Ecological correlates of sport and exercise participation among Thai adolescents: A hierarchical examination of a cross-sectional population survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Understanding factors influencing adolescents' sport/exercise participation (S/EP) is vital to developing effective interventions, but currently, evidence from less developed countries is limited. The purpose of this study was to examine correlates of S/EP across individual, interpersonal, and environmental levels in a nationally representative sample of Thai adolescents.

Methods

Data from 4617 Thai adolescents aged 14-17 years old were obtained from recruited schools across Thailand. Data on S/EP (outcome variable), and psychosocial, home, and community environment covariates were collected from individual adolescents using the Thailand Physical Activity Children Survey, Student Questionnaire. School environmental data were collected at the school level using a S

SUBMITTER: Amornsriwatanakul A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10466193 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature