The mediation role of perceived benefits and barriers in the relationship between support provided by significant others and physical activity of adolescents

Rodrigues, Filipe; Monteiro, Diogo; Lopes, Vitor P.

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The mediation role of perceived benefits and barriers in the relationship between support provided by significant others and physical activity of adolescents

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dc.contributor.author	Rodrigues, Filipe
dc.contributor.author	Monteiro, Diogo
dc.contributor.author	Lopes, Vitor P.
dc.date.accessioned	2023-02-08T15:05:05Z
dc.date.available	2023-02-08T15:05:05Z
dc.date.issued	2023
dc.description.abstract	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	pt_PT
dc.description.sponsorship	The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This work was supported by the National Funding through the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology, I.P., under the project UID/04045/2020 and under the project UID/04748/2020	pt_PT
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dc.identifier.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
dc.identifier.doi	10.1177/00315125231151780	pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn	0031-5125
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10198/26832
dc.language.iso	eng	pt_PT
dc.peerreviewed	yes	pt_PT
dc.publisher	Sage	pt_PT
dc.relation	UID/04748/2020	pt_PT
dc.relation	UID/04045/2020	pt_PT
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/	pt_PT
dc.subject	Best friend	pt_PT
dc.subject	Parents	pt_PT
dc.subject	Barriers	pt_PT
dc.subject	Benefits	pt_PT
dc.subject	Physical activity	pt_PT
dc.subject	Sex difference	pt_PT
dc.subject	Research Subject Categories::INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS::Sports	pt_PT
dc.title	The mediation role of perceived benefits and barriers in the relationship between support provided by significant others and physical activity of adolescents	pt_PT
dc.type	journal article
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oaire.citation.endPage	21	pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage	1	pt_PT
oaire.citation.title	Perceptual and Motor Skills	pt_PT
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person.givenName	Vitor P.
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rcaap.type	article	pt_PT
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