TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2001//
TI  - Physical activity behaviors of adolescents in public and private high schools
JO  - American journal of health behavior
A1  - Pearsman, S. N.
A1  - Valois, R. F.
A1  - Thatcher, W. G.
A1  - Drane, J. W.
SP  - 42
EP  - 49
VL  - 25
IS  - 1
N2  - OBJECTIVE: To examine physical activity differences between public (PUBHS) and private (PVTHS) high school students (n = 6,627). METHODS: The 1995 SC Youth Risk Behavior Survey was utilized. Chi-square analyses compared PVTHS and PUBHS students. RESULTS: PVTHS school students reported greater involvement in regular exercise programs (p < .001) and participation on school-based sport teams (p < .001). However, PUBHS school students reported greater participation in physical education (p < .001). PUBHS males participated in more community-based sport programs than did PVTHS males (p <.001); however, PVTHS females participated in more community-based sports than PUBHS males did (p < .001). CONCLUSION: Significantly different physical activity behaviors exist between PVTHS and PUBHS students in South Carolina.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1087-3244
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -