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Parental influences on adolescents' physical activity and sedentary behavior

longitudinal findings from Project Eat-II

Background: The long-term role that parental encouragement and attitudes about fitness and exercise plays in adolescents' physical activity and sedentary behavior habits remains unclear. This paper aims to longitudinally examine how parental encouragement to be physically active and parental concern about staying fit are associated with adolescents' physical activity and sedentary behavior habits five years later.

Conclusions: Parental encouragement to be active was associated with increased physical activity among males and younger females 5 years later. Younger adolescents appear to be especially influenced by their same-sex parent. These findings suggest that encouragement may be more influential than parental concern for fitness on adolescents' physical activity habits. Further research is needed to determine how parents can help adolescents decrease sedentary behavior time.

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Katherine Bauer
Melissa Nelson
Kerri Boutelle
Dianne Neumark-Sztainer

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