"It's what mothers do." A qualitative exploration of mothers' experiences of supporting their daughter to be physically active.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Girls are more at risk than boys of the non-communicable diseases associated with insufficient levels of physical activity (PA), therefore it is important to explore the reasons why girls maintain or cease to be physically active. Maternal support plays an important role in girl's PA, yet the factors influencing mothers' support of their PA have received limited exploration. In response, the aim of this study was to explore, mothers' experiences of supporting their daughters to be physically active and their perceptions of the factors that might influence these experiences.

Method

Semi-structured interviews were conducted with a purposive sample of mothers (n = 29) of girls (Mean age = 10.9 years; SD = 0.6). Reflexive Thematic Analysis was used to analyse the data,

SUBMITTER: Brennan C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10984520 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature