Correlates of Vigorous Physical Activity for Children in Grades 1 Through 12: Comparing Parent-Reported and Objectively Measured Physical Activity

Author(s)

James F. Sallis
Wendell C. Taylor
Marsha Dowda, University of South Carolina - ColumbiaFollow
Patty S. Freedson
Russell R. Pate, University of South Carolina - ColumbiaFollow

Document Type

Article

Abstract

Correlates of physical activity were examined in young people in grades 1 through 12, and analyses were conducted separately for eight age/grade and sex subgroups. Twenty-one explanatory variables were assessed by parental report. Physical activity was assessed in 781 young people via parent report, and 200 wore an accelerometer for seven days. Between 11% and 36% of parent-reported child vigorous physical activity was explained. The most consistent correlates were peer support and use of afternoon time for active rather than sedentary recreation. Peer support was the only significant correlate of objectively monitored activity in multiple subgroups.

Publication Info

Published in Pediatric Exercise Science, Volume 14, Issue 1, 2002, pages 30-44.

Rights

Sallis, J. F., Taylor, W. C., Dowda, M., Freeson, P. S., & Pate, R. R. (2002). Correlates of vigorous physical activity for children in grades 1 through 12: Comparing parent-reported and objectively measured physical activity. Pediatric Exercise Science, 14(1), 30-44.

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