Department of Sport and Exercise Science, Zijingang Campus, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
Department of Psychology, College of Education, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Jun 30;18(13):7011. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18137011.
The purpose of this study was to explore individual, interpersonal, and organizational factors that may influence the physical activity of adolescents (ages 10-14) in Pakistani schools. A set of questionnaires that included individual, interpersonal, and organizational factors and PA behavior was completed by the 618 students selected from Pakistani schools. Stepwise forward regression model was applied to check the possible effects of multilevel variables on physical activity and to extract the stronger predictors. The results showed that physical activity was significantly predicted by individual level factors such as self-efficacy, motivation, and attitude. Among the demographic correlates, gender, age, and BMI did not affect physical activity, while socioeconomic status and geographic characteristics had a meaningful association with PA. At the interpersonal level, adolescents' perception of family support had a potential influence on physical activity, while there was no impact of friends/peers and teachers support on adolescents' PA. A school environmental characteristic, such as PA facility, was positively related to PA; however, the impact of PA equipment, safety, and policy and PA culture were statistically non-significant. The findings suggest that public health intervention strategies aimed at promoting PA in adolescents should recognize multiple levels of influences that may either enhance or impede the likelihood of PA among adolescents.
本研究旨在探讨可能影响巴基斯坦学校青少年（10-14 岁）身体活动的个体、人际和组织因素。从巴基斯坦学校中选择了 618 名学生完成了一套包括个体、人际和组织因素以及 PA 行为的问卷。逐步向前回归模型被应用于检查多层次变量对身体活动的可能影响，并提取更强的预测因素。结果表明，身体活动受到个体水平因素的显著预测，如自我效能感、动机和态度。在人口统计学相关因素中，性别、年龄和 BMI 对身体活动没有影响，而社会经济地位和地理位置特征与 PA 有意义的关联。在人际层面上，青少年对家庭支持的感知对身体活动有潜在影响，而朋友/同伴和教师支持对青少年 PA 没有影响。学校环境特征，如 PA 设施，与 PA 呈正相关；然而，PA 设备、安全以及政策和 PA 文化的影响在统计学上并不显著。研究结果表明，旨在促进青少年身体活动的公共卫生干预策略应认识到可能增强或阻碍青少年身体活动可能性的多个层面的影响。
