ArticleJournal of obesity2012
Physical activity behaviour: an overview of current and emergent theoretical practices.
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51 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- A meta-analysis of behaviour change techniques in social interventions targeting improved cognitive function in older adults.BMC public health · 2025Pooled it
- Barriers to high school and university students' physical activity: A systematic review.PloS one · 2022Pooled it
- Developing a Complex Understanding of Physical Activity in Cardiometabolic Disease from Low-to-Middle-Income Countries-A Qualitative Systematic Review with Meta-Synthesis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Effect of interventions based on regular physical activity on weight management in adolescents: a systematic review and a meta-analysis.Systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
- Predicting physical activity among urban adolescent girls: A test of the health promotion model.Research in nursing & health · 2019Pooled it
- The effect of exercise training videos on self-esteem of 7-10-year-old obese girls: A randomized controlled trial.BMC public health · 2025Trial
- Insights Following Implementation of an Exercise Intervention in Older Veterans with PTSD.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Trial
- Self-efficacy versus perceived enjoyment as predictors of physical activity behaviour.Psychology & health · 2016Trial
- Factors Associated with Exercise Adherence Across Settings Among Stroke Survivors in China: A Systematic Review of Cross-Sectional Studies.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Physical activity interventions for older adults - an overview of systematic reviews.BMC public health · 2026Review
- Automatic vs. rational motives for adolescent physical activity: an ecological momentary assessment study.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Increasing physical activity in moderate-severe traumatic brain injury: protocol for a two-stage randomized controlled trial of a remote, mHealth-enhanced intervention.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2026Article
- Do Playgrounds Help Develop Children's Fundamental Movement Skills? Using Direct Video Observations to Investigate.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Physical Activity Interventions Framed by the Health Action Process Approach for Adults with Long-Term Conditions: A Scoping Review.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2024Article
- Thinking about inequalities in physical activity as an emergent feature of complex systems.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2024Article
- Psychosocial factors associated with physical activity in people with dementia: A pilot cross-sectional study.Aging medicine (Milton (N.S.W)) · 2024Article
- Barriers to and facilitators of physical activity in pediatric pulmonary hypertension.Pulmonary circulation · 2024Article
- Lifestyle Empowerment for Alzheimer's Prevention Prescribed by Physicians: Methods and Adaptations to COVID-19.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2024Article
- Creating a digital approach for promoting physical activity in pediatric pulmonary hypertension: A framework for future interventions.Pulmonary circulation · 2024Article
- The Role of Physical Activity in Adjunctive Nursing Management of Neuro-Degenerative Diseases among Older Adults: A Systematic Review of Interventional Studies.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
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Abstract
Physical activity research has been dominated by traditional cognitive rationale paradigms utilized within other domains. Though this approach to physical activity behavior has greatly enhanced our understanding of the key determinants, it has done little to eradicate the health problems we currently face. In order to achieve lasting change though, multilevel interventions may prove effective. Ecological perspectives have been proposed as an effective approach in combating current physical inactivity levels. Nevertheless, this approach is in its infancy and much has still to be learned. The aim of this paper is to provide an overview of the main behavioral models used within the physical activity domain while proposing the need for further models that will embrace the principles presented by ecological and complexity theories.
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