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Deja Jackson1, Jeong-Hui Park1, Megan S Patterson1
1Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA.
Health Promotion Practice
|March 19, 2024
Summary
Social networks influence children's physical activity (PA) skill competency. Youth with diverse connections who encourage activity reported higher skill levels, suggesting network support is key for PA interventions.
Area of Science:
- Child Development
- Social Network Analysis
- Physical Literacy
Background:
- Youth physical activity (PA) behaviors are influenced by social networks.
- Less is understood about how network characteristics impact perceived skill competency, a crucial aspect of physical literacy and self-efficacy in children.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the association between social network characteristics and physical activity skill competency in youth.
- To identify specific network features that may support or hinder the development of PA skills.
Main Methods:
- A survey was administered to 158 youth (ages 8-12) in summer programs.
- Data collected included demographics, self-reported PA, and skill competency (using PLAYself).
- Social network data were gathered by asking youth to identify frequent contacts and those who encouraged activity; linear regression analyzed associations.
Main Results:
- Skill competency was significantly associated with age, sex, sports team involvement, and weekly PA.
- Network characteristics positively linked to skill competency included the number of frequent play connections and connections that encouraged activity.
- Higher skill competency was also associated with greater relationship heterogeneity within the youth's social network.
Conclusions:
- Both individual factors and social network composition are significantly associated with youth PA skill competency.
- Interventions promoting physical activity and skill development should consider the reinforcing role of social networks and the benefits of diverse relationship types.
Keywords:
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