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SUBMITTER: Budd EL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5985153 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Budd Elizabeth L EL McQueen Amy A Eyler Amy A AA Haire-Joshu Debra D Auslander Wendy F WF Brownson Ross C RC
Preventive medicine 20180212
Most girls experience a notable decline in physical activity (PA) in early adolescence, increasing their risk for harmful health outcomes. Enjoyment for PA (i.e., positive feelings toward PA) is a determinant of PA among girls during adolescence and sustained PA throughout adulthood. Previous studies recommended increasing girls' PA enjoyment in order to increase their PA, but did not include environmental-level strategies for how families, schools, or communities do this. To gain insight on suc ...[more]