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Does activity-related social support differ by characteristics of the adolescent?

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posted on 2015-12-08, 16:03 authored by Charlotte L. Edwardson, Trish Gorely, Hayley Musson, Rebecca Duncombe, Rachel SandfordRachel Sandford
Background: Previous research has shown a positive relationship between activity-related social support provided by parents and peers and adolescents’ physical activity. However, more information is needed on whether activity-related social support differs by sociodemographic characteristics. The purpose of this study was to investigate differences in activity-related social support in a sample of adolescents, by characteristics such as age, gender, socioeconomic status (SES), ethnicity, and physical activity level and to determine which characteristics are the most important predictors of activity-related social support. Methods: Information was provided by 578 boys and 588 girls (11–14 years) on demographic factors, physical activity, and activity-related support. ANOVA, correlations, and multiple regression were performed to address the purposes of the study. Results: Boys, White British, younger, more physically active, and high-SES adolescents perceived more support for physical activity. Age predicted all types of support excluding peer support; ethnicity predicted mother logistic support and sibling support; gender predicted peer support, father explicit modeling, and father logistic support; and SES predicted mother and father logistic support. Conclusions: Families and peers of adolescents who are female, from Black and minority ethnic groups, older, of low-SES, and less active should be targeted for intervention.

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The authors wish to acknowledge the Women’s Sport and Fitness Foundation for commissioning the research and financial support of the Big Lottery Fund.

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  • Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences

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Journal of Physical Activity and Health

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EDWARDSON, C.L. ... et al, 2014. Does activity-related social support differ by characteristics of the adolescent? Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 11 (3), pp. 574-580.

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© Human Kinetics

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  • AM (Accepted Manuscript)

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This work is made available according to the conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) licence. Full details of this licence are available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

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2014

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This is the as accepted for publication version of an article subsequently published in the Journal of Physical Activity and Health [© Human Kinetics]. The definitive version is available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2012-0054

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1543-3080

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  • en

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