Journal article
Specific types of family support and adolescent non-school physical activity levels
Pediatric Exercise Science, Vol.24(3), pp.333-346
2012
DOI: 10.1123/pes.24.3.333
PMID: 22971551
Abstract
In a sample of 291 adolescents (mean age 13 yr), seven psychosocial factors, including family support, were examined in relation to accelerometry-derived physical activity (PA) measured after school and during the weekend. Gender-specific stepwise linear regression analyses determined which combinations of factors explained the variance in nonschool moderate to vigorous PA and nonschool total PA after adjusting for % BF, age, and maturity (p ≤ 0.05). Being praised by a family member and % BF explained 13% of the variance in female nonschool MVPA, while being praised and maturity explained 13% of the variance in nonschool total PA. Having a family member watch him participate, % BF, and age explained 11.5% of the variance in male nonschool MVPA, while having a family member participate with him explained 6.4% of the variance in nonschool total PA. Despite adolescents' growing independence, family support continues to influence PA levels.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Specific types of family support and adolescent non-school physical activity levels
- Creators
- Joanna L MorrisseyPhyllis J WentheElena M LetuchySteven M LevyKathleen F Janz
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Pediatric Exercise Science, Vol.24(3), pp.333-346
- DOI
- 10.1123/pes.24.3.333
- PMID
- 22971551
- ISSN
- 0899-8493
- eISSN
- 1543-2920
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2012
- Academic Unit
- Preventive and Community Dentistry; Epidemiology; Health and Human Physiology
- Record Identifier
- 9983917789702771
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