Publications by authors named "Carah D Porter"
Article Synopsis
- The umbrella review aimed to analyze existing systematic reviews related to the 24-hour movement behaviors, which include physical activity, sedentary behavior, and sleep, focusing on their health benefits and adherence to guidelines.
- Researchers examined a total of thirty-two reviews, which highlighted trends in movement behavior adherence across different age groups and global regions, noting a decrease in adherence from preschool to adolescence.
- The findings consistently indicated positive relationships between meeting all three movement guidelines and improved physical and mental health outcomes, despite the varied methods used in the reviews.*
A systematic review of research reporting practices in observational studies examining associations between 24-h movement behaviors and indicators of health using compositional data analysis.
J Act Sedentary Sleep Behav
October 2024
Article Synopsis
- Compositional data analysis (CoDA) helps researchers look at how different daily activities like sleeping, sitting, and exercising are connected and affect health, which has become more popular over the last ten years.
- A review of studies using CoDA found that while many did a good job explaining their methods, they were inconsistent in sharing other important details.
- Out of 102 studies examined, things like how they measured activities and reported finding were done differently, showing a need for better and clearer reporting practices.
Understanding the correlates of physical activity behavior is imperative for informing the development of interventions to address the low rates of physical activity guideline adherence among adolescents living in the United States. This cross-sectional study examined the predictive utility of the Multi-Process Action Control (M-PAC) framework for explaining self-reported and device-measured physical activity behavior among a Hispanic-majority sample of adolescents. A total of 1849 high school students (mean age = 16.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: The purpose of this study was to explore associations between participation in out-of-school/weekend organized activities and adherence to the 24-hour movement guidelines among US adolescents.
Methods: Data from the 2022 National Survey of Children's Health (N=16,403, age=15.1±1.
Most university students do not engage in enough physical activity (PA) despite the known physical and mental health benefits. Action control theories such as the Multi-Process Action Control (M-PAC) framework have been proposed to better understand the translation of intentions into action by incorporating post-intentional processes. However, the explanatory power of the M-PAC framework beyond traditional social cognitive constructs has received limited attention.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFResearch has shown that physical activity behavior tends to decline across adolescence before stabilizing in adulthood. Identifying salient factors underlying these behavioral changes is therefore imperative for informing intervention development. This study explored the temporal nature of the relationship between exercise identity and physical activity behavior during the transition out of high school.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Recent work has shown that individuals with chronic health conditions and disabilities (CCD) meet the 24-h movement guidelines at lower rates than population norms; however, the evidence base remains limited across different stages of the lifespan and very few studies have examined associations with mental health outcomes.
Objective: This study examined 24-h movement guideline adherence among emerging adults with CCD compared to those without and associations between guideline adherence and indicators of mental health.
Methods: This cross-sectional study used data from the 2020 cycle of the Canadian Campus Wellbeing Survey.