ReviewExercise and sport sciences reviews2012
Influence of peers and friends on overweight/obese youths' physical activity.
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- Adolescents who are overweight or obese - the relevance of a social network to engaging in physical activity: a qualitative study.BMC public health · 2021Article
- High-Intensity Multimodal Training for Young People: It's Time to Think Inside the Box!Frontiers in physiology · 2021Article
- The Healthy Kids Initiative: Results from the First 2000 Participants.Patient preference and adherence · 2020Article
- Differences in park characteristic preferences for visitation and physical activity among adolescents: A latent class analysis.PloS one · 2019Article
- Tele-Exercise as a Promising Tool to Promote Exercise in Children With Cystic Fibrosis.Frontiers in public health · 2018Article
- The role of peer victimization in the physical activity and screen time of adolescents: a cross-sectional study.BMC pediatrics · 2017Article
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Abstract
This review offers a theoretical framework to account for the effects of peers on youths' physical activity. Our research indicates the following: 1) that the youth are more physically active in the presence of friends and peers than in the presence of family members or when alone, 2) peers and friends increase overweight/obese youths' motivation to be physically active, 3) peers' weight status does not moderate the effect of peers on youths' physical activity, and 4) experiencing negative peer interaction, such as ostracism, decreases physical activity in youth. We propose that the consideration of the peer social context as a contributor to physical (in)activity and maintenance of overweight status may further our understanding of physical and behavioral health trajectories and improve prevention and intervention efforts.
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