Search results for "GIRLS"

The empowerment of young girls and women through sport and physical activity participation : a case study in Ethiopia

2017

As a consequence of gender-role socialization, women across the world are still facing unfair perceptions and treatments. Being empowered at the individual level would serve as a platform from which women could combat the existing inequality treatment and perception to gain full control over their lives. Sport and physical activities could serve as a platform for women to gain control. The aim of this research is to explore the potential that sport and physical activity (PA) have in the empowerment of young girls and women in Ethiopia. Additional questions were used in order to further explore any disempowerment experiences as a result of sport and physical activity participation, barriers …

Influences of muscle, fat and hormones on bone development in women : a cross-sectional and longitudinal study spanning three generations

2011

Bone, fat and muscle gain in pubertal girls : effects of physical activity

2010

Longitudinal and cross-sectional associations of adherence to 24-hour movement guidelines with cardiometabolic risk

2022

This study aimed to examine 1) adherence to 24-hour movement guidelines over a 2-year follow-up in children aged 6-8 years and 2) association of this adherence with cardiometabolic risk factors. Physical activity and sleep were assessed by a monitor combining heart rate and accelerometry measurements. Screen time was reported by the parents. Body fat percentage, waist circumference, blood glucose, serum insulin, plasma lipids and blood pressure were assessed, and a cardiometabolic risk score was calculated using z-scores. Children were classified as meeting the guidelines if they had on average ≥60min/day of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity during the valid days; ≤120min/day of screen…

Construction of FTAs in the fictional world of Gilmore Girls

2010

Tutkielmassa tarkastellaan amerikkalaista televisiosarjaa Gilmoren tytöt (engl. Gilmore Girls), joka kuvaa yksinhuoltajaäidin ja tämän tyttären elämää idyllisessä pikkukaupungissa. Tutkimuksen tarkoituksena on tarkastella strategista vuorovaikutusta sarjan henkilöhahmojen kesken keskittyen pääsääntöisesti Brownin ja Levinsonin kohteliaisuusteoriaan sekä Gilmore-ismeinä tunnettuihin puhekielen viittauksiin. Tutkimuskysymyksen asettelu on kaksiosainen: 1. Kuinka Gilmore-ismit vaikuttavat strategiseen kanssakäymiseen ja kuinka ne ilmenevät kohteliaisuusteorian yhteydessä, ja 2. Miten hyvin Gilmore-ismejä pystytään kuvaamaan pragmatiikan keinoin. Tutkimuksen pohjana ovat pragmatiikan peruskäsit…