Trial reportChildhood obesity (Print)2012
The role of motivation in understanding social contextual influences on physical activity in underserved adolescents in the ACT Trial: a cross-sectional study.
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- A self-determination theory and motivational interviewing intervention to decrease racial/ethnic disparities in physical activity: rationale and design.BMC public health · 2016Trial
- Ecological predictors of family mealtime over time among overweight African American adolescent-parent dyads.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2025Article
- Musculoskeletal Pain and Non-Classroom Teaching in Times of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Analysis of the Impact on Students from Two Spanish Universities.Journal of clinical medicine · 2020Article
- The Relation Between Early Adolescent Physical Activity and Internalizing Problems: Variations in Exercise Motivations as a Critical Moderator.The Journal of early adolescence · 2020Article
- The interaction of behavioral context and motivational-volitional factors for exercise and sport in adolescence: patterns matter.BMC public health · 2020Article
- Formative Process Evaluation of the "Connect" Physical Activity Feasibility Trial for Adolescents.Clinical medicine insights. Pediatrics · 2020Article
- Empowering youth sport environments: Implications for daily moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and adiposity.Journal of sport and health science · 2017Article
- Retail Environments as a Venue for Obesity Prevention.Current obesity reports · 2016Review
- Motivation and planning as mediators of the relation between social support and physical activity among U.S. adolescents: a nationally representative study.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2014Article
- Feasibility and preliminary outcomes from a pilot study of an integrated health-mental health promotion program in school mental health services.Family & community healthArticle
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Abstract
backgroundPrevious research has shown that social contextual factors are important in understanding physical activity (PA) behavior, although little is known about how these factors may relate to PA, especially in underserved adolescents (low income, minorities). This study examined how motivation may differentially mediate the relationship of two social contextual variables (i.e., peer and parent social support) and moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA).
methodsBaseline data (n = 1421 sixth graders, 54% female, 72% African American) from the Active by Choice Today (ACT) trial in underserved adolescents were analyzed. Motivation was examined as a mediator of the relationships between peer social support, parent social support, and MVPA (measured by 7-day accelerometer estimates).
resultsMotivation and peer but not parent support were significantly related to MVPA overall. Significant mediation effects were found indicating motivation partially mediated the relation between peer social support and MVPA and to a lesser degree parent support and MVPA.
conclusionsThese findings provide support for the importance of social contextual influences, especially peer social support, on underserved adolescents' PA and motivation for PA.
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