title: Qualitative Iranian study of parents' roles in adolescent girls' physical activity habit development.
abstract: Parents are likely to be key influences on children's physical activity behaviors, although it is not clear how. This study was designed to explore parents' roles in Iranian adolescent girls' physical activity habit development. A qualitative study was conducted by means of semistructured one-to-one interviews with 25 participants, including 16 adolescent girls (10-19 years of age), seven mothers, and two fathers. Content analysis was applied. Two main themes emerged as parental role in adolescent girls' physical activity behavior: developing interest in physical activity (making children familiar with physical activity, discovering talents, and role modeling) and providing support to adolescents for physical activity (material and immaterial). This study provided a better understanding of how Iranian parents influence their children's physical activity behavior. This will enable nurses to design more effective family-based interventions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran. s.vahidehosseini@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Seyyed Vahide
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Hosseini
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Monireh
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Anoosheh
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
authors.forename: Abbas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abbaszadeh
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Education, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ehsani
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003906:Developing Countries; D005260:Female; D006184:Habits; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007492:Iran; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations / Q000208:ethnology*; D016487:Parenting / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology; D010809:Physical Fitness / Q000502:physiology* / Q000523:psychology; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012380:Role; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: adolescent girl; content analysis; parenting role; physical activity; qualitative