title: Boys, Transitions, and Physical (In)activity: Exploring the Socio-Behavioural Mediators of Participation.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the socio-behavioural mechanisms that motivate or dissuade boys' participation in physical activity (PA) as they transition into adolescence and their implications for physical therapy.
  
  
  METHODS
  This critical qualitative study involved in-depth interviews using active interviewing techniques with 15 adolescent boys. Data generation and analysis were driven by techniques of grounded theory and Bourdieu's sociology of practice.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The analysis identified intersectional relationships among emotions, the inherent pleasures of movement, and a sense of connectedness to PA, each of which acted as a mediating mechanism in motivating participation in PA. Analogously, body dissatisfaction, negative self-perceptions, and repeated instances of explicit and symbolic bullying intersected to dissuade boys from participating and created apathy toward PA.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Identifying socio-behavioural mechanisms that motivate or dissuade physically active behaviour contributes new knowledge toward understanding PA attrition among boys transitioning to adolescence. As health advocates and movement experts, physiotherapists have an important role in helping adolescents of all abilities to participate in activities that provide them with meaning, inclusivity, and a sense of connectedness to PA.
authors: Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, University of Toronto.
authors: Patrick
authors: P
authors: Jachyra
authors: Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto; Bloorview Research Institute, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, Toronto.
authors: Barbara E
authors: BE
authors: Gibson
keywords: adolescent; exercise; health care; health promotion; transitions