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In Search of Consistent Predictors of Children’s Physical Activity

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  • Keren Best

    (Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition, Deakin University, Burwood, VIC 3125, Australia)

  • Kylie Ball

    (Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition, Deakin University, Burwood, VIC 3125, Australia)

  • Dorota Zarnowiecki

    (School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia)

  • Rebecca Stanley

    (Early Start Research Institute, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2500, Australia)

  • James Dollman

    (School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia)

Abstract

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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  • Keren Best & Kylie Ball & Dorota Zarnowiecki & Rebecca Stanley & James Dollman, 2017. "In Search of Consistent Predictors of Children’s Physical Activity," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 14(10), pages 1-14, October.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:14:y:2017:i:10:p:1258-:d:115793
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    1. Longxi Li & Michelle E. Moosbrugger & Yang Liu, 2021. "Physical Activity Participation and the Environment in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Protocol," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(12), pages 1-10, June.
    2. Jaroslava Kopcakova & Zuzana Dankulincova Veselska & Michal Kalman & Daniela Filakovska Bobakova & Dagmar Sigmundova & Andrea Madarasova Geckova & Daniel Klein & Jitse P. van Dijk & Sijmen A. Reijneve, 2020. "Test–Retest Reliability of a Questionnaire on Motives for Physical Activity among Adolescents," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(20), pages 1-13, October.
    3. Gwennyth E. Spruijtenburg & Femke van Abswoude & Sebastiaan Platvoet & Mark de Niet & Hidde Bekhuis & Bert Steenbergen, 2022. "Factors Related to Adolescents’ Participation in Organized Sports," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(23), pages 1-10, November.
    4. Anne L. Escaron & Corina Martinez & Monica Lara & Celia Vega-Herrera & Denise Rios & Marielena Lara & Michael Hochman, 2020. "Program Evaluation of Environmental and Policy Approaches to Physical Activity Promotion in a Lower Income Latinx School District in Southeast Los Angeles," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(22), pages 1-13, November.
    5. Longxi Li & Michelle E. Moosbrugger, 2021. "Correlations between Physical Activity Participation and the Environment in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Using Ecological Frameworks," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(17), pages 1-21, August.

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