Jo Salmon

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..The aim of this study was to examine associations between parental concerns for child television viewing and child television viewing and the home sedentary environment...

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..This study aimed to investigate associations between specific components of PA (domain, dose and social context) and odds of depressive symptoms in women...

..The aim of this study was to gather in-depth information about the correlates of physical activity among young women with and without depressive symptoms...

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..More longitudinal and intervention research is needed to better understand the mechanisms of change in children's physical activity behaviour...

..Prospective studies are needed to establish temporal relationships between the social and physical environment and child and youth PA...

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..Promoting dog ownership and dog walking among children and as a family are potential strategies for increasing PA participation in some families...

..To examine associations among individual, social, and environmental barriers and children's walking or cycling to school...

..To examine associations between family physical activity and sedentary environment and changes in body mass index (BMI) z-scores among 10-12-year-old children over three years...

..To investigate the contribution of personal, social and environmental factors to mediating socioeconomic (educational) inequalities in women's leisure-time walking and walking for transport...

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..This study examined cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between physical activity, sedentary behavior, and depressive symptoms among adolescents...

..The purpose of this study was to examine personal, family, social, and environmental correlates of active commuting to school among children...

..Further investigation of causal mechanisms underlying these associations is required...

..This study examined predictors of increases in children's and adolescents' active commuting (walking or cycling) to/from school over a 2-year period...

..Future studies should examine a broader range of skills and types of activities to better characterize this relationship and to inform the promotion of movement skill proficiency and PA...

..The purpose of this study was to examine perceived barriers to physical activity among adults with and without abnormal glucose metabolism (AGM), and whether barriers varied according to physical activity status...

..To examine associations between weight status and multiple indicators of family circumstance in Australian elementary school children...

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..Future studies that assess the translation of efficacious programmes and that test whether such programmes are equally effective in different settings (e.g. in the family setting) are urgently required...

..To examine associations between features of public open spaces, and children's physical activity...

..The challenge for public health will be to harness parental concerns and translate them into action...

..To compare the weight status of women and children living in socioeconomically disadvantaged rural and urban neighbourhoods in Victoria...

..Longitudinal and experimental studies are required to further test the influence of these factors among children...

..This study suggests that POS in high socioeconomic neighbourhoods possess more features that are likely to promote physical activity amongst children...

..We examined the associations of sitting time and television (TV) viewing time with continuously measured biomarkers of cardio-metabolic risk in Australian adults...

..This study aimed to examine cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between socioeconomic position (SEP) and physical activity and sedentary behaviors amongst children and adolescents...

..To examine associations between social ecological factors and Dutch adolescents' TV viewing...

..The domain and social context of PA may be important components in reducing the risk of depression. Reducing time spent in SB may be a key strategy in the promotion of better mental health in women from disadvantaged neighborhoods...

..This study investigates whether family television environment mediates the relationship between maternal education and children's television viewing...

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..To examine trends in active transport to and from school, in school sport and physical education (PE), and in weight status among children from high and low socio-economic status (SES) areas in Melbourne, Victoria, between 1985 and 2001...

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..To examine how perceptions of the local neighborhood relate to adolescents' walking and cycling...

..This study examined associations between the family environment and children's television (TV) viewing and likelihood of being low-active...

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..09) were significantly associated with achieving recommended LTPA. Personal factors were the characteristics most strongly associated with achieving recommended levels of LTPA among women from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds...

..Little is known about neighbourhood environments and children's sedentary behaviour outside school hours...

..This study examined associations between dog ownership, frequency of dog walking and weight status among children and their parents...

..This study aimed to examine the longitudinal relationship between the family environment and PA among youth...

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..To examine associations between children's perceptions of the neighborhood environment and walking and physical activity...

..To examine associations between shopping, food preparation, meal and eating behaviours and fruit and vegetable intake among women...

..Aspects of family structure interact differently with PA and TV viewing, suggesting interventions may need to be tailored with consideration of the family structure of children...

..Greater understanding of the family dynamics and circumstances, as well as the individual and social determinants of TV viewing, will be required if we are to develop effective strategies for reducing TV viewing in children...

..To examine the clustering and patterns of obesity-related behaviors in children and their mothers and the concordance between mother and child pairs...

..The study findings have important implications for future urban planning and children's opportunities for active free-play...

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..This paper reviews articles investigating correlates of preschool children's physical activity behaviors published in peer-reviewed journals between 1980 and March 2007...

..Evidence of the reliability and validity of items assessing where children play is novel and important considering the need to promote children's physical activity in a variety of settings...

..Many physical activity correlates differed depending on the measure employed; researchers should be mindful of these differences when selecting measures of physical activity...

..This study examined associations between perceptions of the local neighborhood and walking and cycling among children...

..Although the association between SB (e.g., watching TV/using the computer) and physical health has been well documented, increasing research has focused on the possible link between SB and mental health (e.g., depression)...

..Further evidence of the effectiveness of interventions promoting young people's physical activity in family and community settings is needed...

..Opportunities for young people to be sedentary have increased during leisure time, study time, and transportation time...

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..This study examined cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between perceived and objective measures of the physical and social neighborhood environment and TV viewing among children and adolescents...

..This review examines original research which has investigated associations between physical activity (PA) dose (i.e. frequency, intensity and duration) and domain and depression or symptoms of depression in adults...

..To identify socio-demographic characteristics of children from socioeconomically disadvantaged neighbourhoods who meet physical activity and screen recommendations...

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..To examine the tracking of children's body mass index, television viewing, and dietary intake over five-years...

..Associations among factors influencing preschoolers' physical activity should be further investigated through quantitative research...

..These constructs can be used to examine individual and environmental influences on physical activity and sedentary behavior in specific populations and could inform the development of targeted interventions...

..Further research is required to develop prevention and intervention programs to lower the effects of body dissatisfaction and negative affect among children...

..The data highlight the potential for a church-based setting and holistic approach to health promotion as a successful means of increasing physical activity and promoting mental and spiritual health among Australian women...

..Young women at risk of depression have a greater likelihood of being physically inactive and it is unknown whether correlates differ for women at risk and not at risk of depression...

..The influence of individual and environmental mediators on participation in physical activity will also be determined...

..Future studies should assess the effectiveness of interventions targeting organizational and pedagogical changes in schools as well as using homework to engage with families in more active ways...

..To examine whether physical activity logbooks influence estimates of validity of 7-d recall physical activity questionnaires...

..The goal of this study was to assess the associations of physical activity time and television (TV) time with risk of "undiagnosed" abnormal glucose metabolism in Australian adults...

..To measure the prevalence of obesity in Australian adults and to examine the associations of obesity with socioeconomic and lifestyle factors...

..We examined the associations of television viewing time with fasting plasma glucose (FPG) and 2-h postchallenge plasma glucose (2-h PG) levels in Australian adults...

..We examined the associations of objectively measured sedentary time, light-intensity physical activity, and moderate- to vigorous-intensity activity with fasting and 2-h postchallenge plasma glucose in Australian adults...

..Among Australian adults who met the public health guideline for the minimum health-enhancing levels of physical activity, we examined the dose-response associations of television-viewing time with continuous metabolic risk variables...

..We examined the associations of objectively measured sedentary time and physical activity with continuous indexes of metabolic risk in Australian adults without known diabetes...

..One explanation of this difference may be that TV viewing is a marker of an overall pattern of sedentary behavior in women...

..Associations of neighborhood walkability (based on dwelling density, street connectivity, land-use mix, and net retail area) and television viewing time were compared in a large, spatially-derived sample of Australian adults...

..In addition to the effects of total sedentary time, the manner in which it is accumulated may also be important. We examined the association of breaks in objectively measured sedentary time with biological markers of metabolic risk...