Sources of Activity-Related Social Support and Adolescents’ Objectively Measured After-School and Weekend Physical Activity: Gender and Age Differences

2013 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 1153-1158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charlotte Louise Edwardson ◽  
Trish Gorely ◽  
Natalie Pearson ◽  
Andrew Atkin
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Peer Support ◽  
Age Differences ◽  
After School ◽  
Gender And Age ◽  
Gender And Age Differences ◽  
Logistic Support ◽  
Objectively Measured ◽  
School Period

Background:To progress physical activity (PA) social support research using objective measures of PA, attention should be turned to specific segments of the day (eg, after school or weekends) in which young people spend the majority of their time with parents or friends. Furthermore, the majority of previous research has focused on the influence of parents and peers. The current study examined gender and age differences in 5 sources of activity-related social support and their relationship with objectively measured after-school and weekend PA among adolescents.Methods:328 adolescents aged 12–16 years (57% boys) wore an accelerometer for 7 days and completed a questionnaire assessing support for PA. After-school and weekend PA were extracted.Results:Adolescents perceived more support from their peers compared with other sources and boys perceived more peer support than girls. Younger adolescents perceived greater amounts of family support and explicit modeling from both mother and father; however, logistic support appeared constant throughout adolescence. After controlling for gender and age, peer support was a significant influence on after-school MVPA.Conclusions:Findings suggest that there may be benefit in encouraging adolescents to participate in PA in the after-school period with their peers.

scholarly journals Does Activity-Related Social Support Differ by Characteristics of the Adolescent?

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 574-580 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charlotte Louise Edwardson ◽  
Trish Gorely ◽  
Hayley Musson ◽  
Rebecca Duncombe ◽  
Rachel Sandford
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Peer Support ◽  
Activity Level ◽  
Low Ses ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Sibling Support ◽  
Minority Ethnic Groups ◽  
Logistic Support ◽  
Minority Ethnic

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.

scholarly journals Perceived Social Support From Family and Peers: The Association With Bullying Behaviours

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 17
Author(s):  
Melody Zhang ◽  
Ziyu Wang ◽  
Ryan J. Persram ◽  
Tracy K. Y. Wong ◽  
Chiaki Konishi
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Family Support ◽  
Peer Support ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Early Adolescents ◽  
Gender And Age ◽  
The Family ◽  
Adolescence Period ◽  
Gender And Age Differences

Bullying is a significant concern among parents, educators, and policymakers in which both bullies and victims are at greater risk for later maladjustment. Although the effect of perceived social support from peers on preventing and mitigating bullying behaviours has been extensively studied, less have examined the roles of perceived social support from family and peers simultaneously. This study examined the association between perceived family support and bullying behaviours among Canadian early adolescents and sought to identify the extent to which perceived family support would be comparable to perceived peer support. Adolescent gender and age were controlled to account for potential gender and age differences. Participants included students in grades 4 to 7 (N = 312) who completed measures of perceived social support from peers and family, and bullying behaviours. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses indicated that perceived family support had a significant, negative association with bullying behaviours among early adolescents. Moreover, perceived family support was found to be more significantly associated with bullying behaviours than perceived peer support. Findings corroborate the importance of perceived social support among early adolescents and emphasize a need to not only examine how perceived social support is associated with bullying behaviours, but to account for the significant role of the family during the early adolescence period.

A CONTRIBUTION TO THE VALIDATION OF THE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY ENJOYMENT SCALE IN AN ITALIAN SAMPLE

2008 ◽  
Vol 36 (7) ◽  
pp. 911-918 ◽  
Author(s):  
Attilio Carraro ◽  
Maria Christina Young ◽  
Claudio Robazza
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Age Differences ◽  
Italian Version ◽  
Active Lifestyle ◽  
Gender And Age ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Gender And Age Differences ◽  
Activity Enjoyment ◽  
Italian Sample

Assessing motivation for and enjoyment of physical activity is an important step in the promotion of an active lifestyle. This study assessed the factor structure and reliability of the Italian version of the Physical Activity Enjoyment Scale in a sample of Italian students (N = 5,934) aged from 11 to 19. Confirmatory factor analysis was performed on subsamples of girls and boys grouped into 4 age categories. Gender and age differences were also examined through a 2 (sex) × 4 (age) multivariate analysis of variance. Findings supported the factor structure and reliability of the Italian version of the PACES.

PO-0935 Anxiety Sensitivity And Behaviour Difficulties In Adolescents: Gender And Age Differences

2014 ◽  
Vol 99 (Suppl 2) ◽  
pp. A556.3-A557
Author(s):  
S Pesic Gilanji ◽  
S Turudic ◽  
J Odovic Cubrilo ◽  
N Stankovic
Keyword(s):  
Age Differences ◽  
Anxiety Sensitivity ◽  
Gender And Age ◽  
Gender And Age Differences
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