Relationship between parenting style and physical activity participation among adolescents

Parents play an important role in the development of healthy lifestyle behaviors in their children. Therefore, this study was conducted to determine the relationship between parenting style and physical activity participation. A random 100 student’s aged range from 13 to 17 ye...

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Main Authors: Mohamed, Ani Mazlina Dewi, Missnan, Nurul Atikah, Norjali Wazir, Mohd Rozilee Wazir
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Language:English
Published: Atlantis Press 2019
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/81968/
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author Mohamed, Ani Mazlina Dewi
Missnan, Nurul Atikah
Norjali Wazir, Mohd Rozilee Wazir
author_facet Mohamed, Ani Mazlina Dewi
Missnan, Nurul Atikah
Norjali Wazir, Mohd Rozilee Wazir
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description Parents play an important role in the development of healthy lifestyle behaviors in their children. Therefore, this study was conducted to determine the relationship between parenting style and physical activity participation. A random 100 student’s aged range from 13 to 17 years old were selected as respondents of this study. The Physical Activity Questionnaire for Adolescences (PAQ-A) was used as the instrument to measure respondent's general level of physical activity meanwhile the Parenting Style Questionnaire (PSQ) was used to assessed respondent's perceived parenting style of their parents. The results showed that majority of adolescent were involved in moderate level of physical activity and only 29% reported to be very active during physical education class and 40% claimed that they did not active after school hour. Data analysis also showed that 60% of the respondents perceived the parents are using authoritative style, authoritarian style (31%) and permissive style (9%). Finally, the statistical analysis showed that there is a significant relationship between parenting style and physical activity participation thus conclude parenting styles play as a role in the promotion and involvement of physical activity among adolescents.
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spelling upm-819682020-09-04T02:58:21Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/81968/ Relationship between parenting style and physical activity participation among adolescents Mohamed, Ani Mazlina Dewi Missnan, Nurul Atikah Norjali Wazir, Mohd Rozilee Wazir Parents play an important role in the development of healthy lifestyle behaviors in their children. Therefore, this study was conducted to determine the relationship between parenting style and physical activity participation. A random 100 student’s aged range from 13 to 17 years old were selected as respondents of this study. The Physical Activity Questionnaire for Adolescences (PAQ-A) was used as the instrument to measure respondent's general level of physical activity meanwhile the Parenting Style Questionnaire (PSQ) was used to assessed respondent's perceived parenting style of their parents. The results showed that majority of adolescent were involved in moderate level of physical activity and only 29% reported to be very active during physical education class and 40% claimed that they did not active after school hour. Data analysis also showed that 60% of the respondents perceived the parents are using authoritative style, authoritarian style (31%) and permissive style (9%). Finally, the statistical analysis showed that there is a significant relationship between parenting style and physical activity participation thus conclude parenting styles play as a role in the promotion and involvement of physical activity among adolescents. Atlantis Press 2019-01 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/81968/1/Relationship%20between%20parenting%20style%20and%20physical%20activity%20participation%20among%20adolescents.pdf Mohamed, Ani Mazlina Dewi and Missnan, Nurul Atikah and Norjali Wazir, Mohd Rozilee Wazir (2019) Relationship between parenting style and physical activity participation among adolescents. Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research, 362. pp. 174-177. ISSN 2352-5398 10.2991/acpes-19.2019.39 ·
spellingShingle Mohamed, Ani Mazlina Dewi
Missnan, Nurul Atikah
Norjali Wazir, Mohd Rozilee Wazir
Relationship between parenting style and physical activity participation among adolescents
title Relationship between parenting style and physical activity participation among adolescents
title_full Relationship between parenting style and physical activity participation among adolescents
title_fullStr Relationship between parenting style and physical activity participation among adolescents
title_full_unstemmed Relationship between parenting style and physical activity participation among adolescents
title_short Relationship between parenting style and physical activity participation among adolescents
title_sort relationship between parenting style and physical activity participation among adolescents
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/81968/
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/81968/1/Relationship%20between%20parenting%20style%20and%20physical%20activity%20participation%20among%20adolescents.pdf