A simulation model shows how individual differences affect major life decisions
status: published
Health promotion in socially vulnerable youth : sports as a powerful vehicle?
Community sport has emerged in the past decades and uses sports as a lever to improve health and well-being among socially disadvantaged youth. Despite this premise, we do not know whether and to what extent health promotion aims are achieved within community sports practice. Measurable actions are needed, but it can be hard for researchers or prac...
Motivos para la Práctica del Ejercicio Físico en Estudiantes de Secundaria.
Assessing and Mapping Reading and Writing Motivation in Third to Eight Graders: A Self-Determination Theory Perspective....
Published in Frontiers in psychology
The twofold aim of this study was to substantiate the validity of the Self-Regulation Questionnaire-Reading Motivation and Self-Regulation Questionnaire-Writing Motivation for third to eight graders and to map motivational trends in elementary and secondary education students' academic and recreational reading and writing. More specifically, we ado...
Lung function evolution in children with old and new type bronchopulmonary dysplasia: a retrospective cohort analysis
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is one of the most important sequelae of premature birth. There is concern that in some patients, lung injuries early in life may have lifelong consequences. In this retrospective observational cohort study, lung function evolution in children with BPD was investigated from childhood to young adulthood. Data from 35...
Measuring cognitive vulnerability to depression: Further evidence on the factorial and predictive validity of negative c...
Published in Journal of behavior therapy and experimental psychiatry
Previous research has provided insufficient evidence on the factorial validity of the negative cognitive style questionnaires, which is a problem for the validity of the total score's computation. In Study 1, we focused on the relationship between internality and the other dimensions of negative cognitive style. In Study 2, we explored the predicti...
Identity Development in the Domains of Future Plans/Goals and Values in Georgian Emerging Adults and Their Association W...
status: published
Body Weight and Body Mass Index Influence Bone Mineral Density in Late Adolescence in a Two‐Year Follow‐Up Study. The Tr...
...Published in JBMR Plus
Determinants of bone acquisition in late adolescence and early adulthood are not well‐described. This 2‐year follow‐up study explored the associations of body weight (BW), body mass index (BMI), and changes in weight status with adolescent bone accretion in a sample of 651 adolescents (355 girls and 296 boys) between 15 and 19 years of age from The...
Early menarche is associated with lower adult lung function: A longitudinal cohort study from the first to sixth decade ...
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Early menarche is increasing in prevalence worldwide, prompting clinical and public health interest on its links with pulmonary function. We aimed to investigate the relationship between early menarche and lung function in middle age. METHODS: The population-based Tasmanian Longitudinal Health Study (born 1961; n = 8583), ...
Combined Longitudinal Effect of Physical Activity and Screen Time on Food and Beverage Consumption in European Preschool...
...Published in Nutrients
Lifestyle behavioral habits such as excess screen time (ST), a lack of physical activity (PA), and high energy-dense food consumption are associated with an increased risk of children being overweight or obese. This study aimed to (1) track longitudinal adherence to PA and ST recommendations at baseline (T0) and follow-up (T1) and (2) assess the as...
