Open AccessAre Correlates of Physical Activity in Adolescents Similar Across Ethnicity/Race and Sex: Implications for Interventions
Author(s) -
Jonathan Miller,
Mark A. Pereira,
Julian Wolfson,
Melissa N. Laska,
Toben F. Nelson,
Dianne NeumarkSztainer
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of physical activity and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.787
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1543-5474
pISSN - 1543-3080
DOI - 10.1123/jpah.2018-0600
Subject(s) - ethnic group , psychological intervention , physical activity , race (biology) , demography , multilevel model , ethnically diverse , psychology , cross sectional study , medicine , gerontology , physical therapy , psychiatry , sociology , anthropology , botany , pathology , machine learning , computer science , biology
This study tested for differences in personal, social, and environmental correlates of moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) across ethnicity/race in male and female adolescents.