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Factors that influence participation in physical activity in Chinese teenagers: perspective of school educators and parents in respect of the social ecology model
Frontiers in psychology, Vol.16, pp.1-16
20/02/2025
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Abstract
Introduction: The objective of this study was to explore the viewpoints of parents, teachers, and administrators on the factors influencing adolescent physical activity in China.
Methods: The study employed semi-structured interviews with school teachers, school principals, government officers, and parents. Twenty-five participants were recruited from Jiangsu Province, China, and completed the interview.
Results: The data collected were analysed using grounded theory within the social ecology model framework. The analysis identified 49 concepts across 19 subcategories and five main categories.
Discussion: The resulting theoretical model, constructed using grounded theory, integrated five main categories: individual factors, family environment, school environment, community environment, and policy. This model provides a foundational understanding of the multifaceted influencing factors of adolescent physical activity in China.
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- Title
- Factors that influence participation in physical activity in Chinese teenagers: perspective of school educators and parents in respect of the social ecology model
- Creators
- Donglin Hu - Nanjing Agricultural UniversityShi Zhou - Southern Cross UniversityZachary J. Crowley-McHattan - Southern Cross UniversityZhiyun Liu - Tianjin University of Sport
- Publication Details
- Frontiers in psychology, Vol.16, pp.1-16
- Publisher
- Frontiers Media S.A; LAUSANNE
- Grant note
- This project was undertaken as part of the Major Research Project in Philosophy and Social Sciences of Jiangsu Province Universities, China [grant number 2023SJZD142]. Supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities [grant number SKCX2023016].
- Identifiers
- 991013262610602368
- Copyright
- © 2025 Hu, Zhou, Crowley-McHattan and Liu
- Academic Unit
- Human Sciences; Faculty of Health
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article