Browsing by Subject "children"
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An After-school Physical Activity Intervention for Children: Examining the YMCA CATCH Kids Club Program
(2010-09-09)Children who are overweight and physically inactive are a great concern due to the potential negative health consequences. Afterschool physical activity interventions have become increasingly popular in hopes of addressing ... -
Caregiver accuracy in detecting deception in facial expressions of pain in children
(Elsevier, 2013)Facial expressions provide a primary source of inference about a child’s pain. Although facial expressions typically appear spontaneous, children have some capacity to fake or suppress displays of pain, thereby potentially ... -
Contemporary Use of the Cold Pressor Task in Pediatric Pain Research: A Systematic Review of Methods
(Sciene Direct, 2012)The cold pressor task (CPT) is an ethical experimental pain task widely used by pediatric pain researchers to examine a variety of important theoretical and clinical questions. The purpose of this systematic review was to ... -
Exploring Variables that Predict Nova Scotia Children’s Physical Literacy Progression from Year to Year
Physical literacy (PL) describes the motivation, confidence, physical competence, knowledge and understanding to value and take responsibility for physical activities (PA) for life. Although PL has become a popular area ... -
Relations between Positive Affect and Sharing Behaviour in Early Childhood
Research with adults suggests there may be complex bidirectional relations between positive affect and sharing behaviour, in which self-oriented positive affect increases prosocial behaviour, and other-oriented positive ... -
Relearning Food: Agricultural Literacy in the Elementary School Science Curriculum of Nova Scotia
(2012-05-16)This study uses manifest coding to review the Nova Scotia elementary school science curriculum guides for agricultural literacy content. The codes are derived from peer-reviewed definitions of agricultural literacy. ...
