Social support from family and friends for physical activity in adolescence: analysis with structural equation modeling

Social support is an important predictor for the maintenance of physical activity in adolescence. Thus, the social-ecological approach values the impact of individuals or groups interaction with available resources in the social environment for adopting an active lifestyle. This study analyzes socia...

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Veröffentlicht in:Cadernos de saúde pública 2021, Vol.37 (1), p.e00196819-e00196819
Hauptverfasser: Lisboa, Tailine, Silva, Walan Robert da, Silva, Diego Augusto Santos, Felden, Érico Pereira Gomes, Pelegrini, Andreia, Lopes, Jessica de Jesus Dutra, Beltrame, Thais Silva
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Zusammenfassung:Social support is an important predictor for the maintenance of physical activity in adolescence. Thus, the social-ecological approach values the impact of individuals or groups interaction with available resources in the social environment for adopting an active lifestyle. This study analyzes social support from family and friends for adolescents to practice physical activity. Guided by the Social-Ecological Theory, an observational cross-sectional structural equations modeling was applied to 2,710 Brazilians adolescents aged from 14 to 18 years. We identified that the greater the social support from friends (β = 0.30; RMSEA = 0.065; CFI = 0.953; TLI = 0.922; SRMR = 0.048) and family, the greater the adolescents physical activity (β = 0.27; RMSEA = 0.015; CFI = 0.997; TLI = 0.995; SRMR = 0.013). However, support from both sources indicated no adequate adjustment values in the same study model. Our findings suggest that adolescents who perceive social support from family members or friends practice more physical activity, confirming that social support is important for physical activity promotion.
ISSN:0102-311X
1678-4464
1678-4464
DOI:10.1590/0102-311X00196819