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Works by Ruth P. Saunders in Medicine and Health Sciences

2012

Assessing sustainability of Lifestyle Education for Activity Program (LEAP), Ruth P. Saunders, Russell R. Pate, Marsha Dowda, Dianne S. Ward, J. N. Epping, Rod K. Dishman
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2011

Results of the "Active by Choice Today" (ACT) Randomized Trial for Increasing Physical Activity in Low-Income and Minority Adolescents, Dawn K. Wilson, M. Lee Van Horn, Heather Kitzman-Ulrich, Ruth P. Saunders, Russell R. Pate, Hannah G. Lawman, Brent Hutto, Sarah Griffin, Nicole Zarrett, Cheryl L. Addy, Leslie Mansard, Gary Mixon, Porschia V. Brown
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2009

Self-Efficacy Moderates the Relation Between Declines in Physical Activity and Perceived Social Support in High School Girls, Rod K. Dishman, Ruth P. Saunders, Robert W. Motl, Marsha Dowda, Russell R. Pate
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Commercial Facilities, Social Cognitive Variables, and Physical Activity of 12th Grade Girls, Marsha Dowda, Rod K. Dishman, Dwayne E. Porter, Ruth P. Saunders, Russell R. Pate
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2007

Medical Homes for Children with Special Heath Care Needs, Amy B. Martin, Sarah Crawford, Janice C. Probst, Gratin Smith, Ruth P. Saunders, Ken W. Watkins, Kathryn Luchok
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Long-Term Effects of a Physical Activity Intervention in High School Girls, Russell R. Pate, Ruth P. Saunders, Rod K. Dishman, Cheryl L. Addy, Marsha Dowda, Dianne S. Ward
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Structured physical activity and psychosocial correlates in middle-school girls, Daheia J. Barr-Anderson, Deborah R. Young, James F. Sallis, Dianne R. Neumark-Sztainer, Joel Gittelsohn, Larry Webber, Ruth P. Saunders, Stuart Cohen, Jared B. Jobe
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2006

Implementation of school environment intervention to increase physical activity in high school girls, Dianne S. Ward, Ruth P. Saunders, Gwen A. Felton, E. Williams, J. N. Epping, Russell R. Pate
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Goals and Intentions Mediate Efficacy Beliefs and Declining Physical Activity in High School Girls, Rod K. Dishman, Ruth P. Saunders, Gwen A. Felton, Dianne S. Ward, Marsha Dowda, Russell R. Pate
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Examining the link between program implementation and behavior outcomes in the lifestyle education for activity program (LEAP), Ruth P. Saunders, Dianne S. Ward, Gwen A. Felton, Marsha Dowda, Russell R. Pate
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Physical Self-Concept and Self-Esteem Mediate Cross-Sectional Relations of Physical Activity and Sport Participation With Depression Symptoms Among Adolescent Girls, Rod K. Dishman, Derek P. Hales, Karin A. Pfeiffer, Gwen A. Felton, Ruth P. Saunders, Dianne S. Ward, Marsha Dowda, Russell R. Pate
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2005

Perceived physical environment and physical activity across one year among adolescent girls: self-efficacy as a possible mediator?, Robert W. Motl, Rod K. Dishman, Dianne S. Ward, Ruth P. Saunders, Marsha Dowda, Gwen A. Felton, Russell R. Pate
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Promotion of Physical Activity Among High-School Girls: A Randomized Controlled Trial, Russell R. Pate, Dianne S. Ward, Ruth P. Saunders, Gwen A. Felton, Rod K. Dishman, Marsha Dowda
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Comparisons Between Rail-Trail Users and Nonusers and Men and Women's Patterns of Use in a Suburban Community, Philip J. Troped, Ruth P. Saunders, Russell R. Pate
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Enjoyment Mediates Effects of a School-Based Physical-Activity Intervention, Rod K. Dishman, Robert W. Motl, Ruth P. Saunders, Gwen A. Felton, Dianne S. Ward, Marsha Dowda, Russell R. Pate
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Promoting Physical Activity in Girls: A Case Study of One School's Success, Gwen A. Felton, Ruth P. Saunders, Dianne S. Ward, Rod K. Dishman, Marsha Dowda, Russell R. Pate
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Comparison of Barriers Self-Efficacy and Perceived Behavioral Control for Explaining Physical Activity Across 1 Year Among Adolescent Girls, Robert W. Motl, Rod K. Dishman, Dianne S. Ward, Ruth P. Saunders, Marsha Dowda, Gwen A. Felton, Russell R. Pate
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The Impact of States' Small Group Health Insurance Reforms on Uninsurance Rates, Sudha Xirasagar, Carleen H. Stoskopf, James R. Hussey, Michael E. Samuels, William R. Shrader, Ruth P. Saunders
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2004

Comparison of Social Variables for Understanding Physical Activity in Adolescent Girls, Ruth P. Saunders, Robert W. Motl, Marsha Dowda, Rod K. Dishman, Russell R. Pate
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Measuring Social Provisions for Physical Activity among Adolescent Black and White Girls, Robert W. Motl, Rod K. Dishman, Ruth P. Saunders, Marsha Dowda, Russell R. Pate
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Self-efficacy partially mediates the effect of a school-based physical-activity intervention among adolescent girls, Rod K. Dishman, Robert W. Motl, Ruth P. Saunders, Gwen A. Felton, Dianne S. Ward, Marsha Dowda, Russell R. Pate
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Small Group Health Insurance: Ranking the States on the Depth of Reform, 1999, Sudha Xirasagar, Michael E. Samuels, Carleen H. Stoskopf, William R. Shrader, James R. Hussey, Ruth P. Saunders, Danielle T. Smith
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2003

Correlates of recreational and transportation physical activity among adults in a New England community, Philip J. Troped, Ruth P. Saunders, Russell R. Pate, Belinda Reininger, Cheryl L. Addy
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2002

Psychosocial Correlates of Physical Activity in White and African-American Girls, Stewart G. Trost, Russell R. Pate, Marsha Dowda, Dianne S. Ward, Gwen A. Felton, Ruth P. Saunders
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Examining Social-Cognitive Determinants of Intention and Physical Activity Among Black and White Adolescent Girls Using Structural Equation Modeling, Robert W. Motl, Rod K. Dishman, Ruth P. Saunders, Marsha Dowda, Gwen A. Felton, Dianne S. Ward, Russell R. Pate
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Differences in Physical Activity Between Black and White Girls Living in Rural and Urban Areas, Gwen A. Felton, Marsha Dowda, Dianne S. Ward, Rod K. Dishman, Stewart G. Trost, Ruth P. Saunders, Russell R. Pate
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2001

Measuring Enjoyment of Physical Activity in Adolescent Girls, Robert W. Motl, Rod K. Dishman, Ruth P. Saunders, Marsha Dowda, Gwen A. Felton, Russell R. Pate
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Associations between Self-Reported and Objective Physical Environmental Factors and Use of a Community Rail-Trail, Philip J. Troped, Ruth P. Saunders, Russell R. Pate, Belinda Reininger, John R. Ureda, Shirley J. Thompson
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2000

The Use of Uniaxial and Triaxial Accelerometers to Measure Children's "Free-Play" Physical Activity, Alise E. Ott, Russell R. Pate, Stewart G. Trost, Dianne S. Ward, Ruth P. Saunders
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Factorial Validity and Invariance of Questionnaires Measuring Social-Cognitive Determinants of Physical Activity among Adolescent Girls, Robert W. Motl, Rod K. Dishman, Stewart G. Trost, Ruth P. Saunders, Marsha Dowda, Gwen A. Felton, Dianne S. Ward, Russell R. Pate
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Children's Understanding of the Concept of Physical Activity, Stewart G. Trost, Angela M. Morgan, Ruth P. Saunders, Gwen A. Felton, Dianne S. Ward, Russell R. Pate
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1999

Tracking of Physical Activity, Physical Inactivity, and Health-Related Physical Fitness in Rural Youth, Russell R. Pate, Stewart G. Trost, Marsha Dowda, Alise E. Ott, Dianne S. Ward, Ruth P. Saunders, Gwen A. Felton
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Correlates of Objectively Measured Physical Activity in Preadolescent Youth, Stewart G. Trost, Russell R. Pate, Dianne S. Ward, Ruth P. Saunders, William F. Riner Jr.
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Tracking of Avoidance of Alcohol Use and Smoking Behavior in a Fifth Grade Cohort over Three Years, Gwen A. Felton, Mary Ann Parsons, Dianne S. Ward, Russell R. Pate, Ruth P. Saunders, Marsha Dowda, Stewart G. Trost
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Determinants of Physical Activity in Active and Low-Active, Sixth Grade African-American Youth, Stewart G. Trost, Russell R. Pate, Dianne S. Ward, Ruth P. Saunders, William F. Riner Jr.
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1998

Health Risk Behaviors of Rural Sixth Graders, Gwen A. Felton, Russell R. Pate, Mary Ann Parsons, Dianne S. Ward, Ruth P. Saunders, Stewart G. Trost, Marsha Dowda
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1997

Development of Questionnaires to Measure Psychosocial Influences on Children's Phyiscal Activity, Ruth P. Saunders, Russell R. Pate, Gwen A. Felton, Marsha Dowda, Martin C. Weinrich, Dianne S. Ward, Mary Ann Parsons, Tom Baranowski
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A Prospective Study of the Determinants of Physical Activity in Rural Fifth-Grade Children, Stewart G. Trost, Russell R. Pate, Ruth P. Saunders, Dianne S. Ward, Marsha Dowda, Gwen A. Felton
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