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Cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between parenting style and adolescent girls' physical activity.
- Source :
- International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition & Physical Activity; 2012, Vol. 9, p141-151, 11p, 3 Charts, 6 Graphs
- Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- Background: Understanding the influences on physical activity is crucial, particularly among important target groups such as adolescent girls. This study describes cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between parenting style and girls' participation in organized sport, walking/cycling trips and objectively assessed moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA). Methods: Data were collected from adolescent girls (n=222) and their parents in 2004 and again in 2006. Parents self-reported their demographic characteristics and parenting style. Girls self-reported their organized sport participation and weekly walking/cycling trips, while MVPA was assessed using accelerometers. Linear regression and interaction analyses were performed. Interactions between socio-demographic factors and parenting style with organized sport, walking/cycling trips and MVPA are presented. Results: There were cross-sectional associations between authoritative (B=-0.45, p=0.042) and indulgent (B=-0.56, p=0.002) parenting and the number of walking/cycling trips, and authoritarian (B=0.27, p=0.033) parenting and frequency of organized sport. Significant interactions included those between: family status, authoritative parenting and daily (p=0.048) and week day (p=0.013) MVPA; education, indulgent parenting and MVPA on weekend days (p=0.006); and, employment, authoritarian parenting and duration and frequency of organized sport (p=0.004), highlighting the complexity of these relationships. Longitudinal analyses revealed significant decreases in organized sport and MVPA, significant increases in walking/cycling trips and no significant associations between parenting and physical activity. Conclusion: Parenting styles appear to influence walking and cycling trips among adolescent girls, though not physical activity within other domains. Socio-demographic characteristics interact with the relationships between parenting and physical activity. While these findings can inform the development of family-based interventions to improve child and adolescent health, the direction of the observed associations and the number of associations approaching significance suggest the need to further explore this area. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- ACCELEROMETERS
BODY weight
CONFIDENCE intervals
CYCLING
EPIDEMIOLOGY
FACTOR analysis
LONGITUDINAL method
PARENT-child relationships
PARENTING
QUESTIONNAIRES
REGRESSION analysis
RESEARCH funding
SELF-evaluation
SEX distribution
T-test (Statistics)
WALKING
DATA analysis
SOCIOECONOMIC factors
SPORTS participation
PARENT attitudes
CROSS-sectional method
PHYSICAL activity
DATA analysis software
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14795868
- Volume :
- 9
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition & Physical Activity
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 85430749
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1479-5868-9-141