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Main Author: Paula Louise Bush
Format: Artículo científico
Language:en
Published: Federación Española de Docentes de Educación Física 2015
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Online Access:https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=345741428033
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  • Promoting Physical Activity Among Adolescents: Recommendations From Correlation Research Paula Louise Bush Cathy MacDonald Salud review Physical activity adolescent correlates Adolescents are not meeting physical activity (PA) guidelines for health and, although there has been much PA intervention re search for this age group, most studies have had only a small effect on teens’ PA. Many have observed that teenagers’ PA is determined by a com plex array of intrapersonal, interpersonal, and family, school, and community environmental factors. We sought to update previous reviews of correlates of adolescent PA, focusing exclusively on modifiable correlates of adolescents’ PA to suggest avenues for PA promotion interventio n design. Based on our findings from twenty studies exploring correlates among international samples of adolescents, we suggest that parent and peer P A and support of adolescents’ PA are important influencing factors to consider when designing PA promotion interventions for teenagers. Moreover , limited work suggests the potential importance of physical environment modifications. 2015 artículo científico 1579-1726 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=345741428033 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=3457 RETOS. Nuevas Tendencias en Educación Física, Deporte y Recreación application/pdf Federación Española de Docentes de Educación Física RETOS. Nuevas Tendencias en Educación Física, Deporte y Recreación (España) Num.28