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ICTS Publications (2014)
    Cover page: Understanding the utility of emotional approach coping: evidence from a laboratory stressor and daily lifeCreative Commons 'BY' version 4.0 license
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    ICTS Publications (2011)

    Most Americans are not active at recommended levels. Adolescence is a developmental period when physical activity (PA) decreases markedly.

    This study investigates whether access to environmental PA resources moderates the relationship between psychosocial resources (social support and perceived competence) and PA among 192 adolescents.

    Environmental access to PA resources (determined via GIS-based assessment of the number of gyms, schools, trails, parks and athletic fields within 0.5 miles of each participant's home) moderated the association between social support and PA; among adolescents with high levels of environmental resources, greater social support was associated with students participating in a greater number of sports in school, whereas no such relationship emerged among adolescents with low environmental resources.

    PA-promotion interventions should aim to enhance both social and environmental resources; targeting either one alone may be insufficient.

      Cover page: Environmental resources moderate the relationship between social support and school sports participation among adolescents: a cross-sectional analysis.
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      UC Irvine Previously Published Works (2011)
      Background

      Most Americans are not active at recommended levels. Adolescence is a developmental period when physical activity (PA) decreases markedly.

      Methods

      This study investigates whether access to environmental PA resources moderates the relationship between psychosocial resources (social support and perceived competence) and PA among 192 adolescents.

      Results

      Environmental access to PA resources (determined via GIS-based assessment of the number of gyms, schools, trails, parks and athletic fields within 0.5 miles of each participant's home) moderated the association between social support and PA; among adolescents with high levels of environmental resources, greater social support was associated with students participating in a greater number of sports in school, whereas no such relationship emerged among adolescents with low environmental resources.

      Conclusions

      PA-promotion interventions should aim to enhance both social and environmental resources; targeting either one alone may be insufficient.

        Cover page: Environmental resources moderate the relationship between social support and school sports participation among adolescents: a cross-sectional analysisCreative Commons 'BY' version 4.0 license
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        UC Irvine Previously Published Works (2011)
        Abstract Background Most Americans are not active at recommended levels. Adolescence is a developmental period when physical activity (PA) decreases markedly. Methods This study investigates whether access to environmental PA resources moderates the relationship between psychosocial resources (social support and perceived competence) and PA among 192 adolescents. Results Environmental access to PA resources (determined via GIS-based assessment of the number of gyms, schools, trails, parks and athletic fields within 0.5 miles of each participant's home) moderated the association between social support and PA; among adolescents with high levels of environmental resources, greater social support was associated with students participating in a greater number of sports in school, whereas no such relationship emerged among adolescents with low environmental resources. Conclusions PA-promotion interventions should aim to enhance both social and environmental resources; targeting either one alone may be insufficient.
          Cover page: Environmental resources moderate the relationship between social support and school sports participation among adolescents: A cross-sectional analysis
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          UC Merced Previously Published Works (2024)
          Mindfulness witnessed a substantial popularity surge in the past decade, especially as digitally self-administered interventions became available at relatively low costs. Yet, it is uncertain whether they effectively help reduce stress. In a preregistered (OSF https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/UF4JZ ; retrospective registration at ClinicalTrials.gov NCT06308744 ) multi-site study (nsites = 37, nparticipants = 2,239, 70.4% women, Mage = 22.4, s.d.age = 10.1, all fluent English speakers), we experimentally tested whether four single, standalone mindfulness exercises effectively reduced stress, using Bayesian mixed-effects models. All exercises proved to be more efficacious than the active control. We observed a mean difference of 0.27 (d = -0.56; 95% confidence interval, -0.43 to -0.69) between the control condition (M = 1.95, s.d. = 0.50) and the condition with the largest stress reduction (body scan: M = 1.68, s.d. = 0.46). Our findings suggest that mindfulness may be beneficial for reducing self-reported short-term stress for English speakers from higher-income countries.
            Cover page: Self-administered mindfulness interventions reduce stress in a large, randomized controlled multi-site study.
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