Parental and peer social support is associated with healthier physical activity behaviors in adolescents: a cross-sectional analysis of Texas School Physical Activity and Nutrition (TX SPAN) data

Parental and peer support can influence children's physical activity; however, these associations have not been fully examined in a multi-ethnic population across early and late adolescence. The objective of this study was to examine associations between perceived parental/peer social support,...

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Published in:BMC public health 2019-05, Vol.19 (1), p.640-9, Article 640
Main Authors: Haidar, Amier, Ranjit, Nalini, Archer, Natalie, Hoelscher, Deanna M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescence
Adolescent
Adolescent Behavior - ethnology
Adolescents
Analysis
Child health
Children
Cross-Sectional Studies
Ethnicity - psychology
Ethnicity - statistics & numerical data
Exercise
Exercise - psychology
Female
Health aspects
Health Behavior - ethnology
Health surveys
High schools
Humans
Male
Minority & ethnic groups
Nutrition
Obesity
Parent-child relations
Parental and peer support
Parenting
Parents & parenting
Parents - psychology
Peer Group
Physical activity
Physical fitness
Polls & surveys
Psychological aspects
Public health
Regression analysis
Sampling methods
Schools
Screen-time
Social interactions
Social Support
Statistical analysis
Students
Students - psychology
Students - statistics & numerical data
Survey research
Surveys and Questionnaires
Teenagers
Texas
Youth
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Summary:Parental and peer support can influence children's physical activity; however, these associations have not been fully examined in a multi-ethnic population across early and late adolescence. The objective of this study was to examine associations between perceived parental/peer social support, perceived parental disapproval for not exercising, and physical activity/screen time behaviors among a multi-ethnic sample of adolescents. The Texas School Physical Activity and Nutrition (TX SPAN) survey is a cross-sectional statewide probability-based survey, used to assess obesity-related behaviors such as diet and physical activity. The SPAN 2009-2011 study measured 8th and 11th grade students using a self-report questionnaire with established psychometric properties, along with objectively measured height and weight. Associations were examined using multiple logistic and linear regression. For every 1-point increase in parental physical activity support, adolescents had 1.14 higher odds of engaging in five or more days of moderate physical activity per week (p 
ISSN:1471-2458
1471-2458
DOI:10.1186/s12889-019-7001-0