Open AccessParental and Environmental Factors Associated with Physical Activity Among Children Participating in an Active Video Game
Author(s) -
Sadye Paez,
Ann E. Maloney,
Kristine Kelsey,
Chris Wiesen,
Angela Rosenberg
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
pediatric physical therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.621
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1538-005X
pISSN - 0898-5669
DOI - 10.1097/pep.0b013e3181b13a82
Subject(s) - video game , dance , intervention (counseling) , randomized controlled trial , psychology , developmental psychology , medicine , multimedia , psychiatry , art , literature , surgery , computer science
Parental and intervention-specific environmental supports were examined as potential reinforcers for physical activity and use of a video game, Dance Dance Revolution (DDR), among a cohort of 7- to 8-year-old children.