Maintenance and decline of physical activity during adolescence: insights from a qualitative study

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Jacinthe Beauchamp¹  Simon-Pierre Savoie³  Philipe Chouinard³  Stéphanie Aubut³  Geneviève Martin³  Annie Laflamme Filion³  Marc Cormier³  Michelle Casey³  Mathieu Bélanger² 

[1] Centre de formation médicale du Nouveau-Brunswick, Moncton, Canada;Research Centre, Vitalité Health Network, Moncton, Canada;Dieppe Family Medicine Unit, Dieppe, Canada

关键词: adolescence;    decline of physical activity;    maintenance of physical activity;    qualitative;   

Others  :  1153546
DOI  :  10.1186/1479-5868-8-117

 received in 2011-04-01, accepted in 2011-10-21,  发布年份 2011

【 摘 要 】

Purpose

Better knowledge on why some individuals succeed in maintaining participation in physical activity throughout adolescence is needed to guide the development of effective interventions to increase and then maintain physical activity levels. Despite allowing an in-depth understanding, qualitative designs have infrequently been used to study physical activity maintenance. We explored factors contributing to the maintenance and the decline of physical activity during adolescence.

Methods

Questionnaires were administered to 515 grade 10-12 students. The Physical Activity Questionnaire for Adolescents was used to determine physical activity level at the end of adolescence. An adapted version of this questionnaire was used to estimate physical activity in early adolescence. Among both genders, we identified participants who maintained a high level of physical activity since grade 7 and some whose activity level declined. For each category, groups of 10 students were randomly selected to take part in focus group discussions.

Results

Seven focus groups with 5 to 8 participants in each were held. Both maintainers and decliners associated physical activity with positive health outcomes. Maintenance of physical activity was associated with supportive social environments and heightened feelings of competence and attractiveness. A decline in physical activity was associated with negative social validation, poor social support and barriers related to access.

Conclusions

Although maintainers and decliners associate physical activity with similar themes, the experiences of both groups differ substantially with regards to those themes. Taking both perspectives in consideration could help improve interventions to increase and maintain physical activity levels of adolescents.

【 授权许可】

   
2011 Bélanger et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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