Dianne S. Ward
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
303 Papers
1.7K Citations
Dianne S. Ward is an academic researcher from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Psychological intervention. The author has an hindex of 72, co-authored 278 publications. Previous affiliations of Dianne S. Ward include University of South Carolina.
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Papers
Accelerometer use in physical activity: best practices and research recommendations.
TL;DR: This paper summarizes the best practices and future research needs from five areas of accelerometers use: monitor selection, quality, and dependability; monitor use protocols; monitor calibration; analysis of accelerometer data; and integration with other data sources.
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Validity of the computer science and applications (CSA) activity monitor in children.
Stewart G. Trost,Dianne S. Ward,Susan M. Moorehead,P. D. Watson,William F. Riner,Jenene Burke +5 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the validity of the CSA activity monitor as a measure of children's physical activity using energy expenditure (EE) as a criterion measure was evaluated using three 5-min treadmill bouts at 3, 4, and 6 mph.
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Physical activity and determinants of physical activity in obese and non-obese children.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors compared the physical activity (PA) patterns and the hypothesized psychosocial and environmental determinants of PA in an ethnically diverse sample of obese and non-obese middle school children.
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Acculturation and overweight-related behaviors among Hispanic immigrants to the US: the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health
TL;DR: Generation differences in structural, acculturation, and proximate overweight determinants are found between foreign- and US-born Hispanic adolescent immigrants, likely to underlie the striking increase in overweight prevalence between first and subsequent generation of US residence.
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Fundamental constructs in food parenting practices: A content map to guide future research
Amber E. Vaughn,Dianne S. Ward,Jennifer O. Fisher,Myles S. Faith,Sheryl O. Hughes,Stef P. J. Kremers,Dara R. Musher-Eizenman,Teresia M. O'Connor,Heather Patrick,Thomas G. Power +9 more
TL;DR: A critical appraisal of food parenting practices, including clear terminology and definitions, by a working group of content experts and the development of a content map for future research that presents 3 overarching, higher-order food parenting constructs--coercive control, structure, and autonomy support--as well as specific practice subconstructs.