TY - JOUR
T1 - A 6-month pilot study of effects of a physical activity intervention on life satisfaction with a sample of three generations of women
AU - Ornes, Lynne L.
AU - Ransdell, Lynda B.
AU - Robertson, Leeann
AU - Trunnell, Eric
AU - Moyer-Mileur, Laurie
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2011 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2005/6
Y1 - 2005/6
N2 - This pilot study assessed possible changes in Life Satisfaction across three generations of women after a 6-mo. physical activity intervention. The primary purpose of the study was to test the study design and discover critical issues that should be controlled for or changed in a follow-up study. A quasi-experimental design was used to assign randomly a convenience sample of participant triads into two groups: a home-based group (n = 27) and a control group (n = 9). Daughters were premenarcheal (n = 13, M = 10.1 yr., SD = 1.5), mothers were premenopausal (n = 13, M = 37.2 yr., 5D = 4.2), and grandmothers were postmenopausal (n = 11, M = 61.5 yr., SD = 4.4). Life Satisfaction was measured using the Satisfaction with Life Scale. Participation in physical activity was measured using the Physical Best Physical Activity Questionnaire and a pedometer to count the number of steps taken per day. Compared with the control group, participants in the home-based group generally increased physical activity but their scores for Life Satisfaction did not increase. Recommendations concerning the study design, reducing limitations, and hypotheses for further study are given.
AB - This pilot study assessed possible changes in Life Satisfaction across three generations of women after a 6-mo. physical activity intervention. The primary purpose of the study was to test the study design and discover critical issues that should be controlled for or changed in a follow-up study. A quasi-experimental design was used to assign randomly a convenience sample of participant triads into two groups: a home-based group (n = 27) and a control group (n = 9). Daughters were premenarcheal (n = 13, M = 10.1 yr., SD = 1.5), mothers were premenopausal (n = 13, M = 37.2 yr., 5D = 4.2), and grandmothers were postmenopausal (n = 11, M = 61.5 yr., SD = 4.4). Life Satisfaction was measured using the Satisfaction with Life Scale. Participation in physical activity was measured using the Physical Best Physical Activity Questionnaire and a pedometer to count the number of steps taken per day. Compared with the control group, participants in the home-based group generally increased physical activity but their scores for Life Satisfaction did not increase. Recommendations concerning the study design, reducing limitations, and hypotheses for further study are given.
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U2 - 10.2466/PMS.100.3.579-591
DO - 10.2466/PMS.100.3.579-591
M3 - Review article
C2 - 16060416
AN - SCOPUS:23744472200
SN - 0031-5125
VL - 100
SP - 579
EP - 591
JO - Perceptual and Motor Skills
JF - Perceptual and Motor Skills
IS - 3 I
ER -