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The Association of Objectively Determined Physical Activity Behavior among Adolescent Female Friends
- Source :
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Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport . Mar 2007 78(2):9-15. - Publication Year :
- 2007
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Abstract
- The purpose of this study was to examine the extent to which physical activity among adolescent female friends is interdependent. The participants were 318 adolescent girls with a mean age of 16.0 years (range: 15-18 years). Pedometry was used to assess physical activity over 4 days. The relationship between an individual girl and her first-nominated reciprocal friend's physical activity level was moderate (r = 0.45, 90% confidence interval = 0.31, 0.56), when the friendship was nonreciprocal it was trivial (r = -0.06, 90% confidence interval = -0.36. .25). Friends' physical activity levels explained between 27% and 32% of an individual's pedometer-determined physical activity level. Reciprocity of friendship is an important variable to consider when understanding the relationship between adolescent female friends' physical activity. When friendships are reciprocal, there is a stronger relationship between friends' physical activity. (Contains 2 figures and 3 tables.)
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0270-1367
- Volume :
- 78
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- ERIC
- Journal :
- Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- EJ847340
- Document Type :
- Journal Articles<br />Reports - Research