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In Search of Consistent Predictors of Children’s Physical Activity
Physical activity is pivotal for children’s health and well-being, yet participation declines across teenage years. Efforts to increase physical activity need to be strengthened to combat this, however, evidence for the design and planning of physical activity promotion in children is lacking. The a...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5664759/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29053612 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14101258 |
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author | Best, Keren Ball, Kylie Zarnowiecki, Dorota Stanley, Rebecca Dollman, James |
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description | Physical activity is pivotal for children’s health and well-being, yet participation declines across teenage years. Efforts to increase physical activity need to be strengthened to combat this, however, evidence for the design and planning of physical activity promotion in children is lacking. The aim was to identify predictors of physical activity that were relatively consistent across three different measures of physical activity, in pre- and early adolescent South Australians. This is the first study to compare correlates of physical activity across three measures of physical activity in a single sample, in this age group. Children (n = 324) aged 9–13 years and their parents were surveyed on personal, interpersonal and environmental correlates of physical activity. Child physical activity was objectively measured using pedometers (7 days). Self-reported physical activity was determined from organised sport participation and the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Adolescents. Regression models were used to identify consistent predictors of three physical activity measures. Consistent predictors across multiple physical activity measures were: parent support for physical activity, having appropriate clothing for sport, enjoyment of physical activity and perceived availability of sporting clubs. These predictors identify potential avenues for directing intervention efforts to increase physical activity in early adolescents. |
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spelling | pubmed-56647592017-11-06 In Search of Consistent Predictors of Children’s Physical Activity Best, Keren Ball, Kylie Zarnowiecki, Dorota Stanley, Rebecca Dollman, James Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Physical activity is pivotal for children’s health and well-being, yet participation declines across teenage years. Efforts to increase physical activity need to be strengthened to combat this, however, evidence for the design and planning of physical activity promotion in children is lacking. The aim was to identify predictors of physical activity that were relatively consistent across three different measures of physical activity, in pre- and early adolescent South Australians. This is the first study to compare correlates of physical activity across three measures of physical activity in a single sample, in this age group. Children (n = 324) aged 9–13 years and their parents were surveyed on personal, interpersonal and environmental correlates of physical activity. Child physical activity was objectively measured using pedometers (7 days). Self-reported physical activity was determined from organised sport participation and the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Adolescents. Regression models were used to identify consistent predictors of three physical activity measures. Consistent predictors across multiple physical activity measures were: parent support for physical activity, having appropriate clothing for sport, enjoyment of physical activity and perceived availability of sporting clubs. These predictors identify potential avenues for directing intervention efforts to increase physical activity in early adolescents. MDPI 2017-10-20 2017-10 /pmc/articles/PMC5664759/ /pubmed/29053612 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14101258 Text en © 2017 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Best, Keren Ball, Kylie Zarnowiecki, Dorota Stanley, Rebecca Dollman, James In Search of Consistent Predictors of Children’s Physical Activity |
title | In Search of Consistent Predictors of Children’s Physical Activity |
title_full | In Search of Consistent Predictors of Children’s Physical Activity |
title_fullStr | In Search of Consistent Predictors of Children’s Physical Activity |
title_full_unstemmed | In Search of Consistent Predictors of Children’s Physical Activity |
title_short | In Search of Consistent Predictors of Children’s Physical Activity |
title_sort | in search of consistent predictors of children’s physical activity |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5664759/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29053612 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14101258 |
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