Significant others and students' leisure-time physical activity intention: A prospective test of the social influence in sport model

DLY Su, ASY Lee, JSK Chung, TCW Tang, CM Capio, L Zhang, DKC Chan

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Abstract

This two-wave prospective study applied the Social Influence in Sport Model to investigate whether the social influences of parents, physical education (PE) teachers, and peers were predictive of students' intention to engage in leisure-time physical activity (PA). Participants were 2,484 secondary school students (11–18 years old) who completed a questionnaire assessing positive influence, punishment, and dysfunction from the three social agents (parents, PE teachers, and peers) at baseline, and PA intention at a 1-month follow-up. Structural equation modelling (SEM) yielded excellent goodness-of-fit and consistent pathways between the three social agents. Students' leisure-time PA intention (R2 =.103 to 0.112) was positively associated with positive influence (β =.223 to 0.236, p
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)275-279
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Exercise Science & Fitness
Volume21
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2023

Keywords

  • Children and adolescents
  • Positive reinforcement
  • Punishment
  • Social influence
  • Sport and exercise

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