A Case Study of a Girls' Exergaming Physical Activity Program

Autor/in	Oh, Yoonsin
Titel	A Case Study of a Girls' Exergaming Physical Activity Program
Quelle	(2012), (262 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit Ph.D. Dissertation, The University of Wisconsin - Madison
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-1-2674-1610-0
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; Females; Physical Activities; Video Games; Obesity; Exercise; Physical Health; Body Weight; Prevention; Social Support Groups; Physical Activity Level + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; Weibliches Geschlecht; Video game; Videospiel; Videospiele; Adipositas; Übung; Gesundheitszustand; Körpergewicht; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung
Abstract	Girls 6 to 19 years old have the highest rates of obesity with about thirty percent being obese in the US (Ogden et al., 2006). Researchers studying the prevention of childhood obesity are examining exergames because playing video games is popular among youth (Rideout, Foehr, & Roberts, 2010). Recent research has mainly focused on energy expenditures during exergame play (Lanningham-Foster et al., 2006; Unnithan et al., 2006; Graves et al., 2007; Maddison et al., 2007; Mellecker & McManus, 2008). Exergaming is playing video games that require players' physical exertion (Oh & Yang, 2010). This dissertation explores how a walking support group centered around the video games Pokemon HeartGold and Soulsilver affected girls' daily physical activity levels and attitudes towards physical activity. Taking a qualitative case study (Stake, 1995) approach, this study uncovered the challenges girls at risk face in their lives and how these exergames are used in the real world by providing detailed descriptions. Consistent with previous literature (Taylor et al., 2000; Neumark-Sztainer, Story, Hannan, Tharp, & Rex, 2003), social support was an important factor for building communities and promoting girl's physical activity. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.] (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10