Associations between Aspects of Friendship Networks, Physical Activity, and Sedentary Behaviour among Adolescents
Joint Authors
Hawe, Penelope
Sawka, Keri Jo
Blackstaffe, Anita
Perry, Rosemary
Nettel-Aguirre, Alberto
McCormack, Gavin R.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-12, 12 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-09-24
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
12
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Adolescent friendships have been linked to physical activity levels; however, network characteristics have not been broadly examined.
Method.
In a cross-sectional analysis of 1061 adolescents (11–15 years), achieving 60 minutes/day of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and participating in over 2 hours/day of sedentary behaviour were determined based on friendship network characteristics (density; proportion of active/sedentary friends; betweenness centrality; popularity; clique membership) and perceived social support.
Results.
Adolescents with no friendship nominations participated in less MVPA.
For boys and girls, a ten percent point increase in active friends was positively associated with achievement of 60 minutes/day of MVPA (OR 1.11; 95% CI 1.02–1.21, OR 1.14; 95% CI 1.02–1.27, resp.).
For boys, higher social support from friends was negatively associated with achieving 60 minutes/day of MVPA (OR 0.63; 95% CI 0.42–0.96).
Compared with low density networks, boys in higher density networks were more likely to participate in over 2 hours/day of sedentary behaviour (OR 2.93; 95% CI 1.32–6.49).
Social support from friends also modified associations between network characteristics and MVPA and sedentary behaviour.
Conclusion.
Different network characteristics appeared to have different consequences.
The proportion of active close friends was associated with MVPA, while network density was associated with sedentary behaviour.
This poses challenges for intervention design.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Sawka, Keri Jo& McCormack, Gavin R.& Nettel-Aguirre, Alberto& Blackstaffe, Anita& Perry, Rosemary& Hawe, Penelope. 2014. Associations between Aspects of Friendship Networks, Physical Activity, and Sedentary Behaviour among Adolescents. Journal of Obesity،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-12.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Sawka, Keri Jo…[et al.]. Associations between Aspects of Friendship Networks, Physical Activity, and Sedentary Behaviour among Adolescents. Journal of Obesity No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-12.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Sawka, Keri Jo& McCormack, Gavin R.& Nettel-Aguirre, Alberto& Blackstaffe, Anita& Perry, Rosemary& Hawe, Penelope. Associations between Aspects of Friendship Networks, Physical Activity, and Sedentary Behaviour among Adolescents. Journal of Obesity. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1042372
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1042372