Hull, Ethan Edward
(2008)
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PATTERNS FROM ADOLESCENCE TO YOUNG ADULTHOOD AND PARENTAL SUPPORT FOR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN CHILDREN.
Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh.
(Unpublished)
Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the association between parental patterns of physical activity (PA) from adolescence to young adulthood and parental beliefs for child PA. Methods: Of 231 eligible participants, 108 completed a questionnaire (72% female, 27% minority, 29.5 ± 1.2 years) assessing their importance and encouragement beliefs for child PA. Importance and encouragement belief scores were summed to yield two scores, each from 7-35. PA was measured using the same questionnaire during adolescence and young adulthood to yield a summary score in hours per week of PA. Spearman correlations, univariate, and multivariate analyses were used to examine beliefs across categories of PA.Results: Spearman correlations revealed weak, positive associations between beliefs and PA for both genders. After adjusting for appropriate covariates, moderate levels of adolescent PA were positively associated with encouragement beliefs in males (p=0.02), and moderate levels of young adult PA was positively associated with encouragement beliefs in females (p=0.04). Multivariate analyses also showed that females with persistently moderate levels of PA from adolescence to young adulthood had higher encouragement beliefs than females with persistently low levels of PA (p=0.04). No significant differences were found for importance beliefs.Conclusions: Overall, moderate levels of PA appear to be positively associated with encouragement for child PA. The association was moderated by parent gender and PA behavior. These results add an important element to previous research that has examined the link between parental encouragement and child PA, and may be useful for interventions that focus on improving parental encouragement for child PA.
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University of Pittsburgh ETD
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| Status: |
Unpublished |
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| Date: |
30 June 2008 |
| Date Type: |
Completion |
| Defense Date: |
4 March 2008 |
| Approval Date: |
30 June 2008 |
| Submission Date: |
18 April 2008 |
| Access Restriction: |
No restriction; Release the ETD for access worldwide immediately. |
| Institution: |
University of Pittsburgh |
| Schools and Programs: |
School of Education > Health, Physical, Recreational Education |
| Degree: |
PhD - Doctor of Philosophy |
| Thesis Type: |
Doctoral Dissertation |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: |
adolescence; children; cross sectional; parental beliefs; parental support; physical activity; young adulthood |
| Other ID: |
http://etd.library.pitt.edu/ETD/available/etd-04182008-132333/, etd-04182008-132333 |
| Date Deposited: |
10 Nov 2011 19:38 |
| Last Modified: |
15 Nov 2016 13:40 |
| URI: |
http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/7294 |
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