Alex Garn

Biographic Data

ID2747830
NAMEAlex Garn
GIVEN NAMESAlex
FAMILY NAMEGarn
SIGNATUREGARN A
AFFILIATIONSLouisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS7
TOTAL CITATIONS12
AUTHOR COUNT7
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2015
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
H-INDEX1

  • Emotion‐Driven Eating and Overeating Among Fourth Graders

    Open AccessCheryl L Somers, Carla Kevern et al.ARTICLEJournal of School Health2024

    BACKGROUND Eating patterns such as breakfast consumption and fruit and vegetable intake have been associated with academic achievement and cognitive function. METHOD The purpose of this study was to learn more about psychological (emotion‐driven eating) and behavioral (over‐eating) eating patterns and motives, and the roles of body image, academic achievement (reading and math), and social supports (peer acceptance and school attachment), among 3…

  • Comprehensive school health

    Open AccessJeanne Barcelona, Erin E Centeio et al.ARTICLEHealth Promotion International2022

    Modifications to the social–ecological model, such as Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) frameworks, have been utilized in comprehensive school health interventions. Classroom physical activity breaks are used when implementing whole-of-school approaches. However, the onus to implement classroom physical activity breaks is on school stakeholders. This study aimed to explore teacher and principal perceptions and implementation of ph…

  • Effects of a Comprehensive School Health Program on Elementary Student Academic Achievement

    Open AccessErin E Centeio, Cheryl L Somers et al.ARTICLEJournal of School Health2021

    BACKGROUND: Improving the academic achievement of youth in the United States is an area of interest and a critical indicator of the future success of the youth. The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of a comprehensive school physical activity and healthy eating program on 5th-grade students' academic achievement, specifically reading and math. METHODS: Overall, 628 (intervention: 377, 54% girls; comparison: 251, 49% girls) 5th-grade…

  • Considering Physical Well-Being, Self-perceptions, and Support Variables in Understanding Youth Academic Achievement

    Open AccessErin E Centeio, Cheryl L Somers et al.ARTICLEThe Journal of Early Adolescence2019Cited by: 1References: 5

    The purpose of this study was to examine the relation between measures of students’ physical well-being and self-perception and their academic achievement. Specifically, we look at students’ social support for physical activity, physical activity perceptions, self-concept, self-efficacy, health behaviors, and cardiorespiratory fitness (as measured by the progressive aerobic cardiovascular endurance run [PACER] test). Students ( n = 697 fifth grad…

  • Academic and Psychosocial Outcomes of a Physical Activity Program With Fourth Graders

    Open AccessCheryl L Somers, Erin E Centeio et al.ARTICLEUrban Education2019References: 43

    The purpose was to examine academic achievement, school attachment, and peer acceptance before and after a comprehensive school-based physical activity program (CSPAP) with 378 children in 12 fourth-grade classrooms across six schools in primarily low-socioeconomic status (SES) districts of a large Midwestern metropolitan area. Both personal and normative rate of academic achievement improvement metrics were used. Overall, all students showed per…

  • Predicting Social Responsibility and Belonging in Urban After-School Physical Activity Programs with Underserved Children

    Open AccessJeffrey J Martin, Brigid Byrd et al.ARTICLEThe Urban Review2016Cited by: 1References: 29

  • The relationship between teacher burnout and student motivation

    Open AccessBo Shen, Nate Mccaughtry et al.ARTICLEBritish Journal of Educational…2015Cited by: 10References: 25

    BackgroundTeacher burnout is regarded as a serious problem in school settings. To date, studies on teachers' stress and burnout have largely centred on teachers' own characteristics, socialization, and behaviours, but few have explored the connection between teachers' burnout and students' motivation via their own perceptions of teachers' behaviour and emotional well-being.AimsThis study adopted Maslach et al.'s (2001, Annu. Rev. Psychol., 52, 39…