Individual and environmental factors associated with participation in physical activity as adolescents transition to secondary school: A qualitative inquiry

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dc.contributor.authorMcGaughey, Tomoko
dc.contributor.authorVlaar, Janae
dc.contributor.authorNaylor, Patti-Jean
dc.contributor.authorHanning, Rhona M.
dc.contributor.authorLe Mare, Lucy
dc.contributor.authorMâsse, Louise C.
dc.date.accessioned2022-11-23T19:51:58Z
dc.date.available2022-11-23T19:51:58Z
dc.date.copyright2020en_US
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractThe transition from elementary to secondary school is an emotionally and socially complex time when adverse behaviors appear, such as decreased levels of physical activity (PA). Behavioral and environmental factors that influence PA during this time are poorly understood. Therefore, we aimed to identify factors that influence PA as adolescents transition to secondary school. Qualitative interviews were conducted with a sample of 27 ethnically diverse child–parent dyads within the public-school system in British Columbia, Canada (50% boys, 68% mothers, 25% White). The interviews probed for environmental and behavioral factors in school, family, and social contexts that potentially initiated changes in PA, specifically related to the adolescents’ transitions. Interviews were recorded and transcribed verbatim. Thematic analyses identified factors at the individual, social, familial, and school levels that may trigger adolescents to change their participation in PA as they transition from elementary to secondary school. Twenty-two factors emerged from the qualitative analysis including school factors (8), household factors (3), social factors (4), and intrapersonal factors (7). These findings contribute to a better understanding of adolescents’ PA behaviors and highlight the influence of changing environments as they transition from elementary school to secondary school.en_US
dc.description.reviewstatusRevieweden_US
dc.description.scholarlevelFacultyen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis study was funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research MOP-142718. Salary support for L.C.M. was provided from the BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMcGaughey, T., Vlaar, J., Naylor, P., Hanning, R. M., Le Mare, L., & Mâsse, L. C. (2020). “Individual and environmental factors associated with participation in physical activity as adolescents transition to secondary school: A qualitative inquiry.” International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(20), 7646. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17207646en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17207646
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/14523
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Healthen_US
dc.subjectphysical activityen_US
dc.subjectadolescenten_US
dc.subjectschoolen_US
dc.subjectenvironmenten_US
dc.subjectperceptionsen_US
dc.subjecttransition perioden_US
dc.titleIndividual and environmental factors associated with participation in physical activity as adolescents transition to secondary school: A qualitative inquiryen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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