Parental Support Is Associated with Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity among Chinese Adolescents through the Availability of Physical Activity Resources in the Home Environment and Autonomous Motivation
This study aimed to use a structural equation model (SEM) to determine the association between parental support and moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) among Chinese adolescents and whether the availability of physical activity (PA) resources in the home environment and autonomous motivati...
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| author | Jing Zeng Nan Qiu Brianna N. Leitzelar Jialin Fu Yechuang Wang Fang Liang Kai Ding Justin B. Moore Yuliang Zou Rui Li |
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| description | This study aimed to use a structural equation model (SEM) to determine the association between parental support and moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) among Chinese adolescents and whether the availability of physical activity (PA) resources in the home environment and autonomous motivation of adolescents mediated the association. Data were collected using questionnaires extracted from the Family Life, Activity, Sun, Health, and Eating (FLASHE) study. A final analytical sample of 3738 adolescents was enrolled. A SEM was performed to evaluate the hypothesized associations. It was found that parental support was not only positively directly but also indirectly associated with MVPA in Chinese boys through the home environment (i.e., availability of PA resources) and the autonomous motivation of adolescents. It is worth noting that the above relationships also exist in Chinese girls, except for the regulatory role of autonomous motivation. These findings suggest that future interventions for increasing adolescents’ MVPA should focus on health education for parents to provide more PA resources in the home environment and adequately mobilize children’s autonomous motivation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a9e2068104e24f37b56b23e26693a5482023-11-23T15:36:50ZengMDPI AGChildren2227-90672022-08-0199130910.3390/children9091309Parental Support Is Associated with Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity among Chinese Adolescents through the Availability of Physical Activity Resources in the Home Environment and Autonomous MotivationJing Zeng0Nan Qiu1Brianna N. Leitzelar2Jialin Fu3Yechuang Wang4Fang Liang5Kai Ding6Justin B. Moore7Yuliang Zou8Rui Li9Department of Healthcare Management, School of Public Health, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, ChinaDepartment of Healthcare Management, School of Public Health, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, ChinaDepartment of Social Sciences and Health Policy, Division of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27101, USADepartment of Healthcare Management, School of Public Health, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, ChinaDepartment of Healthcare Management, School of Public Health, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, ChinaDepartment of Healthcare Management, School of Public Health, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, ChinaDepartment of Healthcare Management, School of Public Health, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, ChinaDepartment of Implementation Science, Division of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27101, USADepartment of Healthcare Management, School of Public Health, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, ChinaDepartment of Healthcare Management, School of Public Health, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, ChinaThis study aimed to use a structural equation model (SEM) to determine the association between parental support and moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) among Chinese adolescents and whether the availability of physical activity (PA) resources in the home environment and autonomous motivation of adolescents mediated the association. Data were collected using questionnaires extracted from the Family Life, Activity, Sun, Health, and Eating (FLASHE) study. A final analytical sample of 3738 adolescents was enrolled. A SEM was performed to evaluate the hypothesized associations. It was found that parental support was not only positively directly but also indirectly associated with MVPA in Chinese boys through the home environment (i.e., availability of PA resources) and the autonomous motivation of adolescents. It is worth noting that the above relationships also exist in Chinese girls, except for the regulatory role of autonomous motivation. These findings suggest that future interventions for increasing adolescents’ MVPA should focus on health education for parents to provide more PA resources in the home environment and adequately mobilize children’s autonomous motivation.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/9/9/1309moderate to vigorous physical activityparental supporthome physical activity environmentautonomous motivationadolescent |
| spellingShingle | Jing Zeng Nan Qiu Brianna N. Leitzelar Jialin Fu Yechuang Wang Fang Liang Kai Ding Justin B. Moore Yuliang Zou Rui Li Parental Support Is Associated with Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity among Chinese Adolescents through the Availability of Physical Activity Resources in the Home Environment and Autonomous Motivation Children moderate to vigorous physical activity parental support home physical activity environment autonomous motivation adolescent |
| title | Parental Support Is Associated with Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity among Chinese Adolescents through the Availability of Physical Activity Resources in the Home Environment and Autonomous Motivation |
| title_full | Parental Support Is Associated with Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity among Chinese Adolescents through the Availability of Physical Activity Resources in the Home Environment and Autonomous Motivation |
| title_fullStr | Parental Support Is Associated with Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity among Chinese Adolescents through the Availability of Physical Activity Resources in the Home Environment and Autonomous Motivation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Parental Support Is Associated with Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity among Chinese Adolescents through the Availability of Physical Activity Resources in the Home Environment and Autonomous Motivation |
| title_short | Parental Support Is Associated with Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity among Chinese Adolescents through the Availability of Physical Activity Resources in the Home Environment and Autonomous Motivation |
| title_sort | parental support is associated with moderate to vigorous physical activity among chinese adolescents through the availability of physical activity resources in the home environment and autonomous motivation |
| topic | moderate to vigorous physical activity parental support home physical activity environment autonomous motivation adolescent |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/9/9/1309 |
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