A5034445429- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Physical Activity and Health
- Urban Transport and Accessibility
- Children's Physical and Motor Development
- Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Child Development and Digital Technology
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Health and Lifestyle Studies
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Inclusion and Disability in Education and Sport
- Noise Effects and Management
- Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling
- Obesity and Health Practices
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Youth Development and Social Support
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Diabetes Management and Education
- Adventure Sports and Sensation Seeking
- Consumer Packaging Perceptions and Trends
- Organic Food and Agriculture
The University of Adelaide
2019-2025
Deakin University
2004-2014
Federation University
2010
Wild Salmon Center
2007-2010
The David Hume Institute
2007-2010
Crawford University
2007
Environmental factors may have an important influence on children's physical activity, yet perspectives of their home and neighborhood environments not been widely assessed. The aim this study was to investigate perceptions environments, examine associations between these objectively measured activity. sample consisted 147, 10-year-old Australian children, who drew maps environments. A subsample children photographed places things in that were them. analyzed for themes, the frequency with...
To describe the proportion of women reporting time is a barrier to healthy eating and physical activity, characteristics these perceived causes pressure, examine associations between perceptions as consumption fruit, vegetables fast food, activity.A cross-sectional survey food intake, activity pressure.A randomly selected community sample.A sample 1580 self-reported their intake pressure in relation eating. An additional 1521 leisure-time activity.Time was reported by 41% 73%. Those who were...
Physical activity (PA) is associated with positive cardio-metabolic health and emerging evidence suggests sedentary behavior (SB) may be detrimental to children's independent of PA. The primary aim the Transform-Us! study determine whether an 18-month, behavioral environmental intervention in school family settings results higher levels PA lower rates SB among 8-9 year old children compared usual practice (post-intervention 12-months follow-up). secondary aims are combined effects on risk...
Although the family environment is a potentially important influence on children's physical activity (PA), prospective data investigating these associations are lacking. This study aimed to examine longitudinal relationship between and PA among youth.A 5-year cohort study.Nineteen randomly selected public schools in Melbourne, Australia.Families of 5- 6-year-old (n = 190) 10- 12-year-old 350) children.In 2001, parents reported their participation PA, family-based support reinforcement for...
To characterise children's lunchbox contents for food, waste, and packaging. A cross-sectional study was conducted. Lunchboxes were photographed at two time points on the same day: before first morning break to capture food packaging post-lunch waste. Contents coded using an audit tool developed REDCap. 23 sites across metropolitan Adelaide, South Australia including 14 preschools 9 primary schools in low (n=8), medium (n=7), high (n=8) socioeconomic areas. Preschool (3-5 years) Grade 7...
Purpose. To examine associations among individual, social, and environmental barriers children's walking or cycling to school. Design. Exploratory cross-sectional study. Setting. All eight capital cities in Australia. Subjects. Parents (N = 720) of school-aged children (4–13 years; 27% response rate; 49% parents boys). Measures. Multivariate-adjusted odds ratios (OR) 95% confidence intervals (CI) for parental reporting their school, based on a computer-assisted telephone interview. Results....
<h3>Background</h3> Given the importance of physical activity for health and age-related declines in activity, understanding influences on related behaviours, such as time outdoors, is crucial. This study aimed to understand individual, social environmental longitudinal changes urban children9s outdoors. <h3>Methods</h3> The children spent outdoors 2001, 2004 2006 (aged 5–6 10–12 years at baseline) was reported by their parents (n=421). In factors were self-reported parents. Generalized...
This study sought to determine whether weight status influences the association among children's fundamental movement skills (FMS) and physical activity (PA). Two hundred forty-eight children ages 9–12 years participated. Proficiency in three object-control two locomotor was examined. Accelerometers objectively assessed activity. Body mass index calculated status. Correlations between FMS proficiency were evident boys girls. No significant interaction apparent when examining scores, PA...
Background: This study examined cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between physical activity, sedentary behavior, depressive symptoms among adolescents. Methods: Participants were 155 adolescents (14.4 years ± 0.61) in 2004 (40% boys). Data collection occurred again 2006. At both time points, participants completed the Centers for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale Children (CES-DC), from which they classified as having (≥15) or not (<15). Organized sport TV viewing...
Abstract We examined the combined effects of exercise and calcium on BMC accrual in pre- early-pubertal boys. Exercise together resulted a 2% greater increase femur than either factor alone 3% at tibia–fibula compared with placebo group. Increasing dietary seems to be important for optimizing osteogenic exercise. Introduction: Understanding relationship between during growth is given that greatest benefits derived from these factors are achieved first two decades life. conducted blinded...
Environmental factors are increasingly being implicated as key influences on children's physical activity. Few studies have comprehensively examined perceptions of their environment, and there is a paucity literature acceptable reliable scales for measuring these. This study aimed to develop test the acceptability reliability scale which broad range environmental among children.Based constructs from ecological models, survey incorporating items social environment at home in neighbourhood was...
Objective To test the efficacy of Transform-Us! school- and home-based intervention on children’s physical activity (PA), sedentary behaviour (SB) cardiometabolic risk factor profiles. Methods A 30-month 2×2 factorial design cluster randomised controlled trial delivered in 20 primary schools (148 Year 3 classes) Melbourne, Australia (2010–2012), that used pedagogical environmental strategies to reduce break up SB, promote PA or a combined approach, compared with usual practice. Primary...
Purpose. To examine associations between children's perceptions of the neighborhood environment and walking physical activity. Design. Cross-sectional study a school-based sample. Setting. Elementary schools in Melbourne, Australia. Subjects. 280 children aged 10 years (response rate 78%). Measures. A self-report survey assessed social environments their weekly frequency. Physical activity was also objectively measured using accelerometers. Results. Multiple linear regression analyses showed...