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India J Ornelas1, Krista M Perreira, Guadalupe X Ayala

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Area of Science:

  • Adolescent Health
  • Behavioral Science
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Physical inactivity is rising among U.S. adolescents, with girls disproportionately affected.
  • Longitudinal research on the causal link between parental influence and adolescent physical activity is limited.
  • Parental factors' impact on adolescent physical activity, considering gender differences and mediation by self-esteem and depression, requires further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine gender-specific relationships between parental influences and adolescent physical activity.
  • To test whether self-esteem and depression mediate the link between parental influence and physical activity.
  • To identify effective parental strategies for promoting physical activity in adolescents.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (N=13,246, grades 7-12).
  • Employed logit models to assess parental influences on achieving at least five weekly bouts of moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA).
  • Investigated mediation effects of adolescent self-esteem and depression on the parental influence-MVPA relationship.

Main Results:

  • Family cohesion, parent-child communication, and parental engagement positively predicted MVPA for both genders.
  • Self-esteem mediated the parental influence-MVPA relationship in both females and males.
  • Depressive symptoms mediated this relationship only in males; females reported lower self-esteem and higher depressive symptoms.

Conclusions:

  • Promoting adolescent physical activity requires enhancing family cohesion, parental engagement, and parent-child communication.
  • Increasing adolescent self-esteem is a crucial strategy for boosting physical activity levels.
  • Targeted interventions should consider gender-specific psychological factors influencing physical activity.