Physical Activity, Physical Self-Concept, and Health-Related Quality of Life of Extreme Early and Late Maturing Adolescent Girls

2010 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 269-292 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sean P. Cumming ◽  
Lauren B. Sherar ◽  
Joanna E. Hunter Smart ◽  
Aristides M. M. Rodrigues ◽  
Martyn Standage ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

scholarly journals Maturity Associated Variance in Physical Activity and Health-Related Quality of Life in Adolescent Females: A Mediated Effects Model

2012 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 86-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joan E. Hunter Smart ◽  
Sean P. Cumming ◽  
Lauren B. Sherar ◽  
Martyn Standage ◽  
Helen Neville ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Adolescent Females ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Mediated Effects ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

Background:This study tested a mediated effects model of psychological and behavioral adaptation to puberty within the context of physical activity (PA).Methods:Biological maturity status, physical self-concept, PA, and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) were assessed in 222 female British year 7 to 9 pupils (mean age = 12.7 years, SD = .8).Results:Structural equation modeling using maximum likelihood estimation and bootstrapping procedures supported the hypothesized model. Maturation status was inversely related to perceptions of sport competence, body attractiveness, and physical condition; and indirectly and inversely related to physical self-worth, PA, and HRQoL. Examination of the bootstrap-generated bias-corrected confidence intervals representing the direct and indirect paths between suggested that physical self-concept partially mediated the relations between maturity status and PA, and maturity status and HRQoL.Conclusions:Evidence supports the contention that perceptions of the physical self partially mediate relations maturity, PA, and HRQoL in adolescent females.

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