2009 C. H. McCloy Lecture. Seeing Is Believing: Observing Physical Activity and Its Contexts

Autor/in	McKenzie, Thomas L.
Titel	2009 C. H. McCloy Lecture. Seeing Is Believing: Observing Physical Activity and Its Contexts
Quelle	In: Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 81 (2010) 2, S.113-122 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0270-1367
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Physical Activity Level; Physical Activities; Observation; Behavior Patterns; Social Environment; Groups; Research Methodology; Cognitive Processes + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Beobachtung; Soziales Umfeld; Research method; Forschungsmethode; Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess
Abstract	Direct (systematic) observation has been a mainstay of my research for over three decades. I believe it is an important tool for assessing physical activity, because it can simultaneously provide contextually rich data on the setting in which the activity occurs. It is particularly useful for those interested in using ecological and cognitive-behavioral approaches to examine how physical and social environments influence physical activity, and it is currently the only method for assessing group physical activity in open environments. Because physical activity researchers use the method infrequently, this paper provides an overview of systematic observation as it applies to studying physical activity. (Contains 1 note, 1 table and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10