title: Self-efficacy and physical activity in adolescent and parent dyads.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The study examined the relationships between self-efficacy and physical activity in adolescent and parent dyads.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional, correlational design was used to explore the relationships among levels of parent physical activity, parent-adolescent self-efficacy, and adolescent physical activity. Descriptive and multivariate regression analyses were conducted in a purposive sample of 94 adolescent/parent dyads.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Regression results indicated the overall model significantly predicted adolescent physical activity (R(2) = .20, R(2)(adj) = .14, F[5, 70]= 3.28, p= .01). Only one of the five predictor variables significantly contributed to the model. Higher levels of adolescent self-efficacy was positively related to greater levels of adolescent physical activity (β= .29, p= .01).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Practitioners are encouraged to examine the level of self-efficacy and physical activity in families in an effort to develop strategies that impact these areas and ultimately to mediate obesity-related challenges in families seeking care.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, California State University, Fullerton, California, USA. erutkowski@fullerton.edu
authors.forename: Elaine M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Rutkowski
authors.forename: Cynthia D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Connelly
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009043:Motor Activity; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009765:Obesity / Q000517:prevention & control; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010371:Pediatric Nursing; D020377:Self Efficacy