Darla M Castelli

Biographic Data

ID5762729
NAMEDarla M Castelli
GIVEN NAMESDarla M
FAMILY NAMECastelli
SIGNATURECASTELLI D M
AFFILIATIONSThe University of Texas at Austin
ORCID0000-0002-8862-578X
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS11
TOTAL CITATIONS8
AUTHOR COUNT11
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2007
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2022
H-INDEX1

  • SWITCH-ing Quality Physical Education to Multicomponent Comprehensive School Physical Activity Programs

    Darla M Castelli, Gregory J Welk et al.ARTICLEJournal of Physical Education…2022

    Comprehensive School Physical Activity Programs (CSPAP) coordinate physical activity opportunities for school-age children through physical education, programs offered before/after school and during the school day, and those facilitated through staff involvement and community engagement. An active school is considered to implement quality physical education and one additional CSPAP component. This paper aims to describe evidence-based school init…

  • How Elementary In‐School Play Opportunities Relate to Academic Achievement and Social‐Emotional Well‐Being

    Open AccessSheri L Burson, Darla M CastelliARTICLEJournal of School Health2022

  • Total Play Time Needed for Preschoolers to Reach Recommended Amount of Non-Sedentary Activity

    Open AccessAndrew Koepp, Elizabeth Thompson Gershoff et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2022

    Health guidelines suggest that caregivers provide preschoolers with opportunities to be physically active for 3 h per day (roughly 15 min per waking hour), but because children are not continuously active, it is unclear what amount of time is needed to reach this goal. This naturalistic study enrolled 67 children ( M = 4.5 years, 46% female) who wore accelerometers to measure their activity during indoor and outdoor free -play ( N = 315,061 s). A…

  • Presidential youth fitness program implementation

    Open AccessJeanne Barcelona, Darla M Castelli et al.ARTICLEEvaluation and Program Planning2021

  • Sedentary Behaviors, Sleep, and Health-related Quality of Life in Middle-aged Adults

    Yen T Chen, Carole K Holahan et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Health Behavior2021

    Objectives: In this study, we examined the associations of various sedentary behaviors (SB) to health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and the possible mediating role of sleep quality in these relationships. Methods: Participants were 363 middle-aged adults (Mage = 44.25, SD = 4.72, 64% male) from Amazon MTurk. Self-reported measures of socio-demographic status, time spent doing 10 different types of SB, sleep quality, and HRQOL were collected. Ex…

  • Cross-Sectional Study Using Virtual Reality to Measure Cognition

    Open AccessYeonhak Jung, Jonathan B Dingwell et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Sports and Active…2021References: 3

    Dual-task research is limited in its transferability to authentic contexts because laboratory conditions do not replicate real-world physical activity and decision-making scenarios. Creating valid, reliable methodologies to assess physiological and behavioral responses under varying physical and cognitive demands using virtual reality (VR) environment addresses this limitation. This study determined the feasibility of using VR to investigate the …

  • Grit as Perseverance in Physical Activity Participation

    Open AccessStina Rutberg, Lars Nyberg et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2020

    Childhood is a critical period for the acquisition of healthy behaviors, and the promotion of sustainable healthy behavior among children is greatly important. Therefore, an increased understanding of the relationship between grit and physical activity in a school context is needed. The purpose of this study is to describe and develop an understanding of students' and teachers' awareness and experiences concerning grit as a health-promoting facto…

  • Physical Activity, Fitness, Cognitive Function, and Academic Achievement in Children

    J E Donnelly, Christine H Hillman et al.ARTICLEMedicine & Science in Sports &…2016

    BACKGROUND: The relationship among physical activity (PA), fitness, cognitive function, and academic achievement in children is receiving considerable attention. The utility of PA to improve cognition and academic achievement is promising but uncertain; thus, this position stand will provide clarity from the available science. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to answer the following questions: 1) among children age 5-13 yr, do PA and phys…

  • The effect of acute treadmill walking on cognitive control and academic achievement in preadolescent children

    Open AccessChristine H Hillman, Matthew B Pontifex et al.ARTICLENeuroscience2009

  • Aerobic fitness and cognitive development

    Christine H Hillman, Sarah M Buck et al.ARTICLEDevelopmental Psychology2009Cited by: 8References: 1

    The relationship between aerobic fitness and executive control was assessed in 38 higher- and lower-fit children (M-sub(age) = 9.4 years), grouped according to their performance on a field test of aerobic capacity. Participants performed a flanker task requiring variable amounts of executive control while event-related brain potential responses and task performance were assessed. Results indicated that higher-fit children performed more accuratel…

  • Physical Fitness and Academic Achievement in Third- and Fifth-Grade Students

    Darla M Castelli, Christine H Hillman et al.ARTICLEJournal of Sport and Exercise…2007

    The relationship between physical fitness and academic achievement has received much attention owing to the increasing prevalence of children who are overweight and unfit, as well as the inescapable pressure on schools to produce students who meet academic standards. This study examined 259 public school students in third and fifth grades and found that field tests of physical fitness were positively related to academic achievement. Specifically,…