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Whose game are we playing? a study of the effects of adult involvement on children participating in organised team sports

Walters, Simon Richard (AUT University; 2011)

There are clearly identified social, physical, and mental health benefits of physical activity in primary aged children. With an unequivocal link between sport and physical activity, it would appear to be fundamentally ...
Physical activity in New Zealand preschoolers: amount, associations, and accounts

Oliver, Melody (AUT University; 2008)

Improving physical activity (PA) participation is a public health priority in developed and developing countries to curb the substantial and growing prevalence of lifestyle-related diseases. Early childhood may be an ...
Obesity and its determinants in girls from five ethnic groups

Duncan, Elizabeth (AUT University; 2008)

In light of alarming rises in the prevalence of obesity worldwide, tackling the obesity ‘epidemic’ is now a national health priority in many countries. Increasingly, population measures that provide accurate estimates of ...
Responsibility for children's physical activity

Cox, Keri-Michele (AUT University; 2012)

As a consequence of the potential individual and social benefit associated with children being physically active, many large scale physical activity campaigns have been developed and implemented with the purpose of increasing ...