Behavioral assessment of physical activity in obese preschool children
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis
Department
Psychology
ISSN
0021-8855
Volume
44
Issue
3
DOI
10.1901/jaba.2011.44-635
First Page
635
Last Page
639
Publication Date
Summer 2011
Abstract
We measured changes in physical activity in 2 obese preschool children when a package intervention was evaluated in a reversal design. Physical activity was measured via direct observation and pedometers. Although the intervention produced only modest increases in activity, the results provide preliminary concurrent validation for the dependent measures used, in that the two measures covaried and a similar degree of change was observed with each across baseline and intervention phases.
Recommended Citation
Hustyi, K. M.,
Normand, M. P.,
&
Larson, T. A.
(2011).
Behavioral assessment of physical activity in obese preschool children.
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 44(3), 635–639.
DOI: 10.1901/jaba.2011.44-635
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/cop-facarticles/233
Comments
We thank Scott Greenberg, Ella Sargent, and the other members of the behavior analysis research group at the University of the Pacific for their assistance throughout the conduct of this study.