Associations between children's social functioning and physical activity participation are not mediated by social acceptance: a cross-sectional study

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Janice L Thompson¹  Rowan Brockman¹  Angie S Page¹  Kenneth R Fox¹  Russell Jago¹  Simon J Sebire¹ 

[1] Centre for Exercise Nutrition and Health Sciences, School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1TZ, United Kingdom

关键词: accelerometer;    physical activity;    social acceptance;    Social functioning;   

Others  :  1153647
DOI  :  10.1186/1479-5868-8-106

 received in 2011-03-08, accepted in 2011-09-30,  发布年份 2011

【 摘 要 】

Background

Physical activity (PA) during childhood often occurs in social contexts. As such, children's ability to develop and maintain friendship groups may be important in understanding their PA. This paper investigates the associations among children's social functioning, and physical activity and whether perceptions of social acceptance mediate any social functioning-PA association.

Methods

A cross sectional survey in which 652 10-11 year olds self-reported their peer (e.g. difficulties with friends) and conduct (e.g. anger/aggression) problems, prosocial behaviours (e.g. being kind to others) and perceptions of social acceptance. Physical activity was objectively assessed by Actigraph GT1M accelerometers to estimate counts per minute, (CPM) and minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA). Linear regression analyses were conducted to investigate associations between social functioning and PA. Indirect effects were analysed to explore mediation by social acceptance.

Results

Among boys, peer problems were negatively associated with CPM and MVPA and conduct problems were positively associated with CPM and MVPA. Prosocial behaviour was unrelated to PA in boys. Social functioning was not associated with PA among girls. Social acceptance did not mediate the social functioning-PA relationship.

Conclusions

Boys' conduct and peer problems were associated positively and negatively respectively with their PA but this relationship was not mediated by perceptions of social acceptance. Future research should study alternative mediators to understand the processes underpinning this relationship.

【 授权许可】

   
2011 Sebire et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

【 图 表 】

Figure 1.

【 参考文献 】

• [1]Biddle SJ, Gorely T, Stensel DJ: Health-enhancing physical activity and sedentary behaviour in children and adolescents. J Sports Sci 2004, 22:679-701.
• [2]Ekelund U, Anderssen SA, Froberg K, Sardinha LB, Andersen LB, Brage S, Grp EYHS: Independent associations of physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness with metabolic risk factors in children: The European Youth Heart Study. Diabetologia 2007, 50:1832-1840.
• [3]Craig R, Mindell J, Hirani V, (Eds.): Health Survey for England 2008. London, United Kingdom: The Information Centre; 2008.
• [4]Department of Health: Choosing Health: Making Healthy Choices Easier. London: Stationary Office; 2004.
• [5]Kohl HW, Hobbs KE: Development of physical activity behaviors among children and adolescents. Pediatrics 1998, 101:549-554.
• [6]Sallis JF, Simons-morton BG, Stone EJ, Corbin CB, Epstein LH, Faucette N, Iannotti RJ, Killen JD, Klesges RC, Petray CK, et al.: Determinants of physical-activity and interventions in youth. Med Sci Sport Exer 1992, 24:S248-S257.
• [7]Smith AL: Peer relationships in physical activity contexts: A road less traveled in youth sport and exercise psychology research. Psychol Sport Exerc 2003, 4:25-39.
• [8]Davison KK: Activity-related support from parents, peers, and siblings and adolescents' physical activity: Are there gender differences? J Phys Act Health 2004, 1:363-376.
• [9]Hohepa M, Scragg R, Schofield G, Kolt GS, Schaaf D: Social support for youth physical activity: Importance of siblings, parents, friends and school support across a segmented school day. Int J Behav Nutr Phy 2007., 4
• [10]King KA, Tergerson JL, Wilson BR: Effect of social support on adolescents' perceptions of and engagement in physical activity. J Phys Act Health 2008, 5:374-384.
• [11]Panter JR, Jones AP, van Sluijs EMF, Griffin SJ: Attitudes, social support and environmental perceptions as predictors of active commuting behaviour in school children. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 2010, 64:41-48.
• [12]Gifford-Smith ME, Brownell CA: Childhood peer relationships: Social acceptance, friendships and peer networks. Journal of School Psychology 2003, 41:235-284.
• [13]Newcomb AF, Bukowski WM, Pattee L: Children's peer relations: a meta-analytic review of popular, rejected, neglected, controversial, and average sociometric status. Psychol Bull 1993, 113:99-128.
• [14]Page RM, Ihasz F, Simonek J, Klarova R, Hantiu I: Friendships and physical activity: Investigating the connection in Central-Eastern European adolescents. Int J Adolesc Med Health 2007, 19:187-198.
• [15]John K: Measuring children's social functioning. Child Psychol Psychiatry Review 2001, 6:181-188.
• [16]Goodman R: The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire: a research note. J Child Psychol Psychiatry 1997, 38:581-586.
• [17]Goodman R: Psychometric properties of the strengths and difficulties questionnaire. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2001, 40:1337-1345.
• [18]Hamer M, Stamatakis E, Mishra G: Psychological distress, television viewing, and physical activity in children aged 4 to 12 years. Pediatrics 2009, 123:1263-1268.
• [19]Brodersen NH, Steptoe A, Williamson S, Wardle J: Sociodemographic, developmental, environmental, and psychological correlates of physical activity and sedentary behavior at age 11 to 12. Ann Behav Med 2005, 29:2-11.
• [20]Wiles NJ, Jones GT, Haase AM, Lawlor DA, Macfarlane GJ, Lewis G: Physical activity and emotional problems amongst adolescents: A longitudinal study. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 2008, 43:765-772.
• [21]Sirard JR, Pate RR: Physical activity assessment in children and adolescents. Sports Med 2001, 31:439-454.
• [22]Masse LC, Nigg CR, Basen-Engquist K, Atienza AA: Understanding the mechanism of physical activity behavior change: Challenges and a call for action Introduction. Psychol Sport Exerc 2011, 12:1-6.
• [23]Harter S: Manual for the self-perception profile for children. Denver: University of Denver; 1985.
• [24]Daniels E, Leaper C: A longitudinal investigation of sport participation, peer acceptance, and self-esteem among adolescent girls and boys. Sex Roles 2006, 55:875-880.
• [25]Ullrich-French S, Smith AL: Perceptions of relationships with parents and peers in youth sport: Independent and combined prediction of motivational outcomes. Psychol Sport Exerc 2006, 7:193-214.
• [26]Cox AE, Ullrich-French S: The motivational relevance of peer and teacher relationship profiles in physical education. Psychol Sport Exerc 2010, 11:337-344.
• [27]Capaldi DM: Co-occurrence of conduct problems and depressive symptoms in early adolescent boys: II. A 2-year follow-up at Grade 8. Dev Psychopathol 1992, 4:125-144.
• [28]Wentzel KR, Caldwell K: Friendships, peer acceptance, and group membership: Relations to academic achievement in middle school. Child Dev 1997, 68:1198-1209.
• [29]Noble M, McLennan D, Wilkinson K, Whitworth A, Barnes H, Dibben C: The English Indices of Deprivation. London: Communities and Local Government; 2007.
• [30]Nunnally JC: Psychometric theory. 2nd edition. New York: McGraw-Hill; 1978.
• [31]Shevlin M, Adamson G, Collins K: The self-perception profile for children: A multiple indicator multiple-wave analysis using LISREL. Pers Individ Dif 2003, 35:1993-2005.
• [32]Troiano RP, Berrigan D, Dodd KW, Masse LC, Tilert T, Mcdowell M: Physical activity in the United States measured by accelerometer. Med Sci Sport Exer 2008, 40:181-188.
• [33]Steele RM, van Sluijs EM, Cassidy A, Griffin SJ, Ekelund U: Targeting sedentary time or moderate- and vigorous-intensity activity: independent relations with adiposity in a population-based sample of 10-y-old British children. Am J Clin Nutr 2009, 90:1185-1192.
• [34]Mattocks C, Ness A, Leary S, Tilling K, Blair SN, Shield J, Deere K, Saunders J, Kirkby J, Smith GD, et al.: Use of accelerometers in a large field-based study of children: Protocols, design issues, and effects on precision. J Phys Act Health 2008, 5:S98-S111.
• [35]Brockman R, Jago R, Fox K: The contribution of active play to the physical activity of primary school children. Prev Med 2010, 51:144-147.
• [36]Puyau MR, Adolph AL, Vohra FA, Butte NF: Validation and calibration of physical activity monitors in children. Obes Res 2002, 10:150-157.
• [37]Corder K, Brage S, Mattocks C, Ness A, Riddoch C, Wareham NJ, Ekelund U: Comparison of two methods to assess PAEE during six activities in children. Med Sci Sport Exer 2007, 39:2180-2188.
• [38]Tabachnick BG, Fidell LS: Using multivariate statistics. 5th edition. USA: Pearson Education; 2007.
• [39]MacKinnon DP: Introduction to mediation analysis. NY: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates; 2007.
• [40]Preacher KJ, Hayes AF: SPSS and SAS procedures for estimating indirect effects in simple mediation models. Behav Res Methods Instrum Comput 2004, 36:717-731.
• [41]MacKinnon DP, Lockwood CM, Hoffman JM, West SG, Sheets V: A comparison of methods to test mediation and other intervening variable effects. Psychol Methods 2002, 7:83-104.
• [42]Porrino LJ, Rapoport JL, Behar D, Sceery W, Ismond DR, Bunney WE: A Naturalistic Assessment of the Motor-Activity of Hyperactive Boys .1. Comparison with Normal Controls. Arch Gen Psychiatry 1983, 40:681-687.
• [43]Podsakoff PM, MacKenzie SB, Lee JY, Podsakoff NP: Common method biases in behavioral research: A critical review of the literature and recommended remedies. J Appl Psychol 2003, 88:879-903.
• [44]Davison KK, Jago R: Change in parent and peer support across ages 9 to 15 yr and adolescent girls' physical activity. Med Sci Sport Exer 2009, 41:1816-1825.
• [45]Smith AL: Perceptions of peer relationships and physical activity participation in early adolescence. J Sport Exerc Psychol 1999, 21:329-350.
• [46]Cohen J, Cohen P, West SG, Aiken LS: Applied multiple regression/correlation analysis for the behavioral sciences. 3rd edition. Mahwah, New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers; 2003.