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We investigated whether the relationship between significant others’ social support
and adolescents’ physical activity (PA) is mediated by perceived barriers and benefits of
PA. In this cross-sectional study, we analyzed data from 497 adolescents (girls = 272,
boys = 225) aged between 12-18 years (M= 15.87, SD = 1.43) from six different middle
and secondary schools. We collected data regarding social cognitive variables and PA
with self-report measures and calculated the metabolic equivalent of total amount PA.
We performed structural equation modeling and mediation analyses and found our
proposed models fit the data. In girls, perceived PA benefits mediated the association
between support provided by friends (β = .13; IC 95% = .02 .29), a best friend (β = .14;
IC 95% = .03, .33), and parents (β = .07; IC 95% = .01, .18), and PA. Similarly in boys,
perceived PA benefits partially mediated the association between support provided by parents (β = .09; IC 95% = .04, .37), friends (β = .11; IC 95% = .05, .40), and a best friend
(β = .10; IC 95% = .05, .40) and PA. Perceived barriers to PA did not display any
significant mediation role for either sex. Interventions to foster others’ support for PA,
especially from a best friend, are important for promoting PA among adolescents
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Keywords
Best friend Parents Barriers Benefits Physical activity Sex difference Research Subject Categories::INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS::Sports
Pedagogical Context
Citation
Rodrigues, Filipe; Monteiro, Diogo; Lopes, Vitor P. (2023). The mediation role of perceived benefits and barriers in the relationship between support provided by significant others and physical activity of adolescents. Perceptual and Motor Skills. ISSN 0031-5125. p. 1-21
Publisher
Sage