Differences in the Intensity and Duration of Adolescents' Sports and Exercise Across Physical and Social Environments |
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| Authors: | Genevieve Fridlund Dunton David Berrigan Rachel Ballard-Barbash Frank Perna Barry I Graubard Audie A Atienza |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Preventive Medicine , University of Southern California;2. Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences , National Cancer Institute , Bethesda , MD;3. Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Biostatistics , National Cancer Institute |
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| Abstract: | We used data from the American Time Use Survey (years 2003–06) to analyze whether the intensity and duration of high school students' (ages 15–18 years) sports and exercise bouts differed across physical and social environments. Boys' sports and exercise bouts were more likely to reach a vigorous intensity when taking place at school and with friends/acquaintances/other people; whereas girls' sports and exercise bouts were more likely to reach a vigorous intensity when outdoors and alone. For boys and girls, bout durations were greater at school and with friends/acquaintances/other people than in other environments. Overall, environmental influences on the intensity but not duration of sports and exercise bouts appear to differ between boys and girls. |
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| Keywords: | gender health surveys leisure time |
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