Asian Nursing Research
Volume 2, Issue 2 , Pages 113-128, June 2008

Predicting Factors of Physical Activity in Adolescents: A Systematic Review

  • Hyoungsook Park, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • Professor, College of Nursing, Pusan National University, Busan, Korea
    • ,
  • Namhee Kim, MSN, RN

      Affiliations

    • Pre-Doctorate Fellow, School of Nursing, University of Michigan, Michigan, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Namhee Kim, MSN, RN, 1128 McIntyre Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USA

Received 1 April 2008; received in revised form 1 April 2008; accepted 9 June 2008.

Article Outline

Purpose

The main goal of this systematic review is to summarize and identify the current literature that addresses factors associated with adolescents' physical activity.

Methods

A systematic review of the literature was undertaken using a reference period between 1998 and 2008, based primarily on the PubMed/CINAHL/PsycINFO/ProQuest databases. A total of 35 articles were considered appropriate for this review.

Results

This systematic review found some evidence of associations between physical activity and the following variables: age, sex, parental education level, socioeconomic status, self-efficacy, perceived benefits, perceived barriers, perceived behavior control, parental support, parent modeling, peer support, past physical activity, depressive symptoms, smoking, alcohol consumption, and environmental determinants.

Conclusion

Some variables have been studied too few times to deduce any conclusion, so more research is needed to test variables. Variables that did not have consistent results also need further testing.

Key Words:  adolescence , determinants , physical activity

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doi:10.1016/S1976-1317(08)60035-3

Asian Nursing Research
Volume 2, Issue 2 , Pages 113-128, June 2008

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