Rod K Dishman

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Affiliation: University of Georgia
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Decline in cardiorespiratory fitness and odds of incident depression
    Rodney K Dishman
    Department of Kinesiology, University of Georgia, Athens GA 30602 6554, USA
    Am J Prev Med 43:361-8. 2012
  2. ncbi Associations of quality of life with physical activity, fruit and vegetable consumption, and physical inactivity in a free living, multiethnic population in Hawaii: a longitudinal study
    Weiwen Chai
    Cancer Research Center of Hawaii, University of Hawaii, 1236 Lauhala Street, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA
    Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 7:83. 2010
  3. ncbi Self-efficacy moderates the relation between declines in physical activity and perceived social support in high school girls
    Rod K Dishman
    Department of Kinesiology, The University of Georgia, Ramsey Student Center, 330 River Road, Athens, GA 30602 6554, USA
    J Pediatr Psychol 34:441-51. 2009
  4. ncbi Self-management strategies mediate self-efficacy and physical activity
    Rod K Dishman
    Department of Kinesiology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602 6554, USA
    Am J Prev Med 29:10-8. 2005
  5. ncbi Gene-physical activity interactions in the etiology of obesity: behavioral considerations
    Rod K Dishman
    Department of Kinesiology, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA
    Obesity (Silver Spring) 16:S60-5. 2008
  6. ncbi Effects of cycling exercise on vigor, fatigue, and electroencephalographic activity among young adults who report persistent fatigue
    Rod K Dishman
    Department of Kinesiology, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602 6554, USA
    Psychophysiology 47:1066-74. 2010
  7. ncbi Move to Improve: a randomized workplace trial to increase physical activity
    Rod K Dishman
    Department of Kinesiology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602 6554, USA
    Am J Prev Med 36:133-41. 2009
  8. ncbi Validity of social-cognitive measures for physical activity in middle-school girls
    Rod K Dishman
    Department of Kinesiology, The University of Georgia, Ramsey Student Center, Athens, GA 30602 6554, USA
    J Pediatr Psychol 35:72-88. 2010
  9. ncbi Failure of post-action stages of the transtheoretical model to predict change in regular physical activity: a multiethnic cohort study
    Rod K Dishman
    Department of Kinesiology, The University of Georgia, Ramsey Center, 330 River Road, Athens, GA 30602 6554, USA
    Ann Behav Med 37:280-93. 2009
  10. ncbi Dose relations between goal setting, theory-based correlates of goal setting and increases in physical activity during a workplace trial
    Rod K Dishman
    Department of Kinesiology, Ramsey Student Center, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602 6554, USA
    Health Educ Res 25:620-31. 2010

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Publications70

  1. ncbi Decline in cardiorespiratory fitness and odds of incident depression
    Rodney K Dishman
    Department of Kinesiology, University of Georgia, Athens GA 30602 6554, USA
    Am J Prev Med 43:361-8. 2012
    ..Studies of physical activity and incidence of physician-diagnosed depression have been limited to a single estimate of self-reported physical activity exposure, despite follow-up periods lasting many years...
  2. ncbi Associations of quality of life with physical activity, fruit and vegetable consumption, and physical inactivity in a free living, multiethnic population in Hawaii: a longitudinal study
    Weiwen Chai
    Cancer Research Center of Hawaii, University of Hawaii, 1236 Lauhala Street, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA
    Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 7:83. 2010
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  3. ncbi Self-efficacy moderates the relation between declines in physical activity and perceived social support in high school girls
    Rod K Dishman
    Department of Kinesiology, The University of Georgia, Ramsey Student Center, 330 River Road, Athens, GA 30602 6554, USA
    J Pediatr Psychol 34:441-51. 2009
    ..e., mediated), or moderating relations with naturally occurring change in perceived social support and declines in physical activity during high school...
  4. ncbi Self-management strategies mediate self-efficacy and physical activity
    Rod K Dishman
    Department of Kinesiology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602 6554, USA
    Am J Prev Med 29:10-8. 2005
    ..Self-efficacy is theorized also to influence physical activity through self-management strategies (e.g., thoughts, goals, plans, and acts) that support physical activity, but this idea has not been empirically tested...
  5. ncbi Gene-physical activity interactions in the etiology of obesity: behavioral considerations
    Rod K Dishman
    Department of Kinesiology, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA
    Obesity (Silver Spring) 16:S60-5. 2008
    ..e., personal and group-level variables) of direct, indirect (i.e., mediated), and moderated (i.e., interactions of mediators with external factors) relations with physical activity within theoretical gene-environment networks...
  6. ncbi Effects of cycling exercise on vigor, fatigue, and electroencephalographic activity among young adults who report persistent fatigue
    Rod K Dishman
    Department of Kinesiology, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602 6554, USA
    Psychophysiology 47:1066-74. 2010
    ..Posterior theta activity accounted for about half the changes in vigor. Studies that manipulate mood, EEG activity, or both during exercise are needed to determine whether EEG changes after exercise are causally linked with mood...
  7. ncbi Move to Improve: a randomized workplace trial to increase physical activity
    Rod K Dishman
    Department of Kinesiology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602 6554, USA
    Am J Prev Med 36:133-41. 2009
    ..Workplaces are important settings for interventions to increase physical activity, but effects have been modest...
  8. ncbi Validity of social-cognitive measures for physical activity in middle-school girls
    Rod K Dishman
    Department of Kinesiology, The University of Georgia, Ramsey Student Center, Athens, GA 30602 6554, USA
    J Pediatr Psychol 35:72-88. 2010
    ..The factorial validity and measurement equivalence/invariance of scales used to measure social-cognitive correlates of physical activity among adolescent girls were examined...
  9. ncbi Failure of post-action stages of the transtheoretical model to predict change in regular physical activity: a multiethnic cohort study
    Rod K Dishman
    Department of Kinesiology, The University of Georgia, Ramsey Center, 330 River Road, Athens, GA 30602 6554, USA
    Ann Behav Med 37:280-93. 2009
    ..Predicting variation in meeting recommended levels of physical activity is important for public health evaluation...
  10. ncbi Dose relations between goal setting, theory-based correlates of goal setting and increases in physical activity during a workplace trial
    Rod K Dishman
    Department of Kinesiology, Ramsey Student Center, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602 6554, USA
    Health Educ Res 25:620-31. 2010
    ..The results show a dose relation of increased physical activity with changes in goal setting, satisfaction, self-efficacy, commitment and intention, consistent with goal-setting theory...
  11. ncbi Social-cognitive correlates of physical activity in a multi-ethnic cohort of middle-school girls: two-year prospective study
    Rod K Dishman
    University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602 6554, USA
    J Pediatr Psychol 35:188-98. 2010
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  12. ncbi Neurobiology of exercise
    Rod K Dishman
    Department of Exercise Science, The University of Georgia, Ramsey Center, 330 River Road, Athens, GA 30602 6554, USA
    Obesity (Silver Spring) 14:345-56. 2006
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  13. ncbi Goals and intentions mediate efficacy beliefs and declining physical activity in high school girls
    Rod K Dishman
    Department of Kinesiology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602 6554, USA
    Am J Prev Med 31:475-83. 2006
    ..We tested those ideas while observing naturally occurring change during high school...
  14. ncbi Factorial validity and invariance of the Physical Self-Description Questionnaire among black and white adolescent girls
    Rod K Dishman
    Department of Kinesiology, The University of Georgia Ramsey Student Center, 300 River Road, Athens, Georgia 30602 6554, USA
    Ethn Dis 16:551-8. 2006
    ..Despite lower levels of physical activity, sport participation, and fitness and higher BMI, Black girls had similar self-esteem and higher physical self-concept and perceived appearance compared to White girls...
  15. ncbi Validity of processes of change in physical activity among college students in the TIGER study
    Rod K Dishman
    Department of Kinesiology, The University of Georgia, Ramsey Student Center, 330 River Road, Athens, GA, 30602 6554, USA
    Ann Behav Med 40:164-75. 2010
    ..To test the factorial validity and measurement equivalence/invariance of scales used to measure processes of change derived from the Transtheoretical Model (TTM) applied to physical activity...
  16. ncbi Meeting U.S. Healthy People 2010 levels of physical activity: agreement of 2 measures across 2 years
    Rod K Dishman
    Department of Kinesiology, University of Georgia, Athens, 30602 6554, USA
    Ann Epidemiol 20:511-23. 2010
    ..However, we were unaware of prospective cohort studies that had examined this in a population base using convergent measures...
  17. ncbi Using constructs of the transtheoretical model to predict classes of change in regular physical activity: a multi-ethnic longitudinal cohort study
    Rod K Dishman
    Department of Kinesiology, The University of Georgia, Ramsey Center, 330 River Road, Athens, GA, 30602 6554, USA
    Ann Behav Med 40:150-63. 2010
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  18. ncbi Physical self-concept and self-esteem mediate cross-sectional relations of physical activity and sport participation with depression symptoms among adolescent girls
    Rod K Dishman
    Department of Kinesiology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602 6554, USA
    Health Psychol 25:396-407. 2006
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  19. ncbi Comparison of barriers self-efficacy and perceived behavioral control for explaining physical activity across 1 year among adolescent girls
    Robert W Motl
    Department of Exercise Science, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602-6554, USA
    Health Psychol 24:106-11. 2005
    ....
  20. ncbi Promotion of physical activity among high-school girls: a randomized controlled trial
    Russell R Pate
    Department of Exercise Science, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, 730 Devine St, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
    Am J Public Health 95:1582-7. 2005
    ..Our study examined the effects of a comprehensive school-based intervention on physical activity among high-school girls...
  21. ncbi Physical fitness and performance. Cardiorespiratory fitness in girls-change from middle to high school
    Karin A Pfeiffer
    Department of Kinesiology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
    Med Sci Sports Exerc 39:2234-41. 2007
    ..To determine how factors are related to change in cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) across time in middle school girls followed through high school...
  22. ncbi Family support for physical activity in girls from 8th to 12th grade in South Carolina
    Marsha Dowda
    Department of Exercise Science, Arnold School of Public Health, 921 Assembly Street, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA
    Prev Med 44:153-9. 2007
    ..To examine the relationship between perceived family support and other selected correlates of physical activity (PA) with changes in PA over time...
  23. ncbi Enjoyment mediates effects of a school-based physical-activity intervention
    Rod K Dishman
    Department of Exercise Science, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602 6554, USA
    Med Sci Sports Exerc 37:478-87. 2005
    ....
  24. ncbi Perceived physical environment and physical activity across one year among adolescent girls: self-efficacy as a possible mediator?
    Robert W Motl
    Department of Kinesiology, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801 3895, USA
    J Adolesc Health 37:403-8. 2005
    ..This study involved an examination of the direct and mediated effects of perceived equipment accessibility and neighborhood safety on physical activity across a one-year period among adolescent girls...
  25. ncbi Effects of cycling exercise on the soleus H-reflex and state anxiety among men with low or high trait anxiety
    Robert W Motl
    Department of Exercise Science, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602-6554, USA
    Psychophysiology 41:96-105. 2004
    ..Contrary to prior opinion, the postexercise reduction in the H-reflex reported by previous researchers and in the present study appears to be unrelated to self-reported anxiety after exercise...
  26. ncbi Examining social-cognitive determinants of intention and physical activity among black and white adolescent girls using structural equation modeling
    Robert W Motl
    Department of Exercise Science, University of Georgia, Athens 30602-6554, USA
    Health Psychol 21:459-67. 2002
    ..Self-efficacy and perceived behavioral control are independent influences on physical activity among Black and White adolescent girls and warrant study as potential mediators in physical activity interventions...
  27. ncbi Sport participation and physical activity in adolescent females across a four-year period
    Karin Allor Pfeiffer
    Department of Exercise Science, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, USA
    J Adolesc Health 39:523-9. 2006
    ..A secondary purpose was to compare activity levels of three groups of girls, those who played sports at three time points, those who dropped out, and those who did not participate in sports...
  28. ncbi Perceptions of physical and social environment variables and self-efficacy as correlates of self-reported physical activity among adolescent girls
    Robert W Motl
    Department of Kinesiology, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, 332 Freer Hall, 906 S Goodwin Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 61801 3895, USA
    J Pediatr Psychol 32:6-12. 2007
    ..This cross-sectional study examined the direct and indirect effects of perceived equipment accessibility, neighborhood safety, and social support on self-reported physical activity among older adolescent girls...
  29. ncbi Commercial facilities, social cognitive variables, and physical activity of 12th grade girls
    Marsha Dowda
    Department of Exercise Science, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, 921 Assembly Street, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
    Ann Behav Med 37:77-87. 2009
    ..Recent studies have found a relationship between access to neighborhood physical activity (PA) facilities and physical activity in youth...
  30. ncbi Effects of exercise on male copulatory behavior after beta-adrenoreceptor blockade
    Nathaniel J Thom
    Department of Kinesiology, The University of Georgia, USA
    Brain Res Bull 79:414-7. 2009
    ..It was hypothesized that 3 weeks of activity-wheel running would (1) reverse deficits in male copulatory performance and (2) increase GAL mRNA in the MPOA after beta-adrenoreceptor blockade with propranolol...
  31. ncbi Self-efficacy partially mediates the effect of a school-based physical-activity intervention among adolescent girls
    Rod K Dishman
    Department of Exercise Science, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602 6554, USA
    Prev Med 38:628-36. 2004
    ....
  32. ncbi Effects of chronic exercise on feelings of energy and fatigue: a quantitative synthesis
    Timothy W Puetz
    Department of Kinesiology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602 6554, USA
    Psychol Bull 132:866-76. 2006
    ..The results highlight the need for research identifying the most useful control conditions for accurately interpreting mental health outcome data obtained in chronic exercise investigations...
  33. ncbi Blood pressure and muscle sympathetic nerve activity during cold pressor stress: fitness and gender
    Rod K Dishman
    Department of Exercise Science, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602 6554, USA
    Psychophysiology 40:370-80. 2003
    ..The results further encourage consideration of cardiorespiratory fitness as a modifying covariate when the hand cold pressor test is used as a predictor of future hypertension among women...
  34. ncbi Associations among physical activity, health indicators, and employment in 12th grade girls
    Marsha Dowda
    Department of Exercise Science, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, USA
    J Womens Health (Larchmt) 16:1331-9. 2007
    ..This study compared physical activity, sedentary behaviors, and other health indicators between 1381 employed and nonemployed 12th grade girls...
  35. ncbi Physical activities and sedentary pursuits in African American and Caucasian girls
    Marsha Dowda
    Department of Exercise Science, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia 29208, USA
    Res Q Exerc Sport 75:352-60. 2004
    ..Cultural differences of groups should be considered when planning interventions to promote physical activity...
  36. ncbi Self-motivation and physical activity among black and white adolescent girls
    Robert W Motl
    Department of Exercise Science, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602-6554, USA
    Med Sci Sports Exerc 35:128-36. 2003
    ....
  37. ncbi Naturally occurring changes in physical activity are inversely related to depressive symptoms during early adolescence
    Robert W Motl
    Department of Exercise Science, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602-6554, USA
    Psychosom Med 66:336-42. 2004
    ..The results encourage randomized controlled trials to experimentally determine whether an increase in physical activity reduces depression risk among adolescent boys and girls...
  38. ncbi Effects of acute exercise on the soleus H-reflex and self-reported anxiety after caffeine ingestion
    Robert W Motl
    Department of Exercise Science, University of Georgia, Ramsey Student Center, 300 River Road, Athens, GA 30602-6554, USA
    Physiol Behav 80:577-85. 2004
    ..Exercise-induced anxiolysis does not appear to underlie the postexercise reduction of the soleus H-reflex...
  39. ncbi Changes in mRNA levels for brain-derived neurotrophic factor after wheel running in rats selectively bred for high- and low-aerobic capacity
    Jessica L Groves-Chapman
    Department of Kinesiology, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
    Brain Res 1425:90-7. 2011
    ..The results support that BDNF mRNA expression is increased by unlimited access to activity wheel running for 3 weeks but is not dependent upon accumulated running distance...
  40. ncbi Effect of caffeine on perceptions of leg muscle pain during moderate intensity cycling exercise
    Robert W Motl
    University of Georgia, Department of Exercise Science, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602 6554, USA
    J Pain 4:316-21. 2003
    ..It also suggests that moderate intensity cycling exercise has promise as a useful experimental model for the study of naturally occurring muscle pain...
  41. ncbi Emotional & electroencephalographic responses during affective picture viewing after exercise
    James B Crabbe
    Department of Exercise Science, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602 6554, USA
    Physiol Behav 90:394-404. 2007
    ..We conclude that moderately intense cycling exercise generally does not alter emotional responding to pleasant and neutral pictures, but may reduce emotional arousal during exposure to unpleasant stimuli...
  42. ncbi Long-term effects of a physical activity intervention in high school girls
    Russell R Pate
    Department of Exercise Science, University of South Carolina, 921 Assembly Street, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
    Am J Prev Med 33:276-80. 2007
    ..Schools are attractive settings in which to implement interventions designed to promote PA in girls and young women, but few studies have tested the sustained effects of such interventions...
  43. ncbi Acute bouts of active and passive leg cycling attenuate the amplitude of the soleus H-reflex in humans
    Robert W Motl
    Department of Exercise Science, The University of Georgia, Ramsey Student Center, 300 River Road, Athens, GA 30602 6554, USA
    Neurosci Lett 347:69-72. 2003
    ....
  44. ncbi Locus coeruleus galanin expression is enhanced after exercise in rats selectively bred for high capacity for aerobic activity
    Patrick S Murray
    Neuroscience Program, Biomedical and Health Sciences Institute, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, United States
    Peptides 31:2264-8. 2010
    ..Thus, intrinsic aerobic running capacity influences GAL gene expression in the LC only insofar as actual running behavior is concerned; aerobic capacity does not influence GAL expression in addition to changes associated with running...
  45. ncbi Do intervention fidelity and dose influence outcomes? Results from the move to improve worksite physical activity program
    Mark G Wilson
    Department of Health Promotion ehavior, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
    Health Educ Res 25:294-305. 2010
    ..These findings suggest that practitioners should focus more energy assuring that the core components are fully implemented and be less concerned about the level of participation...
  46. ncbi Acute exercise improves endothelial function despite increasing vascular resistance during stress in smokers and nonsmokers
    Cherie R Rooks
    Department of Kinesiology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30322, USA
    Psychophysiology 48:1299-308. 2011
    ..Overall, acute exercise improved endothelial function among smokers and nonsmokers despite increasing vascular resistance and reducing limb blood flow during neurovascular stress...
  47. ncbi Effects of incremental exercise on cerebral oxygenation measured by near-infrared spectroscopy: a systematic review
    Cherie R Rooks
    Department of Kinesiology, University of Georgia, 330 River Road, Athens, GA 30602 6554, United States
    Prog Neurobiol 92:134-50. 2010
    ..Training status influenced the responses. While methodological improvements in measures of brain oxygen are forthcoming, these results extend the evidence relevant to existing models of central limitations to maximal exercise...
  48. ncbi Low intensity pain reported during elicitation of the H-reflex: no effects of trait anxiety and high intensity cycling exercise
    Robert W Motl
    Department of Exercise Science, Ramsey Student Center, The University of Georgia, 300 River Road, Athens, GA 30602-6554, USA
    Brain Res 951:53-8. 2002
    ..there was no effect of high intensity cycling exercise on reducing post-exercise pain intensity associated with H-reflex elicitation. It is concluded that elicitation of the H-reflex reliably results in a low intensity pain...
  49. ncbi Perceived submaximal force production in young adults
    Allen W Jackson
    Department of Kinesiology, Health Promotion, and Recreation, University of North Texas, Denton 76203 0769, USA
    Res Q Exerc Sport 77:50-7. 2006
    ..This specificity is related to type of contraction, amount of muscle mass involved, and number and types of stimuli...
  50. ncbi Acute leg-cycling exercise attenuates the H-reflex recorded in soleus but not flexor carpi radialis
    Robert W Motl
    Department of Exercise Science, The University of Georgia, Ramsey Student Center, 300 River Road, Athens, Georgia 30602 6554, USA
    Muscle Nerve 28:609-14. 2003
    ....
  51. ncbi Cardiorespiratory fitness and laboratory stress: a meta-regression analysis
    Erica M Jackson
    Department of Kinesiology, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602 6554, USA
    Psychophysiology 43:57-72. 2006
    ..Randomized controlled trials, including naturalistic studies of real-life responses, are needed to clarify whether a change in fitness alters putative stress mechanisms linked with cardiovascular health...
  52. ncbi The effects of exercise on children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
    Mary Tantillo
    Department of Exercise Science, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602-6554, USA
    Med Sci Sports Exerc 34:203-12. 2002
    ..Nonetheless, these preliminary findings are sufficiently positive to encourage additional study to determine whether a session of vigorous exercise has efficacy as a dopaminergic adjuvant in the management of behavioral features of ADHD...
  53. ncbi Brain electrocortical activity during and after exercise: a quantitative synthesis
    James B Crabbe
    Department of Exercise Science, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA
    Psychophysiology 41:563-74. 2004
    ..38 to 0.75 SD). Effects did not differ significantly by recording sites. The cumulative evidence does not indicate that change in brain electrocortical activity after exercise is specific to alpha activity or hemispheric site...
  54. ncbi Emotional responsiveness after low- and moderate-intensity exercise and seated rest
    J Carson Smith
    Department of Exercise Science, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
    Med Sci Sports Exerc 34:1158-67. 2002
    ....
  55. ncbi Effects of chronic exercise and imipramine on mRNA for BDNF after olfactory bulbectomy in rat
    Jacqueline D Van Hoomissen
    Department of Exercise Science, University of Georgia, 300 River Rd, Athens 30602, USA
    Brain Res 974:228-35. 2003
    ....
  56. ncbi Effects of beta-adrenoreceptor blockade during chronic exercise on contextual fear conditioning and mRNA for galanin and brain-derived neurotrophic factor
    Jacqueline D Van Hoomissen
    Department of Excercise Science, University of Georgia, USA
    Behav Neurosci 118:1378-90. 2004
    ..The exercise-related induction of GAL gene expression in the LC may influence noradrenergic transmission to facilitate CFC...
  57. ncbi Influence of fitness and gender on blood pressure responses during active or passive stress
    Rod K Dishman
    Department of Exercise Science, The University of Georgia, Athens 30602 6554, USA
    Psychophysiology 39:568-76. 2002
    ....
  58. ncbi Voluntary exercise and clomipramine treatment elevate prepro-galanin mRNA levels in the locus coeruleus in rats
    Philip V Holmes
    Neuroscience and Behavior Program, Psychology Department, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
    Neurosci Lett 408:1-4. 2006
    ..The results further implicate a role for GAL in the antidepressant effects of exercise and pharmacotherapy, though the mechanisms through which these treatments influence GAL gene expression appear to differ significantly...
  59. ncbi Perceived leg extension and flexion forces of young adult men and women: comparison to previous findings
    Allen W Jackson
    Department of Kinesiology, Health Promotion, and Recreation, University of North Texas, Denton 76203-1337, USA
    Res Q Exerc Sport 73:225-8. 2002
  60. ncbi Muscle pain during exercise in normotensive AfricanAmerican women: effect of parental hypertension history
    Dane B Cook
    Department of Radiology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, and War Related Illness and Injury Study Center, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, East Orange
    J Pain 5:111-8. 2004
    ..Acute exercise provides an experimental model for manipulating naturally occurring pain in studies concerned with the association between pain and hypertension...
  61. ncbi Comparison of social variables for understanding physical activity in adolescent girls
    Ruth P Saunders
    Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
    Am J Health Behav 28:426-36. 2004
    ..To evaluate social support and theory of planned behavior (TPB) constructs in explaining physical activity in adolescent girls...
  62. ncbi Factorial validity and invariance of a self-report measure of physical activity among adolescent girls
    Robert W Motl
    Department of Kinesiology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
    Res Q Exerc Sport 75:259-71. 2004
    ..The 3DPAR can be used in cross-sectional, prospective cohort and intervention studies that examine mediators and moderators of physical activity among Black and White adolescent girls...
  63. ncbi Hemodynamic responses to stress among black women: fitness and parental hypertension
    Erica M Jackson
    Department of Health and Human Performance, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849 5323
    Med Sci Sports Exerc 34:1097-104; discussion 1105. 2002
    ..We compared hemodynamic aspects of the relationship between cardiorespiratory fitness and blood pressure changes during and after laboratory stress in young black women with or without parental history of hypertension...
  64. ncbi Physical activity correlates in adolescent girls who differ by weight status
    Dianne S Ward
    Department of Nutrition, CB 7461, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
    Obesity (Silver Spring) 14:97-105. 2006
    ..This study compared correlates of physical activity (PA) among African-American and white girls of different weight groups to guide future interventions...
  65. ncbi Factorial validity and invariance of the center for epidemiologic studies depression (CES-D) scale in a sample of black and white adolescent girls
    Derek P Hales
    Department of Exercise Science; The University of Georgia; Ramsey Student Center, 300 River Road; Athens, GA 30602-6554, USA
    Ethn Dis 16:1-8. 2006
    ..Item uniquenesses were not invariant. Our results support the hypothesis that a meaningful comparison of composite CES-D scores can be made between Black and White girls in the 12th grade...
  66. ncbi Are constructs of the transtheoretical model for physical activity measured equivalently between sexes, age groups, and ethnicities?
    Raheem J Paxton
    Cancer Research Center of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, USA
    Ann Behav Med 35:308-18. 2008
    ..Despite continued application of the transtheoretical model (TTM) to the study of physical activity, the structural components of the TTM measurement instruments have been understudied in diverse populations...
  67. ncbi Differences in physical activity between black and white girls living in rural and urban areas
    Gwen M Felton
    College of Nursing, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
    J Sch Health 72:250-5. 2002
    ..Rural White girls and urban Black girls had more favorable attitudes toward physical activity. Access to sports equipment, perceived safety of neighborhood, and physical activity self-efficacy were higher in White girls than Black girls...
  68. ncbi Effects of chronic activity wheel running and imipramine on masculine copulatory behavior after olfactory bulbectomy
    Heather O Chambliss
    Centers for Integrated Health Research, The Cooper Institute, Dallas, TX, USA
    Physiol Behav 82:593-600. 2004
    ..However, activity wheel running attenuated the copulatory deficits induced by OBX. The findings encourage studies of physical activity and male sexual dysfunction among depressed men being treated by pharmacotherapy...
  69. ncbi Promoting physical activity in girls: a case study of one school's success
    Gwen Felton
    College of Nursing, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
    J Sch Health 75:57-62. 2005
    ..01) and vigorous physical activity (p = .04). Other schools can use this case to modify components of the CSHP model to increase physical activity among high school girls...
  70. ncbi Scale development for perceived school climate for girls' physical activity
    Amanda S Birnbaum
    Department of Public Health, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY 10021, USA
    Am J Health Behav 29:250-7. 2005
    ..To test an original scale assessing perceived school climate for girls' physical activity in middle school girls...