Parental influences on adolescent physical activity: a longitudinal study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Physical inactivity is increasing among adolescents in the U.S., especially among girls. Despite growing evidence that parents are an important influence on adolescent health, few longitudinal studies have explored the causal relationship between parental influence and physical activity. This study examines how the relationships between parental influences and adolescent physical activity differ by gender and tests whether these relationships are mediated by adolescents' self-esteem and depression.

Methods

Data are from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health. The sample includes 13,246 youth, grades 7 to 12, interviewed in 1995 and again 1 year later. Logit models were used to evaluate parental influences on achieving five or more bouts of moderate t

SUBMITTER: Ornelas IJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1805507 | biostudies-literature | 2007 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature