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Do stressed mothers have heavier children? A meta‐analysis on the relationship between maternal stress and child body mass index by Tate, E. B, Wood, W, Liao, Y, Dunton, G. F

“…Child obesity continues to be a prevalent public health issue. This meta‐analysis synthesized 17 studies investigating the association between levels of…”
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systematic review of built environment factors related to physical activity and obesity risk: implications for smart growth urban planning by Durand, C.P, Andalib, M, Dunton, G.F, Wolch, J, Pentz, M.A

“…Smart growth is an approach to urban planning that provides a framework for making community development decisions. Despite its growing use, it is not known…”
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Physical environmental correlates of childhood obesity: a systematic review by Dunton, G.F, Kaplan, J, Wolch, J, Jerrett, M, Reynolds, K.D

“…Increasing rates of childhood obesity in the USA and other Western countries are a cause for serious public health concern. Neighborhood and community…”
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Joint associations of physical activity and sedentary behaviors with body mass index: results from a time use survey of US adults by Dunton, G F, Berrigan, D, Ballard-Barbash, R, Graubard, B, Atienza, A A

“…Objective: Obesity risk is negatively associated with physical activity and positively associated with time spent in sedentary behaviors. Yet, it is not known…”
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Associations of maternal stress with children's weight‐related behaviours: a systematic literature review by O'Connor, S. G., Maher, J. P., Belcher, B. R., Leventhal, A. M., Margolin, G., Shonkoff, E. T., Dunton, G. F.

“…Summary Low adherence to guidelines for weight‐related behaviours (e.g. dietary intake and physical activity) among US children underscores the need to better…”
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Which type of sedentary behaviour intervention is more effective at reducing body mass index in children? A meta-analytic review by Liao, Y., Liao, J., Durand, C. P., Dunton, G. F.

“…Summary Sedentary behaviour is emerging as an independent risk factor for paediatric obesity. Some evidence suggests that limiting sedentary behaviour alone…”
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Assessing the Perceived Environment among Minimally Active Adolescent Girls: Validity and Relations to Physical Activity Outcomes by Dunton, Genevieve Fridlund, Jamner, Margaret Schneider, Cooper, Dan Michael

“…Purpose. This study examined how adolescents' perceptions of exercise resources in the environment relate to physical activity outcomes. Methods. Perceptions…”
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Using Ecologic Momentary Assessment to Measure Physical Activity During Adolescence by Dunton, Genevieve F., Whalen, Carol K., Jamner, Larry D., Henker, Barbara, Floro, Josh N.

“…Examine the validity of using high-density electronic ecologic momentary assessment (EMA) to assess physical activity. EMA was further used to explore within-…”
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Assessing the Social and Physical Contexts of Children's Leisure-Time Physical Activity: An Ecological Momentary Assessment Study by Dunton, Genevieve Fridlund, Kawabata, Keito, Intille, Stephen, Wolch, Jennifer, Pentz, Mary Ann

“…Purpose. To use Ecological Momentary Assessment with mobile phones to describe where and with whom children's leisure-time physical activity occurs. Design…”
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Physical activity and physical self-concept among sedentary adolescent females: An intervention study by Schneider, Margaret, Dunton, Genevieve Fridlund, Cooper, Dan M.

“…Physical activity (PA) has been promoted as a means of enhancing self-concept, yet the evidence for this connection is far from compelling. In particular,…”
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Using the RE-AIM Framework to Evaluate the Statewide Dissemination of a School-Based Physical Activity and Nutrition Curriculum: “Exercise Your Options” by Dunton, Genevieve F., Lagloire, Renee, Robertson, Trina

“…Purpose. Examine the reach, efficacy, adoption, implementation, and maintenance of a physical activity and nutrition curriculum for middle-school students…”
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Does Community Type Moderate the Relationship between Parent Perceptions of the Neighborhood and Physical Activity in Children? by Durand, Casey P., Dunton, Genevieve F., Spruijt-Metz, Donna, Pentz, Mary Ann

“…Purpose. To examine whether residing in a community designed to promote physical activity moderates the relationship between parent perceptions of the…”
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Factorial Validity and Gender Invariance of the Physical Activity Enjoyment Scale (PACES) in Older Adolescents by Dunton, Genevieve Fridlund, Tscherne, James, Rodriguez, Daniel

“…Documented gender differences in physical activity rates during adolescence (Grunbaum et al., 2004) pose the question of whether physical activity enjoyment…”
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Differences in the Intensity and Duration of Adolescents' Sports and Exercise Across Physical and Social Environments by Dunton, Genevieve Fridlund, Berrigan, David, Ballard-Barbash, Rachel, Perna, Frank, Graubard, Barry I., Atienza, Audie A.

“…We used data from the American Time Use Survey (years 2003-06) to analyze whether the intensity and duration of high school students' (ages 15-18 years) sports…”
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Assessing Physical Activity in Children With Asthma: Convergent Validity Between Accelerometer and Electronic Diary Data by Floro, Josh N., Dunton, Genevieve F., Delfino, Ralph J.

“…Convergent validity of accelerometer and electronic diary physical activity data was assessed in children with asthma. Sixty-two participants, ages 9-18 years,…”
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Identifying combinations of risk and protective factors predicting physical activity change in high school students by Dunton, Genevieve Fridlund, Atienza, Audie A, Tscherne, James, Rodriguez, Daniel

“…Research sought to identify combinations of risk and protective factors predicting change in physical activity (PA) over one year in high school students…”
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Difficult socio-economic circumstances and the utilization of risk information: A study of Mexican agricultural workers in the USA by Vaughan, Elaine, Dunton, Genevieve Fridlund

“…Experiences associated with challenging socio-economic conditions may impact on motivational and cognitive processes that influence risk or health information…”
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Factors Predicting Behavioral Response to a Physical Activity Intervention among Adolescent Females by Dunton, Genevieve Fridlund, Schneider, Margaret, Cooper, Dan M

“…Objective: To determine whether individual factors influenced rates of physical activity change in response to a school-based intervention. Methods: Sedentary…”
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THE EFFECTS OF A 9-MONTH PHYSICAL ACTIVITY INTERVENTION ON PHYSICAL SELF-CONCEPT IN MINIMALLY-ACTIVE ADOLESCENT FEMALES by Dunton, G F., Jamner, M S., Cooper, D M.

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Impact of a school-based physical activity intervention on fitness and bone in adolescent females by Schneider, Margaret, Dunton, Genevieve F, Bassin, Stan, Graham, Dan J, Eliakim, Alon F, Cooper, Dan M

“…Many female adolescents participate in insufficient physical activity to maintain cardiovascular fitness and promote optimal bone growth. This study evaluates…”
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