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| KIRSTEN DAVISONSummaryAffiliation: University at Albany Country: USA Publications
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Participation in aesthetic sports and girls' weight concerns at ages 5 and 7 yearsKirsten Krahnstoever Davison
Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
Int J Eat Disord 31:312-7. 2002..DISCUSSION: Participation in aesthetic, or appearance-oriented, sports may foster a heightened focus on weight and body shape among girls...- Cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between TV viewing and girls' body mass index, overweight status, and percentage of body fatKirsten Krahnstoever Davison
University at Albany, SUNY, Albany, New York, USA
J Pediatr 149:32-7. 2006..CONCLUSIONS: Interventions that target reductions in TV viewing among 7- to 11-year-old girls may help to reduce their risk of weight gain during late childhood... - Why are early maturing girls less active? Links between pubertal development, psychological well-being, and physical activity among girls at ages 11 and 13Kirsten Krahnstoever Davison
Department of Health Policy, Management and Behavior, University at Albany, Rensselaer, NY 12309, USA
Soc Sci Med 64:2391-404. 2007.... - Measuring parental support for children's physical activity in white and African American parents: the Activity Support Scale for Multiple Groups (ACTS-MG)KIRSTEN K DAVISON
Department of Health Policy, Management and Behavior, University at Albany SUNY, One University Place, Rm 183, Rensselaer, NY 12144, USA
Prev Med 52:39-43. 2011..The Activity Support Scale (ACTS) was expanded for use with African American families. Its factorial invariance and internal reliability were examined for non-Hispanic white and African American parents... 
Hop, skip... no! Explaining adolescent girls' disinclination for physical activityKirsten Krahnstoever Davison
Department of Health Policy, University at Albany, Rensselaer, NY 12144, USA
Ann Behav Med 39:290-302. 2010..This study aimed to develop and validate the Girls' Disinclination for Physical Activity Scale (G-DAS)and implement the scale along with an objective measure of physical activity (PA) in a longitudinal sample of adolescent girls...- The consequence of encouraging girls to be active for weight lossKirsten Krahnstoever Davison
University at Albany SUNY, Albany, NY, United States
Soc Sci Med 70:518-25. 2010..Findings are consistent with research on parental child feeding practices, where parental control has been linked with unintended negative dietary and psychosocial outcomes among children... - School performance, lack of facilities, and safety concerns: barriers to parents' support of their children's physical activityKirsten Krahnstoever Davison
Department of Health Policy, Management, and Behavior, University at Albany, State University of New York, One University Place, Room 183, Rensselaer, NY 12144, USA
Am J Health Promot 23:315-9. 2009..To identify barriers to parents' support of their children's physical activity (PA) and to develop a survey to assess such barriers... - Overweight girls who internalize fat stereotypes report low psychosocial well-beingKIRSTEN K DAVISON
Department of Health Policy, Management, and Behavior, University at Albany State University of New York, Albany, New York, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 16:S30-8. 2008..This study examines developmental change and intraindividual stability in girls' fat stereotypes and associations between girls' internalization of stereotypes and their psychosocial well-being... - Children's active commuting to school: current knowledge and future directionsKIRSTEN K DAVISON
Department of Health Policy, Management and Behavior, University at Albany, SUNY, One University Place, Rm 183, Rensselaer, NY 12144, USA
Prev Chronic Dis 5:A100. 2008..We summarize research on predictors and health consequences of active commuting to school and outline and evaluate programs specific to children's walking and bicycling to school... - Pathways linking perceived athletic competence and parental support at age 9 years to girls' physical activity at age 11 yearsKirsten Krahnstoever Davison
Department of Health Policy, Management and Behavior, University at Albany, State University of New York, Rensselaer 12144, USA
Res Q Exerc Sport 77:23-31. 2006..Findings highlight the importance of encouraging parents to make a special effort to support physical activity among girls who do not perceive themselves as being athletically competent... - Reexamining obesigenic families: parents' obesity-related behaviors predict girls' change in BMIKirsten Krahnstoever Davison
Department of Health Policy, Management, and Behavior, University at Albany, State University of New York, One University Place, Room 183, Rensselaer, NY 12144, USA
Obes Res 13:1980-90. 2005.... - Links between parents' and girls' television viewing behaviors: a longitudinal examinationKirsten Krahnstoever Davison
Department of Health Policy, Management and Behavior, State University of New York at Albany, Rensselaer, New York 12144, USA
J Pediatr 147:436-42. 2005..This longitudinal study examines links between parents' television (TV)-related parenting practices and their daughter's daily TV viewing hours... - Lean and weight stable: behavioral predictors and psychological correlatesKirsten Krahnstoever Davison
Department of Health Policy, Management, and Behavior, University at Albany, School of Public Health, One University Place, Room 175, Rensselaer, NY 12144 3456
Obes Res 12:1085-93. 2004..To examine behavioral characteristics associated with being lean and weight stable during adulthood... - Predictors of fat stereotypes among 9-year-old girls and their parentsKirsten Krahnstoever Davison
Department of Health Policy, Management and Behavior, University at Albany, State University of New York, Rensselaer, New York 12144, USA
Obes Res 12:86-94. 2004..To assess familial links in fat stereotypes and predictors of stereotypes among girls and their parents... - Parents' activity-related parenting practices predict girls' physical activityKirsten Krahnstoever Davison
University at Albany, SUNY, School of Public Health, Rennselaer, NY 12144, USA
Med Sci Sports Exerc 35:1589-95. 2003..CONCLUSION: Results from this study indicate the positive contribution that parents can have on activity practices of their young daughters... - Change in parent and peer support across ages 9 to 15 yr and adolescent girls' physical activityKirsten Krahnstoever Davison
Department of Health Policy, Management and Behavior, University at Albany, Albany NY, USA
Med Sci Sports Exerc 41:1816-25. 2009.... 
Personal fulfillment motivates adolescents to be physically activeKatie Haverly
State University of New York at Albany, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 159:1115-20. 2005....- Processes linking weight status and self-concept among girls from ages 5 to 7 yearsKirsten Krahnstoever Davison
Dev Psychol 38:735-48. 2002..In addition, the duration and timing of parent criticism across ages 5 and 7 mediated the association between girls' weight status at age 5 and perceived peer acceptance at age 7... - A longitudinal examination of patterns in girls' weight concerns and body dissatisfaction from ages 5 to 9 yearsKirsten Krahnstoever Davison
Department of Human Development and Family Studies, The Pennsylvania State University, S 110 Henderson Building, University Park, PA 16802, USA
Int J Eat Disord 33:320-32. 2003.... - Percent body fat at age 5 predicts earlier pubertal development among girls at age 9Kirsten Krahnstoever Davison
Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
Pediatrics 111:815-21. 2003..This study examines the causal direction of the relationship between weight status and pubertal timing in girls using a longitudinal sample of 183 white girls followed from ages 5 to 9... - A longitudinal assessment of the links between physical activity and self-esteem in early adolescent non-Hispanic femalesDorothy L Schmalz
Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29634, USA
J Adolesc Health 41:559-65. 2007..In this study, we use data from a longitudinal study to explore the links between participation in physical activity and global self-esteem among girls from childhood into early adolescence and the direction of this relationship... - Advanced pubertal status at age 11 and lower physical activity in adolescent girlsBirgitta L Baker
Department of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
J Pediatr 151:488-93. 2007..To examine the relationship between pubertal timing and physical activity... - Learning to overeat: maternal use of restrictive feeding practices promotes girls' eating in the absence of hungerLeann L Birch
Department of Human Development and Family Studies, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 78:215-20. 2003..Experimental findings causally link restrictive child-feeding practices to overeating in children. However, longitudinal data are needed to determine the extent to which restrictive feeding practices promote overeating... - Percentage of body fat and body mass index are associated with mobility limitations in people aged 70 and older from NHANES IIIKirsten Krahnstoever Davison
Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16801, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 50:1802-9. 2002..To assess the association between functional limitations and body composition indices, including percentage of body fat, muscle mass, and body mass index (BMI)... - Determinants of eating attitudes among overweight and non-overweight adolescentsDanielle Symons Downs
Exercise Psychology Laboratory, Department of Kinesiology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
J Adolesc Health 41:138-45. 2007....
Research Grants
- Predictors of Adolescent Girls Physical ActivityKIRSTEN DAVISON; Fiscal Year: 2007..Such information is essential to designing effective prevention programs that promote recommended levels of physical activity during adolescence. ..