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Impact of a 6-month empowerment-based exercise intervention programme in non-physically active adolescent Swedish girls
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- Lindgren, Eva-Carin, 1962- (author)
- Högskolan i Halmstad,Centrum för forskning om välfärd, hälsa och idrott (CVHI)
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- Baigi, Amir (author)
- Section of Primary Health Care, Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Institute of Medicine at Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg
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- Apitzsch, Erwin (author)
- Lund University,Lunds universitet,Institutionen för psykologi,Samhällsvetenskapliga institutioner och centrumbildningar,Samhällsvetenskapliga fakulteten,Department of Psychology,Departments of Administrative, Economic and Social Sciences,Faculty of Social Sciences,Department of Psychology, Lund University
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- Bergh, Håkan (author)
- Research and Development Unit (R&D) General Practice and Public Health, Halland County Council, Falkenberg
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- 2010-09-24
- 2010
- English.
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In: Health Education Journal. - London : Sage Publications. - 0017-8969 .- 1748-8176. ; 70:1, s. 9-20
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- Objective: This study evaluated changes in self-efficacy in non-physically active adolescent girls (13–19 years old) who participated in a six-month, empowerment-based exercise intervention programme (EIP).Design: The study used a pre- and post-test randomized group design and included one pre- and one post-test (at six months) and non-physically active adolescent girls (N = 110) were assigned to an intervention group (n = 54) or a comparison group (n = 56).Setting: Two upper secondary schools and five secondary schools, located in the low socio-economic areas of two communities in southern Sweden were involved in the study.Method: The Swedish version of a 10-item General Self-efficacy Scale (GSES) and the Social Barriers to Exercise Self-efficacy Questionnaire (SPBESQ) were used. In addition, BMI and results from a physical fitness test were measured. For statistical analysis, the Mann-Whitney U-test and the Wilcoxon’s matched-pairs signed-rank test were used.Results: Analysis showed a statistically significant difference in GSES scores (p = 0.037) between the groups after the EIP was implemented. Girls in the intervention group had increased their levels of general perceived self-efficacy (p = 0.004). Both groups increased their level of physical fitness (intervention, p = 0.06 and control, p = 0.013). BMI increased in the control group (p = 0.031).Conclusions: The EIP had an impact on adolescent girls’ general perceived self-efficacy and can be regarded as an outcome of empowerment that indicates the development of the adolescent girls’ ability to effectively deal with a variety of stressful situations in general.
Subject headings
- SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP -- Utbildningsvetenskap -- Pedagogik (hsv//swe)
- SOCIAL SCIENCES -- Educational Sciences -- Pedagogy (hsv//eng)
- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Hälsovetenskap -- Folkhälsovetenskap, global hälsa, socialmedicin och epidemiologi (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Health Sciences -- Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology (hsv//eng)
- SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP -- Psykologi (hsv//swe)
- SOCIAL SCIENCES -- Psychology (hsv//eng)
Keyword
- empowerment
- intervention
- physical activity
- Education
- Pedagogik
- Public health science
- Folkhälsovetenskap
- empowerment
- exercise
- girls
- intervention
- self-efficacy
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- ref (subject category)
- art (subject category)
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