Adolescents and young adults with asthma and allergies: Physical activity, self-efficacy, social support, and subsequent psychosocial outcomes

Objective: To examine the relationships between self-efficacy (SE) and social support (SS) for physical activity (PA), weekly moderate to vigorous PA (MVPA), and depression and anxiety in young adults (YAs) with asthma and allergies. Methods: Participants were 611 YAs (age M = 19.56 ± 3.28). YAs com...

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Published in:Children's health care 2016-10, Vol.45 (4), p.414-427
Main Authors: Suorsa, Kristina I., Cushing, Christopher C., Mullins, Alexandria J., Meier, Ellen, Tackett, Alayna P., Junghans, Ashley, Chaney, John M., Mullins, Larry L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Allergies
Anxiety
Anxiety-Depression
Asthma
Exercise
Friendship
Physical activity
Physical fitness
Psychosocial factors
Self-efficacy
Social support
Young adults
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Summary:Objective: To examine the relationships between self-efficacy (SE) and social support (SS) for physical activity (PA), weekly moderate to vigorous PA (MVPA), and depression and anxiety in young adults (YAs) with asthma and allergies. Methods: Participants were 611 YAs (age M = 19.56 ± 3.28). YAs completed measures of SE for PA, SS for PA, depression, anxiety, and weekly MVPA. Results: The hypothesized model demonstrated close fit to the data and was not adversely affected by pruning non-significant paths, χ 2 (457, n = 611) = 1085.31, p 
ISSN:0273-9615
1532-6888
DOI:10.1080/02739615.2015.1065741