Citation

Dunton GF, Berrigan D, Ballard-Barbash R, Perna F, Graubard BI, Atienza AA. Res. Q. Exerc. Sport 2012; 83(3): 376-382.

Affiliation

Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 90033-9045, USA. dunton@usc.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

22978186

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.

Language: en