SPLASH Into Fitness: A Swimming-Based Pilot Intervention to Promote Healthful Identities and Behaviors Among Preadolescent Girls.

IF 1.5 4区医学 Q3 FAMILY STUDIES

Family & Community Health Pub Date : 2025-01-14 DOI:10.1097/FCH.0000000000000429

Eydie N Kramer-Kostecka, Beth A Lewis, Daheia J Barr-Anderson

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Abstract

Background: Girls' physical activity and healthful eating behaviors decline throughout adolescence. These trajectories may be linked to the underdevelopment of exercise and healthful eater identities. Youth programs might consider prioritizing identity development as an innovative health promotion strategy, especially during the formative preadolescent life stage.

Objectives: This study examines healthful identities and behaviors among a sample of preadolescent girls who participated in SPLASH, a multicomponent youth program consisting of identity development ("I am an exerciser"; "I am a healthy eater"), physical activity, and healthful eating.

Methods: SPLASH was piloted in a community-based recreational facility in the Midwest United States. Participants had differing levels of program access: all girls (N = 32, age = 10.6 ± 0.8) attended a 1-week summer day camp, and a subset (n = 16) received supplementary access to a 10-week eHealth program. Using a feasibility framework, we examined SPLASH's (1) preliminary efficacy, (2) implementation, and (3) acceptability.

Results: Girls' exercise identities and behaviors improved following camp participation. At follow-up, those in the camp-plus-eHealth group reported greater improvements in physical activity enjoyment relative to girls in the camp-only group.

Conclusions: SPLASH is a promising identity-focused health promotion program for preadolescent girls. Community support and family engagement facilitated this pilot study. Programmatic impact should be assessed in additional communities.

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溅入健身：以游泳为基础的先导干预促进青春期前女孩的健康认同和行为。

背景：女孩的身体活动和健康饮食行为在整个青春期下降。这些轨迹可能与锻炼和健康饮食身份的不发达有关。青少年项目可以考虑将身份发展作为一种创新的健康促进策略，特别是在青春期前的形成阶段。目的：本研究考察了参与青少年认同发展项目(“我是一名锻炼者”；“我是一个健康的饮食者”)，体育活动和健康饮食。方法：SPLASH在美国中西部的一个社区娱乐设施进行了试点。参与者有不同程度的计划访问：所有女孩（N = 32，年龄= 10.6±0.8）参加了为期一周的夏令营，一部分（N = 16）接受了为期10周的电子健康计划的补充访问。使用可行性框架，我们检查了SPLASH的(1)初步有效性，(2)实施和(3)可接受性。结果：参加夏令营后，女孩的运动认同和行为有所改善。在随访中，与只参加夏令营的女孩相比，参加夏令营加电子健康组的女孩在体育活动享受方面有了更大的改善。结论：SPLASH是一个有前景的青春期前女孩身份关注的健康促进项目。社区支持和家庭参与促进了这项试点研究。应在其他社区评估方案的影响。

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2.70

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