The Feasibility and Acceptability of The Girls Peer Activity (G-PACT) Peer-led Mentoring Intervention.

ABSTRACT: Enjoyment of physical activity (PA) is positively correlated with PA engagement. The inclusion of peers has been found to increase the likelihood of PA enjoyment in youth. Peer-led strategies, incorporating peer networks in the intervention delivery, is relatively underused and consequently understudied in school-based PA interventions. The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of the novel Girls Peer Activity (G-PACT) peer-led mentoring intervention. Two-hundred and forty-nine Year 9 adolescent girls (13⁻14 years old) from three mixed-sex secondary schools located in West Lancashire, North-West England were invited to participate in the G-PACT project. The study employed a novel approach by using a three-tier model, including (Tier 1) Mentors (und

SUBMITTER: Owen MB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6162561 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature