Browsing Research Output by Subject "adolescents"
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The association between dyslipidemia and anthropometric indicators in black and white adolescents residing in Tlokwe Municipality, North-West Province, South Africa: the PAHL study
(Makerere University Medical School, 2014)Background: The dyslipidemia associated with excess weight is a risk for cardiovascular disease. Worldwide and in South Africa adolescent obesity has been reported. Objectives: To determine the association between ... -
The association between dyslipidemia and anthropometric indicators in black and white adolescents residing in Tlokwe Municipality, North-West Province, South Africa: the PAHL study
(LAM Publications; AJOL; Sabinet, 2014)Background: The dyslipidemia associated with excess weight is a risk for cardiovascular disease. Worldwide and in South Africa adolescent obesity has been reported. Objectives: To determine the association between ... -
Effects of an after-school physical activity programme on aerobic fitness and physical activity levels of adolescents from a disadvantaged community: PLAY study
(Sabinet, 2013)This article reports on the findings of a quasi-experimental study undertaken to determine the effects of an after-school physical activity intervention programme on the aerobic fitness and physical activity levels (PA ... -
Existential attitudes and eastern european adolescents' problem and health behaviors: highlighting the role of the search for meaning in life
(Springer Verlag, 2012)Although most of the attention paid to existential aspects of human life has focused on adults and the elderly, several recent arguments have been made for the centrality of existential issues in adolescents' lives (Burrow ... -
Health-related fitness, body composition and physical activity status among adolescent learners: the PAHL study
(Sabinet, 2012)Physical inactivity (PI) is found to be a major contributor to the high incidence of overweight and obesity among children and adolescents. As such, PI was significantly related to risk factors of cardiovascular disease. ... -
The impact of an adventure based experiential learning programme on the life effectiveness of black high school learners
(AFAHPER-SD, 2012)The aim of this study was to determine the effect of an adventure based experiential learning programme (AEP) in developing the life effectiveness of black high school learners. "Life Effectiveness" reflects the psychological ... -
Kwantitatiewe en kwalitatiewe stand van fundamentele bewegingsvaardighede: senior fase leerders van Potchefstroom
(University of Stellenbosch Department of Sport Science, 2015)The purpose of this study is to determine the quantitative and qualitative level of Fundamental Movement Skills (FMS) of Senior Phase learners in Potchefstroom, South Africa. A total of 239 thirteen– to fourteen–year–old ... -
The leisure and sport participation patterns of high school learners in Potchefstroom
(University of Stellenbosch, 2011)Leisure and sport activities are thought to be developmentally important because it provides opportunities for skill development and the formation of social relationships during adolescence. Added to this the number and ... -
Patterns of service use, individual and contextual risk factors, and resilience among adolescents using multiple psychosocial services
(ELSEVIER, 2013)Background: Very little research has examined the relationship between resilience, risk, and the service use patterns of adolescents with complex needs who use multiple formal and mandated services such as child welfare, ... -
Physical and motor performance predictors of lower body explosive power (LBEP) among adolescents in the North-West Province: Pahl study
(University of Stellenbosch Department of Sport Science, 2015)The aim of this study was to develop a lower body explosive power (LBEP) prediction model from various physical and motor performance components among a cohort of male and female adolescents living in the Tlokwe local ...