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Unspoken playground rules discourage adolescent physical activity in school: A focus group study of constructs in the prototype willingness model

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The health benefits of exercise in school are recognized, yet physical activity continues to decline during early adolescence despite numerous interventions. In this study, we investigated whether the prototype willingness model, an account of adolescent decision making that includes both reasoned behavioral choices and unplanned responses to social environments, might improve understanding of physical activity in school. We conducted focus groups with British pupils aged 12 to 13 years and u...

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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1177/1049732317744534

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Division:
MSD
Department:
Clinical Neurosciences
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0000-0003-3577-3276
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ORCID:
0000-0002-2933-5213
Publisher:
SAGE Publications Publisher's website
Journal:
Qualitative Health Research Journal website
Volume:
28
Issue:
4
Pages:
624-632
Place of publication:
United States
Publication date:
2017-12-03
Acceptance date:
2017-11-02
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EISSN:
1552-7557
ISSN:
1049-7323
Pmid:
29199530
Language:
English
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Pubs id:
823527
Local pid:
pubs:823527
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2020-03-17

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