Open AccessPerceived weight and barriers to physical activity in parent–adolescent dyads.
Author(s) -
Kara P. Wiseman,
Minal Patel,
Laura A. Dwyer,
Linda Nebeling
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
health psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.548
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1930-7810
pISSN - 0278-6133
DOI - 10.1037/hea0000635
Subject(s) - dyad , overweight , psychology , context (archaeology) , partner effects , developmental psychology , obesity , association (psychology) , disordered eating , perception , family member , clinical psychology , medicine , eating disorders , paleontology , family medicine , neuroscience , psychotherapist , biology
Family-based physical activity interventions have the potential to reduce obesity, but more information is needed regarding physical activity in the family context. This study used an actor-partner interdependence model to estimate the dyadic association between perceived weight status and barriers to physical activity in dyads of adults and their adolescent children. It was hypothesized that greater perceived weight would be associated with greater barriers perceived by both one's self and one's partner.