ArticleSSM - population health2019
Associations of friendship and children's physical activity during and outside of school: A social network study.
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- The role of whole network analysis in understanding health behaviours: a systematic review of smoking, alcohol use, physical activity, and diet.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
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- Parents' Response to Children's Performance and Children's Self-Esteem: Parent-Child Relationship and Friendship Quality as Mediators.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- How can an agent-based model explore the impact of interventions on children's physical activity in an urban environment?Health & place · 2021Article
- Children of Smoking and Non-Smoking Households' Perceptions of Physical Activity, Cardiorespiratory Fitness, and Exercise.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Political Orientation and Public Attributions for the Causes and Solutions of Physical Inactivity in Canada: Implications for Policy Support.Frontiers in public health · 2019Article
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Abstract
Friendships play a significant role in child development and may influence children's physical activity (PA). Using a whole-network approach, this study examined whether school-based friends are more similar in their pedometer-measured PA compared to children who are not friends, and whether these patterns vary by gender, strength of friendship (best vs. close friends), and during vs. outside of school. The analytical sample included 706 grade 5 students (10- to 11-years-old) in 27 schools who were participating in the APPLE Schools project (Alberta Project Promoting healthy Living for Everyone in schools) in Edmonton and Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada in the spring of 2013. Data collected included student and parent survey responses, time-stamped pedometer data for nine consecutive days, and close and best within-school and within-grade friendship nominations. We used Multiple Regression
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