Gendered relations? Associations between Swedish parents, siblings, and adolescents' time spent sedentary and physically active
IntroductionThe family is assumed to be fundamental in youth socialization processes and development, connected to social and cultural practices such as healthy lifestyles and physical activity. However, gender patterns in physical activity among adolescents and the structural drivers of gender ineq...
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| author | Sara Hoy Håkan Larsson Håkan Larsson Karin Kjellenberg Gisela Nyberg Gisela Nyberg Örjan Ekblom Björg Helgadóttir Björg Helgadóttir |
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| description | IntroductionThe family is assumed to be fundamental in youth socialization processes and development, connected to social and cultural practices such as healthy lifestyles and physical activity. However, gender patterns in physical activity among adolescents and the structural drivers of gender inequality (e.g., parentage and siblingship) are poorly understood. The aim of this study was to explore further how gender structures relate to adolescents' time spent being sedentary and physically active, using contemporary gender theory.MethodsThis cross-sectional study involved 1,139 adolescents aged 13-14 and their parents, including 815 mothers and 572 fathers. Physical activity and time spent sedentary were assessed through accelerometry among adolescents and through a self-report questionnaire for parents validated against accelerometry.ResultsThe results showed significant relationships between mothers' moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and girls' MVPA on weekdays and weekends, and fathers' MVPA was significantly related to girls' MVPA on weekdays. Our results imply that the relationship between Swedish parents' and adolescent girls' physical activity in higher intensities are to some extent gendered practices. However, time spent sedentary does not seem to show any patterns of being performed according to binary ideas of gender. Further, our exploratory analyses suggest that these results somewhat intersect with parents' educational level and relate to intra-categorical aspects of doing gender. The results also indicate slight gendered patterns in the “doing” of brotherhood for time spent sedentary, however, for boys only on weekends.DiscussionThe study contributes to the understanding of gender norms as constraints and enablers for adolescents' participation in physical activity. The results can spur public health and physical activity research to apply a contemporary gender theory approach, and to expand the research agenda connected to what relates to gender inequalities in physical activity practices. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e5ff46be84a44a65bff060657b51e0012024-02-22T05:19:39ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Sports and Active Living2624-93672024-02-01610.3389/fspor.2024.12368481236848Gendered relations? Associations between Swedish parents, siblings, and adolescents' time spent sedentary and physically activeSara Hoy0Håkan Larsson1Håkan Larsson2Karin Kjellenberg3Gisela Nyberg4Gisela Nyberg5Örjan Ekblom6Björg Helgadóttir7Björg Helgadóttir8Department of Movement, Culture and Society, The Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences (GIH), Stockholm, SwedenDepartment of Movement, Culture and Society, The Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences (GIH), Stockholm, SwedenDepartment of Teacher Education and Outdoor Studies, The Norwegian School of Sport Sciences (NIH), Oslo, NorwayDepartment of Physical Activity and Health, The Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences (GIH), Stockholm, SwedenDepartment of Physical Activity and Health, The Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences (GIH), Stockholm, SwedenDepartment of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, SwedenDepartment of Physical Activity and Health, The Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences (GIH), Stockholm, SwedenDepartment of Physical Activity and Health, The Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences (GIH), Stockholm, SwedenDepartment of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, SwedenIntroductionThe family is assumed to be fundamental in youth socialization processes and development, connected to social and cultural practices such as healthy lifestyles and physical activity. However, gender patterns in physical activity among adolescents and the structural drivers of gender inequality (e.g., parentage and siblingship) are poorly understood. The aim of this study was to explore further how gender structures relate to adolescents' time spent being sedentary and physically active, using contemporary gender theory.MethodsThis cross-sectional study involved 1,139 adolescents aged 13-14 and their parents, including 815 mothers and 572 fathers. Physical activity and time spent sedentary were assessed through accelerometry among adolescents and through a self-report questionnaire for parents validated against accelerometry.ResultsThe results showed significant relationships between mothers' moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and girls' MVPA on weekdays and weekends, and fathers' MVPA was significantly related to girls' MVPA on weekdays. Our results imply that the relationship between Swedish parents' and adolescent girls' physical activity in higher intensities are to some extent gendered practices. However, time spent sedentary does not seem to show any patterns of being performed according to binary ideas of gender. Further, our exploratory analyses suggest that these results somewhat intersect with parents' educational level and relate to intra-categorical aspects of doing gender. The results also indicate slight gendered patterns in the “doing” of brotherhood for time spent sedentary, however, for boys only on weekends.DiscussionThe study contributes to the understanding of gender norms as constraints and enablers for adolescents' participation in physical activity. The results can spur public health and physical activity research to apply a contemporary gender theory approach, and to expand the research agenda connected to what relates to gender inequalities in physical activity practices.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fspor.2024.1236848/fullphysical activitygender normsadolescencemotherhoodfatherhoodfamily |
| spellingShingle | Sara Hoy Håkan Larsson Håkan Larsson Karin Kjellenberg Gisela Nyberg Gisela Nyberg Örjan Ekblom Björg Helgadóttir Björg Helgadóttir Gendered relations? Associations between Swedish parents, siblings, and adolescents' time spent sedentary and physically active Frontiers in Sports and Active Living physical activity gender norms adolescence motherhood fatherhood family |
| title | Gendered relations? Associations between Swedish parents, siblings, and adolescents' time spent sedentary and physically active |
| title_full | Gendered relations? Associations between Swedish parents, siblings, and adolescents' time spent sedentary and physically active |
| title_fullStr | Gendered relations? Associations between Swedish parents, siblings, and adolescents' time spent sedentary and physically active |
| title_full_unstemmed | Gendered relations? Associations between Swedish parents, siblings, and adolescents' time spent sedentary and physically active |
| title_short | Gendered relations? Associations between Swedish parents, siblings, and adolescents' time spent sedentary and physically active |
| title_sort | gendered relations associations between swedish parents siblings and adolescents time spent sedentary and physically active |
| topic | physical activity gender norms adolescence motherhood fatherhood family |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fspor.2024.1236848/full |
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