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Parents' Physical Activity, Socioeconomic Status and Education as Predictors of Physical Activity and Sport among Children and Youths - A 12-Year Follow-Up Study

Xiao Lin Yang, Telama, Risto, Laakso, Lauri·1996·International Review for the Sociology of Sport

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine parental influences on children's participation in sport and their later physical activity. The population for the study consisted of a random sample of 1881 9- to 15-year-old boys and girls who were exposed to the extensive research program called "Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns" in 1980. They and their parents have been followed up for twelve years at three-year intervals by means of a short questionnaire concerning physical activity and other factors. The results indicated that the fathers' physical activity in 1980 was related to their children's habitual physical activity in the same year, and gave in boys and girls a significant prediction of PAI values twelve years later when the starting point was the age of 9, and also among boys from 15 years of age to 27. During the three years follow-up period, the extent of participation in sport was higher in families with active parents than in families with passive parents and single parents. The relationship of physical activity and sports participation with fathers' socioeconomic status and education was not so strong as with fathers' physical activity.

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  • Moderators and mediators such as socioeconomic status, parental education, concentration, gender, personality, motivation, body-image, and self-esteem have an impact on AP.

    “The influence of moderators and mediators to PA, such as socioeconomic status, parental education (83), concentration (84) gender (85), personality (86), motivation, body-image, self-esteem (87), have also been shown to have an impact on AP.”

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Authors
Yang, X. L., Telama, R., & Laakso, L.
Affiliations
  • LIKES – Foundation for Sport and Health Sciences (FI)
  • University of Jyväskylä (FI)
Venue
International Review for the Sociology of Sport
Published
1996-09
Volume
31
Issue
3
Pages
273-291
ISSN
  • 1012-6902 (ISSN-L)
  • 1461-7218
OpenAlex
W2020575092
Cited by
143
References
31
Citations by year
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0.92
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
International Review for the Sociology of Sport (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Physical Activity and Health
  • Social Sciences › Life-span and Life-course Studies › Sports and Physical Education Studies
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation › Physical Education and Pedagogy
Keywords
parental physical activity, children's physical activity, sports participation, socioeconomic status, parental education, paternal education, single parents, longitudinal follow-up, family influence on sport

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