In search of consistent predictors of children's physical activity Best, Keren, Ball, Kylie, Zarnowiecki, Dorota, Stanley, Rebecca and Dollman, James 2017, In search of consistent predictors of children's physical activity, International journal of environmental research and public health, vol. 14, no. 10, Special issue: social and environmental influences on physical activity behaviours, pp. 1-14, doi: 10.3390/ijerph14101258. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads best-insearchofconsistent-2017.pdf Published version application/pdf 394.06KB 63 Title In search of consistent predictors of children's physical activity Author(s) Best, Keren orcid.org/0000-0002-7459-0862 Ball, Kylie orcid.org/0000-0003-2893-8415 Zarnowiecki, Dorota Stanley, Rebecca Dollman, James Journal name International journal of environmental research and public health Volume number 14 Issue number 10 Season Special issue: social and environmental influences on physical activity behaviours Article ID 1258 Start page 1 End page 14 Total pages 14 Publisher MDPI Place of publication Basel, Switzerland Publication date 2017-10-20 ISSN 1661-7827 1660-4601 Keyword(s) adolescents children correlates health promotion physical activity predictor social ecological model sport Summary Physical activity is pivotal for children's health and well-being, yet participation declines across teenage years. Efforts to increase physical activity need to be strengthened to combat this, however, evidence for the design and planning of physical activity promotion in children is lacking. The aim was to identify predictors of physical activity that were relatively consistent across three different measures of physical activity, in pre- and early adolescent South Australians. This is the first study to compare correlates of physical activity across three measures of physical activity in a single sample, in this age group. Children (n = 324) aged 9-13 years and their parents were surveyed on personal, interpersonal and environmental correlates of physical activity. Child physical activity was objectively measured using pedometers (7 days). Self-reported physical activity was determined from organised sport participation and the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Adolescents. Regression models were used to identify consistent predictors of three physical activity measures. Consistent predictors across multiple physical activity measures were: parent support for physical activity, having appropriate clothing for sport, enjoyment of physical activity and perceived availability of sporting clubs. These predictors identify potential avenues for directing intervention efforts to increase physical activity in early adolescents. Language eng DOI 10.3390/ijerph14101258 Field of Research 110699 Human Movement and Sports Science not elsewhere classified MD Multidisciplinary Socio Economic Objective 920401 Behaviour and Health HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal ERA Research output type C Journal article Grant ID ARC LP0883949 Copyright notice ©2017, The authors Free to Read? Yes Use Rights Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30103780 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Thu, 26 Oct 2017, 12:02:27 EST Fri, 27 Oct 2017, 04:00:45 EST Sat, 04 Nov 2017, 01:36:03 EST Sat, 02 Dec 2017, 01:32:26 EST Tue, 19 Dec 2017, 05:02:58 EST Wed, 17 Jan 2018, 10:34:43 EST Wed, 17 Jan 2018, 10:37:27 EST Wed, 17 Jan 2018, 10:38:33 EST Wed, 17 Jan 2018, 15:12:00 EST Fri, 07 Sep 2018, 17:55:57 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 16 times in TR Web of Science Cited 14 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 405 Abstract Views, 65 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Thu, 26 Oct 2017, 12:02:27 EST

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