The Role of Peer Social Network Factors and Physical Activity in Adolescent Girls

著者: Carolyn C. Voorhees, David M. Murray, Gregory J. Welk, Amanda S. Birnbaum, Kurt M. Ribisl, Carolyn Johnson, Karin A. Pfeiffer, Brit I. Saksvig, Jared B. Jobe - American Journal of Health Behavior 2005 被引用: 184

OBJECTIVE: To study the relationship between peer-related physical activity (PA) social networks and the PA of adolescent girls. METHODS: Cross-sectional, convenience sample of adolescent girls. Mixed-model linear regression analyses to identify significant correlates of self-reported PA while accounting for correlation of girls in the same school. RESULTS: Younger girls were more active than older girls. Most activity-related peer social network items were related to PA levels. More PA with friends was significantly related to self-reported PA in multivariate analyses. CONCLUSIONS: Frequency of PA with friends was an important correlate of PA among the peer network variables for adolescent girls.