A grounded theory of how social support influences physical activity in adolescent girls
Purpose: Adolescent girls are not sufficiently active to achieve health benefits. Social support from friends and family has been positively associated with physical activity in adolescent girls; however it is unclear how social support influences physical activity behaviour. This study aimed to dev...
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| author | Yvonne Laird Samantha Fawkner Ailsa Niven |
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| description | Purpose: Adolescent girls are not sufficiently active to achieve health benefits. Social support from friends and family has been positively associated with physical activity in adolescent girls; however it is unclear how social support influences physical activity behaviour. This study aimed to develop a grounded theory of how social support influences physical activity in adolescent girls. Methods: A qualitative, constructivist grounded theory approach was adopted. Individual interviews explored adolescent girls’ perspectives of how significant others’ influenced their physical activity through providing social support, and through modelling physical activity. Results: Participants perceived social support to influence physical activity behaviour through performance improvements, self-efficacy, enjoyment, motivation and by enabling physical activity. Improvements in performance and self-efficacy were also linked to motivation to be active. Girls perceived modelling to influence behaviour through providing opportunities for them to be physically active, and by inspiring them to be active. Conclusion: The grounded theory outlines adolescent girls’ perceptions of how significant others influence their physical activity and provides a framework for future research examining the role of social support on physical activity. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7e0f01c729c94aeaae2bcf3d963a40ff2025-08-20T01:47:36ZengTaylor & Francis GroupInternational Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being1748-26231748-26312018-01-0113110.1080/17482631.2018.14350991435099A grounded theory of how social support influences physical activity in adolescent girlsYvonne Laird0Samantha Fawkner1Ailsa Niven2University of EdinburghUniversity of EdinburghUniversity of EdinburghPurpose: Adolescent girls are not sufficiently active to achieve health benefits. Social support from friends and family has been positively associated with physical activity in adolescent girls; however it is unclear how social support influences physical activity behaviour. This study aimed to develop a grounded theory of how social support influences physical activity in adolescent girls. Methods: A qualitative, constructivist grounded theory approach was adopted. Individual interviews explored adolescent girls’ perspectives of how significant others’ influenced their physical activity through providing social support, and through modelling physical activity. Results: Participants perceived social support to influence physical activity behaviour through performance improvements, self-efficacy, enjoyment, motivation and by enabling physical activity. Improvements in performance and self-efficacy were also linked to motivation to be active. Girls perceived modelling to influence behaviour through providing opportunities for them to be physically active, and by inspiring them to be active. Conclusion: The grounded theory outlines adolescent girls’ perceptions of how significant others influence their physical activity and provides a framework for future research examining the role of social support on physical activity.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17482631.2018.1435099co-participationencouragementfamilyfriendsmodellingparents |
| spellingShingle | Yvonne Laird Samantha Fawkner Ailsa Niven A grounded theory of how social support influences physical activity in adolescent girls International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being co-participation encouragement family friends modelling parents |
| title | A grounded theory of how social support influences physical activity in adolescent girls |
| title_full | A grounded theory of how social support influences physical activity in adolescent girls |
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| title_full_unstemmed | A grounded theory of how social support influences physical activity in adolescent girls |
| title_short | A grounded theory of how social support influences physical activity in adolescent girls |
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| topic | co-participation encouragement family friends modelling parents |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17482631.2018.1435099 |
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