435Thursday, April 10, 2008
2:45 PM-4:00 PMConvention Center:202D
Free Communication: The Study and Effects of Physical Activity Across Populations
This oral presentation session showcases studies addressing physical activity research in youth across diverse populations as well the impact of internet administered measures designed to assess activity levels. Presentations representing multiple disciplines within AAHPERD are highlighted.
Keyword(s): exercise/fitness/physical activity, research
Presider: Melanie Hart, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
Speakers:
School Children's Physical Activity: Individual, Social, and Physical Environmental Correlates
Tao Zhang1, Melinda A. Solmon1, Elizabeth Domangue1, Zan Gao2 and Xiangli Gu1, (1)Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, (2)University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
Children's Physical Activity Participation and Psychological Well Being
Siu-Yin Cheung, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, Jennifer Yuen-ming Mak, Marshall University, Huntington, WV and Joyce Chan, Chinese YMCA of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Psychometric Characteristics of Internet Versions of Physical Activity-Related Questionnaires
Susan S. Levy and Alicia M. Walder, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA
Youth With Hearing or Visual Impairments Attraction to Physical Activity
Stefan Ward1, Megan Babkes Stellino2, Charles Farnsworth2 and Jamis Perrett2, (1)Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA, (2)University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO
RC Grant Findings: Perceived Physical Activity Barrier of Blind or Visually Impaired Individuals
Miyoung Lee1, Weimo Zhu2, Diana Brower3, Bryan McMurray4, Elizabeth Ackley Holbrook5 and Jon Gunderson4, (1)Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, (2)University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, (3)Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Janesville, WI, (4)University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, (5)Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN

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