ArticleFrontiers in psychology2025
The influence of parental expectations on adolescents' physical activity: a chain mediation model of basic psychological needs and exercise motivation.
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- Family sports environment and emotional regulation in Chinese adolescents: the mediating roles of sports lifestyle and parent-child interaction.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- "Look at me, not your screen": the negative association of parental phubbing on adolescent well-being.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- The longitudinal impact of adverse childhood experiences on college students' intrinsic motivation for physical exercise: the chain mediating effect of meaning in life and psychological resilience.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Can participation in sports enhance adolescents' subjective wellbeing? The chain mediation role of social support and basic psychological needs.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
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Abstract
Background: According to the World Health Organization and UNICEF, adolescents worldwide generally engage in insufficient physical activity. Parental expectations, as a social environmental factor, are considered potentially influential on adolescent physical activity, though the specific mechanisms require further clarification. Purpose: To explore the relationships among parental expectations, basic psychological needs, exercise motivation, and adolescent sports participation, aiming to provide theoretical foundations and practical guidance for youth sports engagement in China. Methods: A survey was conducted among 1,286 school-aged adolescents in eastern, central, and western China using the Parental Expectations Scale, Basic Psychological Needs Scale, Exercise Motivation Scale, and Physical Activity Scale. Results: Parental expectations significantly and positively predicted adolescent sports participation. Basic psychological needs and exercise motivation partially mediated the relationship between parental expectations and adolescent sports participation, exhibiting a chained mediating effect. Conclusion: Parental expectations exert a positive influence on adolescent sports participation. Within the family context, positive expectations can translate into external motivation for youth sports engagement. The chained mediation by basic psychological needs and exercise motivation indicates that parental expectations first satisfy adolescents' fundamental psychological needs, thereby stimulating their exercise motivation, and ultimately promoting youth sports participation.
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