Adolescent body satisfaction the role of perceived parental encouragement for physical activity (2009)
Parents play an important role in the development of children’s health behaviors, but less is known about the role of parental encouragement for physical activity (PA) on youth PA behavior and body image satisfaction.
The purposes of this study were to:
- longitudinally assess whether adolescent PA at age 15 mediates the effect of perceived parental encouragement for PA at age 15 for predicting adolescent body satisfaction at age 16, while controlling for body mass index (BMI), and
- examine the extent to which adolescent sex moderates this association.
Literatuurverwijzing: Savage, J.S., DiNallo, J.M., & Symons Downs, D. (2009). Adolescent body satisfaction the role of perceived parental encouragement for physical activity. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 6