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ERIC Number: EJ726707
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005-Sep
Pages: 8
Abstractor: Author
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0270-1367
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Jewish Day-Schooled Adolescents' Perceptions of Parental and Environmental Support of Physical Activity
Kahan, David
Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, v76 n3 p243-250 Sep 2005
Few studies of religiosity and physical activity (PA) correlates have been conducted; thus, a cross-sectional survey of 367 more and less religious Jewish adolescents' (M age = 12.8 years, SD = 0.9) perceptions of parental and environmental support of PA was conducted at religious day schools in two large American cities. Maternal Support, Environmental Support, and Paternal Non-Support factors were verified through confirmatory factor analysis. Factor scores were analyzed through a 2 x 2 (gender x religiosity level) multivariate analysis of variance. A significant main effect for religiosity was obtained (F = 6.93, p is less than 0.001); however, a main effect for gender and an interaction effect were not. Post hoc discriminant analysis revealed Paternal Non-Support and Environmental Support factors as differentiating more and less religious adolescents. (Contains 1 note.)
American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 1900 Association Dr., Reston, VA 20191-1598. Web site: http://www.aahperd.org.
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Middle Schools
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Language: English
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