Variety, Enjoyment, and Physical Activity Participation Among High School Students

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• Alternative Title:
  J Phys Act Health
• Personal Author:
  Michael, Shannon L. ; Coffield, Edward ; Lee, Sarah M. ; Fulton, Janet E.
• Description:
  Background ; Federal guidelines state that youth should participate in a variety of physical activity (PA) they find enjoyable. Little is known, however, about how variety and enjoyment are associated with PA participation among adolescents. ; Methods ; Data came from the 2010 National Youth Physical Activity and Nutrition Survey, a nationally representative survey of adolescents. Path analysis was used to examine the association of a variety of self-reported PA, defined as the number of activities and activity types (ie, team sports/weightlifting, individual activities, and other competitive/recreational sports), on self-reported PA enjoyment and participation. The analysis also examined whether enjoyment mediates the association between a variety of PA and participation. Separate models were estimated for boys and girls. ; Results ; Number of activities was associated with increased PA enjoyment and participation. For boys and girls, team sports/weightlifting was associated with increased participation, and individual activities were indirectly associated with increased participation through enjoyment. For boys, team sports/weightlifting was indirectly related with participation. ; Conclusions ; These findings suggest that participation in a variety of PA is associated with increased PA enjoyment and participation. Providing opportunities for adolescents to engage in a variety of activities might help them identify PA they enjoy and facilitate lifelong PA habits.
• Subjects:
  • Adolescent
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Exercise
  • Female
  • Happiness
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Nutrition Surveys
  • Recreation
  • Self Report
  More +
• Keywords:
  • adolescents
  • youth
  • guidelines
  • recommendations
• Source:
  J Phys Act Health. 13(2):223-230
• Pubmed ID:
  26107142
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5295133
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  13
• Issue:
  2
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/44086/cdc_44086_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.33 MB]
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:9bef3983b66eaa5c5a03dd0699a0a3900bb7e076a22c4fcd2a461504811b83f9