Predicting Physical Activity Intentions, Habits, and Action Plans in Finnish Parent-Child Dyads.

ABSTRACT: Physical activity levels among early adolescents and their parents are insufficient for health benefits. Identifying modifiable determinants in parent-child dyads can inform future research and interventions. We tested a partial least squares path model based on the integrated behavior change model in insufficiently active Finnish parent-child dyads (n = 88), including measures of autonomous and controlled motivation, social cognition constructs (attitude, subjective norm, perceived behavioral control), intention, planning, and habits. Autonomous motivation predicted attitude in both samples, but only predicted subjective norms and perceived behavioral control in children. Attitude in turn predicted intention, planning, and habit, in the child sample, but only intention and planning in par

SUBMITTER: Phipps DJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11822087 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature