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Correlates of physical activity in youth: a review of quantitative systematic reviews

Biddle, Stuart J.H., Atkin, Andrew J., Cavill, Nick, Foster, Charlie·2011·International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology
DOI 10.1080/1750984x.2010.548528
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To increase young people's physical activity (PA) levels it is important to understand the correlates of PA in children and adolescents. We sought to identify factors associated with children's and adolescents’ PA by reviewing systematic quantitative reviews of non-intervention research. Systematic reviews examining associations between quantitatively measured variables and PA in young people (< 19 years) from 2000–2010 were identified using electronic and manual searches. Nine systematic reviews were identified. Demographic/biological correlates of PA were age and gender. Psychological correlates of PA were positive motivation, positive body image and the existence of barriers to PA. Behavioural correlates of PA were previous PA, sport participation, smoking, and sedentary behaviour. Social/cultural correlates of PA were parental influence and social support, and environmental correlates of PA were access to facilities, distance from home to school, time spent outside, and local crime. The evidence is suggestive of a number of different types of correlates of PA for children and adolescents. Beyond age and gender, though, most are likely to have only small or small-to-moderate effects in isolation and may work best in interaction with other influences. Psychologists must look to social, organisational and community-level correlates in addition to individual correlates.

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  • Children and adolescents who have high levels of perceived competence, self-efficacy and access to physical activity/sports/recreational facilities are likely to participate in physical activity.

    “Among many salient factors, children and adolescents who have high levels of perceived competence, self-efficacy and access to physical activity/sports/recreational facilities are likely to participate in physical activity.95 96”

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Authors
Biddle, S. J. H., Atkin, A. J., Cavill, N., & Foster, C.
Affiliations
  • Loughborough University (GB)
  • University of Oxford (GB)
Corresponding author
Biddle, Stuart J.H.
ORCID
Venue
International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2011-03
Volume
4
Issue
1
Pages
25-49
ISSN
  • 1750-984X (ISSN-L)
  • 1750-9858
DOI
10.1080/1750984x.2010.548528
OpenAlex
W2027939186
Cited by
348
References
50
Citations by year
2026: 10 · 2025: 19 · 2024: 38 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 24 · 2021: 38 · 2020: 48 · 2019: 27 · 2018: 26 · 2017: 23 · 2016: 20 · 2015: 29 · 2014: 9 · 2013: 19 · 2012: 7
FWCI
1.23
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • Victoria University Research Repository (Victoria University) (submittedVersion)
  • University of Canberra Research Portal (submittedVersion)
  • UEA Digital Repository (University of East Anglia) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Physical Activity and Health
  • Social Sciences › Life-span and Life-course Studies › Sports and Physical Education Studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
Keywords
physical activity, children, adolescents, correlates of physical activity, motivation, body image, barriers to physical activity, sports participation, smoking, sedentary behavior, parental influence, social support, access to facilities, local crime, age and gender differences

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