Parental Social Support and the Physical Activity-Related Behaviors of Youth: A Review

Beets, Michael W.; Cardinal, Bradley J.; Alderman, Brandon L.

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Parental Social Support and the Physical Activity-Related Behaviors of Youth: A Review

Beets, Michael W., Cardinal, Bradley J., Alderman, Brandon L.·2010·Health Education & Behavior

DOI 10.1177/1090198110363884

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Social support from parents serves as one of the primary influences of youth physical activity—related behaviors. A systematic review was conducted on the relationship of parental social support to the physical activity—related behaviors of youth. Four categories of social support were identified, falling under two distinct mechanisms—tangible and intangible. Tangible social support is divided into two categories: instrumental—purchasing equipment/payment of fees and transportation—and conditional—doing activity with and watching/supervision. Intangible social support is divided into the two categories of motivational— encouragement and praise—and informational—discussing benefits of. The majority of studies demonstrated positive associations among selected measures of parental tangible and intangible social support and youth activity. Overall, parental social support demonstrated positive effects. Many studies, however, combine social support categories and/or respondents into composite measures, making it difficult to disentangle the specific effects of parents and the type of support provided.

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Authors: Beets, M. W., Cardinal, B. J., & Alderman, B. L.
Affiliations: University of South Carolina (US)
Oregon State University (US)
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (US)
Corresponding author: Beets, Michael W.
ORCID: Beets, Michael W.
Cardinal, Bradley J.
Alderman, Brandon L.
Venue: Health Education & Behavior
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Published: 2010-08-20
Volume: 37
Issue: 5
Pages: 621-644
ISSN: 1090-1981 (ISSN-L)
1552-6127
DOI: 10.1177/1090198110363884
OpenAlex: W2110752286
Cited by: 665
References: 139
Citations by year: 2026: 34 · 2025: 37 · 2024: 62 · 2023: 53 · 2022: 43 · 2021: 58 · 2020: 72 · 2019: 47 · 2018: 34 · 2017: 55 · 2016: 43 · 2015: 35 · 2014: 32 · 2013: 29 · 2012: 23
FWCI: 1.91
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations: Health Education & Behavior (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Rutgers University Community Repository (Rutgers University) (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: parental support, children's physical activity, instrumental support, conditional support, motivational support, information support, parental encouragement, parental supervision, physical activity behavior
MeSH terms: Adolescent, Adolescent Behavior, Family Relations, Humans, Parents, Sex Factors, Social Support, Health Behavior, Exercise

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