Jul 19. Travel by walking before and after school and physical activity among adolescent girls. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2007 Feb;161(2):153-8. Weekend and weekday patterns of physical activity in overweight and normal-weight adolescent girls. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2007 Jul;15(7):1782-8. Commercial venues as supports for physical activity in adolescent girls. Prev Med. 2007 Aug-Sep;45(2-3):163-8. Epub 2007 Jun 7. Policies and opportunities for physical activity in middle school environments. J Sch Health. 2007 Jan;77(1):41-7. Objectively assessed associations between physical activity and body composition in middle-school girls: the Trial of Activity for Adolescent Girls. Am J Epidemiol. 2007 Dec 1;166(11):1298-305. Epub 2007 Sep 12. Data to action: using formative research to develop intervention programs to increase physical activity in adolescent girls. Health Educ Behav. 2006 Feb;33(1):97-111. Public parks and physical activity among adolescent girls. Pediatrics. 2006 Nov;118(5):e1381-9. Physical activities in adolescent girls: Variability in energy expenditure. Am J Prev Med. 2006 Oct;31(4):328-31. Epub 2006 Aug 28. Listening to girls and boys talk about girls’ physical activity behaviors. Health Educ Behav. 2006 Feb;33(1):81-96. The relationship between unsupervised time after school and physical activity in adolescent girls. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2006 Jul 31;3:20. Objectively measured physical activity in sixth-grade girls. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2006 Dec;160(12):1262-8. Community agency survey formative research results from the TAAG study. Health Education and Behavior. 2006; 33:12-24. School-level intraclass correlation for physical activity in sixth grade girls. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2006 May;38(5):926-36. Using school-level interviews to develop a Multisite PE intervention program. Health Educ Behav. 2006 Feb;33(1):52-65. Imputaion of missing data when measuring physical activity by accelerometry. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. 2005; 37 (Suppl):S555-S562. Scale development for perceived school climate for girl’s physical activity. American Journal of Health Behavior. 2005; 29:250-257. Self-management strategies mediate self-efficacy and physical activity. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2005; 29:10-18. Predicting energy expenditure from accelerometry counts in adolescent girls Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. 2005; 37:155-161. The role of peer social network factors and physical activity in adolescent girls. American Journal of Health Behavior. 2005; 29:183-190. Defining accelerometer thresholds for activity intensities in adolescent girls Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. 2004; 36:1259-1266. Comparison of two approaches to structured physical activity surveys for adolescents Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. 2004; 36:2135-2141.
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