Views of young people towards physical activity: determinants and barriers to involvement

Mulvihill, Caroline; Rivers, Kim; Aggleton, Peter

doi:10.1108/09654280010343555

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“…Of the 15 studies in the interpretive synthesis, only seven focused directly on body size, shape or weight, or the act of measuring BMI [21-27]. Five studies explored a variety of perceptions about either physical activity [28,29] or children's eating [30-32]. Three were focused more broadly on mental health, or on health as a whole [33-35].…”

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The views of young children in the UK about obesity, body size, shape and weight: a systematic review

Rees¹,

Oliver

Woodman³

et al. 2011

BMC Public Health

112

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BackgroundThere are high levels of concern about childhood obesity, with obese children being at higher risk of poorer health both in the short and longer terms. Children's attitudes to, and beliefs about, their bodies have also raised concern. Children themselves have a stake in this debate; their perspectives on this issue can inform the ways in which interventions aim to work.This systematic review of qualitative and quantitative research aimed to explore the views of UK children about the meanings of obesity and body size, shape or weight and their own experiences of these issues.MethodsWe conducted sensitive searches of electronic databases and specialist websites, and contacted experts. We included studies published from the start of 1997 which reported the perspectives of UK children aged 4-11 about obesity or body size, shape or weight, and which described key aspects of their methods. Included studies were coded and quality-assessed by two reviewers independently.Findings were synthesised in two analyses: i) an interpretive synthesis of findings from open-ended questions; and ii) an aggregative synthesis of findings from closed questions. We juxtaposed the findings from the two syntheses. The effect of excluding the lowest quality studies was explored. We also consulted young people to explore the credibility of a subset of findings.ResultsWe included 28 studies. Instead of a focus on health, children emphasised the social impact of body size, describing experiences and awareness of abuse and isolation for children with a greater weight. Body size was seen as under the individual's control and children attributed negative characteristics to overweight people. Children actively assessed their own size; many wished their bodies were different and some were anxious about their shape.Reviewers judged that children's engagement and participation in discussion had only rarely been supported in the included studies, and few study findings had depth or breadth.ConclusionsInitiatives need to consider the social aspects of obesity, in particular unhelpful beliefs, attitudes and discriminatory behaviours around body size. Researchers and policy-makers should involve children actively and seek their views on appropriate forms of support around this issue.

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confidence: 99%

The views of young children in the UK about obesity, body size, shape and weight: a systematic review

Rees¹,

Oliver

Woodman³

et al. 2011

BMC Public Health

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117

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“…Although girls were much more likely than boys to favour increased participation in dancing, many girls also wanted to do more team sports, and other evidence suggests that girls can become frustrated with the gender stereotypes in physical education classes [40]. These adolescents reported wanting to do an additional 2.5 (1.3) types of activity more often, which also supports the incorporation of individual choice and variety into intervention design, as highlighted in previous qualitative research [15,18,19,40-42]. Despite this evidence advocating the need to incorporate choice in adolescent physical activity promotion programs, relatively little intervention work has done this [15].…”

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What do adolescents want in order to become more active?

et al. 2013

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BackgroundFew large studies have examined adolescents’ views about increasing their physical activity (PA) to inform PA promotion. We assessed adolescent preference for activity type, co-participants, timing and location of PA promotion and examined patterns in their views by population subgroup.MethodsParticipants (n = 457) (Mean ± SD age: 14.3 ± 0.3 years; 45.2% male) responded to questionnaire items: “What activities would you like to try or do more often?” (yes/no to 6 activity types e.g. team sports) and “I would like to do more PA …” followed by options regarding co-participants, timing and PA location (agree/disagree to 10 items). Anthropometry, demographics, accelerometer- and questionnaire-derived PA were obtained. Logistic regression was used to examine differences in views by subgroup (sex, weight status, objective PA level, parental education (SES)).ResultsMost adolescents wanted to increase participation in ≥1 type of PA (94.4%). Gym use (56.7%) and team sports (50.6%) were most popular. Girls were less likely to choose racquet sports (vs. boys OR; 95% CI 0.6;0.4-0.9) but more likely to select dancing (40.3;17.8-91.1). Preference for participation was positively associated with existing participation in a similar activity (all p < 0.02). More adolescents wanted to increase PA with friends (88.8%) than family (63.5%). A leisure centre was most popular for increased participation (81.0%), followed by home (70.0%). Participation during school time was less popular among girls (vs. boys: 0.6;0.4-0.9) and more popular among low SES participants (vs. high: 1.6;1.1-2.4). Overweight/obese adolescents were less likely to choose participation with friends (vs. normal weight 0.5;0.3-0.9).ConclusionsTargeting adolescent PA promotion by subgroup and providing choice of PA type, co-participants, timing and PA location appears promising. Adolescents want to do more types of PA more often; interventions could increase opportunities and support to facilitate this.

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“…They may also provide intangible support to increase children’s self-efficacy and attitudes towards physical activity by encouragement and praise ( motivational support ) or by providing advice, suggestions and information about (the benefits of) being active ( informational support ). This theory predicts that parental influence on their children’s exercise activities should wane when the children get older and become less dependent on others for transportation, and less willing to imitate their parents’ behavior or adopt their attitudes (25, 32). The decrease in common environmental influences from age 7 to age 12 is entirely compatible with this prediction and continues during adolescence as has been shown by Van der Aa et al (38).…”

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Effect of Shared Environmental Factors on Exercise Behavior from Age 7 to 12 Years

Huppertz

Bartels

Beijsterveldt

et al. 2012

Medicine &Amp; Science in Sports &Amp; Exercise

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Views of young people towards physical activity: determinants and barriers to involvement

Cited by 35 publications

References 12 publications

The views of young children in the UK about obesity, body size, shape and weight: a systematic review

The views of young children in the UK about obesity, body size, shape and weight: a systematic review

What do adolescents want in order to become more active?

Effect of Shared Environmental Factors on Exercise Behavior from Age 7 to 12 Years

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