Jimi Huh

Prospective associations between living in a smart growth community and children’s obesity risk measured by BMI percentile and waist circumference‑to‑height ratio

Obesity continues to be among the leading health concerns in the U.S. Smart Growth (SG) community development principles encourage physical activity and social engagement, which hold the potential to mitigate obesity risks in youth. This study examined the prospective association...

Psychological Need Satisfaction During Physical Activity: Differences Across Physical and Social Contexts in a Large-Scale Study

Physical inactivity is a public health problem. Accordingly, there is growing interest in whether engaging in physical activity (PA) that satisfies psychological needs (e.g. safety, novelty) is more likely to be sustained. Physical and social PA contexts (e.g. where, with whom, l...