Afterschool Program Participation and the Development of Child Obesity and Peer Acceptance

Autor/inn/en	Mahoney, Joseph L.; Lord, Heather; Carryl, Erica
Titel	Afterschool Program Participation and the Development of Child Obesity and Peer Acceptance
Quelle	In: Applied Developmental Science, 9 (2005) 4, S.202-215 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1088-8691
Schlagwörter	Obesity; Peer Acceptance; After School Programs; Student Participation; Longitudinal Studies; Hispanic Americans; African Americans; Child Development; Disadvantaged; Measurement Objectives; Measurement Techniques; Body Weight; Body Height; Student Surveys; Teacher Surveys; Schematic Studies; Grade 1; Grade 2; Grade 3 + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adipositas; After school education; After-school programs; Program; Programs; Programme; Außerschulische Jugendbildung; Programm; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Hispanic; Hispanoamerikaner; Afroamerikaner; Kindesentwicklung; Messtechnik; Körpergewicht; Körpergröße; Schülerbefragung; Schematheorie; School year 01; 1. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 01; School year 02; 2. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 02; School year 03; 3. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 03
Abstract	This longitudinal study assessed the role of afterschool program (ASP) participation in the development of child obesity and peer acceptance in a sample of 439 children. Most participants lived in poverty and were Hispanic or African American. Measurements of height and weight determined obesity status and peer acceptance was assessed through teacher and peer responses to written surveys. Rates of obesity were 22% at baseline (M age = 4.9) and 29% at follow-up (M age = 8.1). Peer acceptance was significantly lower for obese children than nonobese children. Children who became involved in ASPs were significantly less likely to be obese at follow-up than nonparticipants. Both obese and nonobese ASP participants showed significant increases in peer acceptance over time. (Contains 6 tables, 1 footnote, and 3 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10