Parental correlates of physical activity in a racially/ethnically diverse adolescent sample
Parental correlates of physical activity in a racially/ethnically diverse adolescent sample
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DOI:
10.1016/s1054-139x(01)00392-5
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发表时间:
2002-04-01
影响因子:
7.6
通讯作者:
Story, M
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作者:
McGuire, MT;Hannan, PJ;Story, M
Purpose: To evaluate relationships between parents' and adolescents' physical activity and television usage and whether these relationships differed among adolescents from different racial/ethnic backgrounds.Methods: Adolescents and their parents were separately asked to report information about their eating, exercising, and weight-related behaviors. Among the 900 adolescents, 477 were girls and 423 were boys; 60% were in high school; 29% were white, 23% were black, 21% were Asian, 14% were Hispanic, and 13% were considered mixed or other race/ethnicity.Results: Parents' reported encouragement was positively related to physical activity in white (r = 0.39; p < .001) and black boys (r = 0.26; p = .007), and girls (all race/ethnic groups combined: r = 0.15; p