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Will web-based research suffice when collecting U.S. school district policies? The case of physical education and school-based nutrition policiesJamie F Chriqui
University of Illinois at Chicago, Institute for Health Research and Policy, 1747 West Roosevelt Road, M C 275, Chicago, Illinois 60608, USA
Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 5:64. 2008....
Comparing the content of participation instruments using the international classification of functioning, disability and healthVanessa K Noonan
Division of Spine, Department of Orthopaedics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Health Qual Life Outcomes 7:93. 2009..To date, few studies have examined the content of these instruments to determine how participation has been operationalized. The purpose of this study was to compare the content of participation instruments using the ICF classification...
Introducing equating methodologies to compare test scores from two different self-regulation scalesLouise C Masse
Department of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia, Centre for Community Child Health Research, L408, 4480 Oak Street, Vancouver, BC V6H 3V4, Canada
Health Educ Res 21:i110-120. 2006..In health behavior and health education research, linking methodologies can be used to compare results across studies that use slightly different versions of a scale to measure the same construct...
Measuring collaboration and transdisciplinary integration in team scienceLouise C Masse
Centre for Community Child Health Research, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Am J Prev Med 35:S151-60. 2008..Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to present the psychometric properties of scales measuring collaborative processes and transdisciplinary integration...
Development of a School Nutrition-Environment State Policy Classification System (SNESPCS)Louise C Masse
Centre for Community Child Health Research, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia
Am J Prev Med 33:S277-91. 2007..This study describes the development process, the inter-rater reliability to code state policies enacted as of December 2003, and the variability in state policies related to the school nutrition environment...
Development of a Physical Education-Related State Policy Classification System (PERSPCS)Louise C Masse
Centre for Community Child Health Research, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia
Am J Prev Med 33:S264-76. 2007....
Evaluating the properties of a stage-specific self-efficacy scale for physical activity using classical test theory, confirmatory factor analysis and item response modelingLouise C Masse
Centre for Community Child Health Research, Department of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia, L408 4480 Oak Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V6H 3V4, Canada
Health Educ Res 21:i33-46. 2006..Overall, employing multiple methods to assess the psychometric properties of the stage-specific self-efficacy scale demonstrated the complimentary nature of these methods and it highlighted the strengths and weaknesses of this scale...
Association between self-reported household practices and body mass index of US children and adolescents, 2005Louise C Masse
University of British Columbia, Department of Pediatrics and School of Population and Public Health, Developmental Neurosciences and Child Health, L408, 4480 Oak St, Vancouver, BC V6H 3V4 Canada
Prev Chronic Dis 9:E174. 2012..The objective of this study was to determine whether children (children and adolescents aged 9-18 y) who live in a household that has healthful practices related to behaviors associated with obesity have a lower body mass index (BMI)...
Physical activity implementation in schools: a 4-year follow-upLouise C Masse
Department of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia, L408 4480 Oak Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Am J Prev Med 43:369-77. 2012..Action Schools! BC (AS!BC) is a comprehensive school-based model that utilizes a socioecologic approach to provide children with opportunities for physical activity at school in British Columbia...
Waiting for child developmental and rehabilitation services: an overview of issues and needsAnton R Miller
Department of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Dev Med Child Neurol 50:815-21. 2008....
Improving psychometric methods in health education and health behavior researchLouise C Masse
Department of Pediatrics, Centre for Community Child Health Research, University of British Columbia, L408, 4480 Oak Street, Vancouver, BC V6H 3V4 Canada
Health Educ Res 21:i1-3. 2006
Comparing the validity of 2 physical activity questionnaire formats in African-American and Hispanic womenLouise C Masse
Dept of Pediatrics, School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
J Phys Act Health 9:237-48. 2012..The purpose of this study was to compare the validity of 2 physical activity questionnaire formats--one that lists activities (Checklist questionnaire) and one that assesses overall activities (Global questionnaire) by domain...
Sources of validity evidence needed with self-report measures of physical activityLouise C Masse
Dept of Pediatrics, School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
J Phys Act Health 9:S44-55. 2012..Over the years, self-report measures of physical activity (PA) have been employed in applications for which their use was not supported by the validity evidence...
The application of transformational leadership theory to parenting: questionnaire development and implications for adolescent self-regulatory efficacy and life satisfactionKatie L Morton
School of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia, Canada
J Sport Exerc Psychol 33:688-709. 2011..The results of this research support the application of transformational leadership theory to parenting behaviors, as well as the construct validity of measures derived from the TPQ...
School nutritional capacity, resources and practices are associated with availability of food/beverage items in schoolsLouise C Masse
University of British Columbia, School of Population and Public Health, F508 4480 Oak Street, Vancouver, BC V6H 3V4, Canada
Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 10:26. 2013..This study examined whether the availability of specific food/beverage items was associated with a number of school environmental factors...
The centre for healthy weights--shapedown BC: a family-centered, multidisciplinary program that reduces weight gain in obese children over the short-termConstadina Panagiotopoulos
Department of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T 1Z4, Canada
Int J Environ Res Public Health 8:4662-78. 2011..These data also emphasize the need for ongoing evaluation to assess the long-term implications of this unique program and ultimately optimize utilization of governmental resources...
