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Socio-structural determinants of physical activity behavior in children and adolescents: The importance of social support

Wolbring, Laura ORCID iD icon 1; Jekauc, Darko 1; Hinz, Thomas; Burchartz, Alexander ORCID iD icon 1; Kolb, Simon ORCID iD icon 1; Schmidt, Steffen Christian Ekkehard 1; Woll, Alexander ORCID iD icon 1; Wäsche, Hagen 1
1 Institut für Sport und Sportwissenschaft (IfSS), Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)

Abstract:

The purpose of this study is to analyze the influence of socio-structural determinants of physical activity (PA) behavior in children and adolescents. We expected that socioeconomic status, social support, and physical environment influence PA directly while socioeconomic status also has an indirect influence via social support and physical environment. Cross-sectional data from the German Motorik-Modul study (MoMo) were used (Wave 2, 2014–2017). The sample consisted of N = 2134 children and adolescents aged 6–17 years. Socioeconomic status, social support, and physical environment were measured by questionnaires. To measure PA, children and adolescents were instructed to wear accelerometers for seven consecutive days. Moderate-to-vigorous activity periods were considered. Path analyses were used to analyze the direct and indirect effects. We calculated two models, one for children (6–10 years) and one for adolescents (11–17 years). Among children (model 1), only social support had a direct effect on PA behavior. In addition, social support influenced the perceived physical environment. Socioeconomic status had an indirect effect on PA via social support. ... mehr


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DOI: 10.5445/IR/1000173040
Veröffentlicht am 01.08.2024
Originalveröffentlichung
DOI: 10.1177/10126902241266615
Web of Science
Zitationen: 3
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Zugehörige Institution(en) am KIT Institut für Sport und Sportwissenschaft (IfSS)
Publikationstyp Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Publikationsmonat/-jahr 03.2025
Sprache Englisch
Identifikator ISSN: 1012-6902, 1461-7218
KITopen-ID: 1000173040
Erschienen in International Review for the Sociology of Sport
Verlag SAGE Publications
Band 60
Heft 2
Seiten 212–230
Vorab online veröffentlicht am 23.07.2024
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