Recreation - Psychology
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Connecting children to recreational activities: results of a cluster randomized trial.

29 Jun 2009 PURPOSE: Identify if outreach support increases school-aged children's participation in recreational activities. DESIGN: Cluster randomized trial. SETTING: Sixteen schools in economically vulnerable neighborhoods were randomized to either an ... Read more...

Gambling, gambling activities, and problem gambling.

30 May 2009 This research examined similarities and differences between gambling activities, with a particular focus on differences in gambling frequency and rates of problem gambling. The data were from population-based surveys conducted in Canada between 2001 ... Read more...

Physical activity inversely associated with the presence of depression among urban adolescents in regional China.

18 May 2009 BACKGROUND: An inverse relationship between physical activity (PA) and depression among adolescents has been reported in developed communities without consideration of sedentary behaviors (SB, including sitting for course study, viewing TV, and ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Recreation - Psychology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Connecting children to recreational activities: results of a cluster randomized trial. 29 Jun 2009
• Gambling, gambling activities, and problem gambling. 30 May 2009
• Physical activity inversely associated with the presence of depression among urban adolescents in regional China. 18 May 2009
• Integrating social marketing into sustainable resource management at Padre Island National Seashore: an attitude-based segmentation approach. 19 Apr 2009
• Social inclusion of children with intellectual disabilities in a recreational setting. 30 Mar 2009
• Economic decision-making compared with an equivalent motor task. 28 Mar 2009
• The association of form of gambling with problem gambling among American youth. 27 Feb 2009
• Brief report: Performing on the stage, the field, or both? Australian adolescent extracurricular activity participation and self-concept. 24 Feb 2009
• Cognitive-behavioural therapy v. social activity therapy for people with psychosis and a history of violence: randomised controlled trial. 30 Jan 2009
• Association between media alerts of air quality index and change of outdoor activity among adult asthma in six states, BRFSS, 2005. 30 Jan 2009
• Multi-destination and multi-purpose trip effects in the analysis of the demand for trips to a remote recreational site. 29 Jan 2009
• Exploring the crowding-satisfaction relationship in recreational boating. 13 Jan 2009
• White girls: avant-gardism and advertising after 1860. 30 Dec 2008
• Neighborhood social cohesion and youth participation in physical activity in Chicago. 23 Nov 2008
• The social and recreational characteristics of adults with intellectual disability and pica living in institutions. 9 Sep 2008
• The functional impact of subsyndromal depressive symptoms in bipolar disorder: data from STEP-BD. 13 Aug 2008
• Involving persons with dementia in the evaluation of outdoor environments. 30 Jul 2008
• Assessing the transactional nature of wilderness experiences: construct validation of the wilderness-hassles appraisal scale. 15 May 2008
• Practice behaviors, attitudes, musculoskeletal complaints, and previous exposure to chiropractic care in a group of recreational golfers. 29 Apr 2008
• Recreational values of the natural environment in relation to neighbourhood satisfaction, physical activity, obesity and wellbeing. 30 Mar 2008

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Technical information about 'Recreation'

Definition: Activity engaged in for pleasure.

Descriptor UI: D011998

Alternative terms: Recreation; Recreations;

Allowable Qualifiers: economics; physiology; psychology;

Tree Number: I03.450.642;

Technical Notes: /econ /physiol /psychol permitted