Psychosocial mediators and moderators of a school-based physical activity intervention among Brazilian adolescents.
J Sports Sci
; 42(1): 17-24, 2024 Jan.
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ABSTRACT
School-based interventions are needed due to the low levels of physical activity (PA) in adolescents. The aim is to examine the mediation effects of psychosocial factors (attitude, self-efficacy, social support from parents, friends, general teachers, and PE teachers, and environment school perception) and moderation by sex, school grade, and socioeconomic level of a school-based PA intervention on the PA practice among adolescents. The Movimente Programme is a randomised controlled trial at schools in southern Brazil (n = 921 adolescents). Strategies included teacher training, educational actions, and environmental changes. Adolescents self-reported their weekly PA. Potential psychosocial mediators and moderators were investigated through validated questionnaires in a Brazilian sample. The product of the coefficients with percentile bootstrapping 95% confidence interval was performed. The Movimente Programme was related to positive changes in adolescents' perception of the school environment and social support from general and physical education teachers. Most psychosocial variables (attitude, self-efficacy, social support from friends, and social support from teachers) were associated with PA, but none mediated the impact of the Movimente Programme on PA. Results varied according to sex and school grade. The Movimente Programme increased the adolescents' perception of the school environment and social support from teachers, but no mediators were confirmed.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Ejercicio Físico
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Promoción de la Salud
Límite:
Adolescent
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Humans
País/Región como asunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Sports Sci
Año:
2024
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Article
País de afiliación:
Brasil
Pais de publicación:
Reino Unido