Influence of peers and friends on overweight/obese youths' physical activity

Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 127-132

  Salvy, Sarah Jeanne ^a   Bowker, Julie C ^b   Germeroth, Lisa ^b   Barkley, Jacob ^c  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^c KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

children and adolescents; obesity; peer relationships; physical activity; social influences

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; CHILD; EXERCISE; HUMAN; OBESITY; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; CHILD; EXERCISE; HUMANS; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PEER GROUP; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84862865379     PISSN: 00916331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JES.0b013e31825af07b     Document Type: Article

References (37)

1. Barkley JE, Salvy SJ, Roemmich JN. The effect of simulated ostracism on physical activity behavior in children. Pediatrics. 2012; 129: e659-66.
2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention C. Overweight and obesity: causes and consequences. 2009.
3. Davison KK, Jago R. Change in parent and peer support across ages 9 to 15 yr and adolescent girls' physical activity. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc. 2009; 41:1816-25.
4. Duncan SC, Duncan TE, Strycker LA, Chaumeton NR. A cohortsequential latent growth model of physical activity from ages 12 to 17 years. Ann. Behav. Med. 2007; 33:80-9.
5. Epstein LH, Beecher MD, Graf JL, Roemmich JN. Choice of interactive dance and bicycle games in overweight and nonoverweight youth. Ann. Behav. Med. 2007; 33(2):124-31.
6. Faith M, Leone M, Ayers T, Moonseong H, Pietrobelli A. Weight criticism during physical activity, coping skills, and reported physical activity in children. Pediatrics. 2002; 110:e23.
7. Gottlieb NH, Baker JA. The relative influence of health beliefs, parental and peer behaviors and exercise program participation on smoking, alcohol use, and physical activity. Soc. Sci. Med. 1986; 22: 915-27.
8. Graf C, Koch B, Kretschmann-Kandel E, et al. Correlation between BMI, leisure habits and motor abilities in childhood (CHILT-project). Int. J. Obes. Relat. Metab. Disord. 2004; 28:22-6.
9. Hawkley LC, Thisted RA, Cacioppo JT. Loneliness predicted reduced physical activity: cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses. Health Psychol. 2009; 28(3):354-63.
10. Hayden-Wade H, Stein R, Ghaderi A, Saelens B, Zabinski M, Wilfley D. Prevalence, characteristics, and correlates of teasing experiences among overweight children versus non-overweight peers. Obes. Res. 2005; 13: 1381-92.
11. Herman CP, Roth DA, Polivy J. Effects of the presence of others on food intake: a normative interpretation. Psychol. Bull. 2003; 129(6): 873-86.
12. Janz KF, Gilmore JM, Burns TL, et al. Physical activity augments bone mineral accrual in young children: The Iowa Bone Development Study. J. Pediatr. 2006; 148(6):793-9.
13. Keresztes N, Piko BF, Page RM. Social influences in sports activity among adolescents. J. Roy. Soc. Promot. Health. 2008; 128(1):21-5.
14. Kunesh MA, Hasbrook CA, Lewthwaite R. Physical activity socialization: peer interactions and affective responses among a sample of sixth grade girls. Sociol. Sport J. 1992; 9:385-96.
15. Lagerspetz KM, Björkqvist K, Berts M, King E. Group aggression among school children in three schools. Scand. J. Psychol. 1982; 23:45-52.
16. Latner JD, Stunkard AJ. Getting worse: the stigmatization of obese children. Obes. Res. 2003; 11(3):452-6.
17. Leary MR, Kowalski RM. Impression management: a literature review and two-component model. Psychol. Bull. 1990; 107(1):34-47.
18. Neumark-Sztainer D, Falkner N, Story M, Perry C, Hannan PJ, Mulert S. Weight-teasing among adolescents: Correlations with weight status and disordered eating behaviors. Int. J. Obes. Relat. Metab. Disord. 2002; 26: 123-31.
19. Pelligrini A, Smith PK. Physical activity play: the nature and function of a neglected aspect of play. Child Dev. 1998; 69(3):577-98.
20. Pliner P, Chaiken S. Eating, social motives, and self-presentation in women and men. J. Exper. Soc. Psychol. 1990; 26(3):240-54.
21. Puhl R, Brownell KD. Bias, discrimination, and obesity. Obes. Res. 2001; 9(12):788-805.
22. Rittenhouse M, Salvy SJ, Barkley JE. The effect of peer influence on the amount of physical activity performed in 8-to 12-year-old boys. Pediatr. Exerc. Sci. 2011; 23(1):49-60.
23. Salmon J, Ball K, Crawford D, et al. Reducing sedentary behaviour and increasing physical activity among 10-year-old children: overview and process evaluation of the ''Switch-Play'' intervention. Health Promot. Int. 2005; 20(1):7-17.
24. Salvy S-J, Roemmich JN, Bowker JC, Romero ND, Stadler PJ, Epstein LH. Effect of peers and friends on youth physical activity and motivation to be physically active. J. Pediatr. Psychol. 2009; 34(2): 217-25.
25. Salvy SJ, Roemmich JN, Bowker JC, Romero ND, Stadler PJ, Epstein LH. Effect of peers and friends on youth physical activity and motivation to be physically active. J. Pediatr. Psychol. 2009; 34(2): 217-25.
26. Salvy SJ, Wojslawowicz Bowker J, Roemmich JN, et al. Peer influence on children's physical activity: an experience sampling study. J. Ped. Psychol. 2008; 33(1):39-49.
27. Sigelman C, Miller T, Whitworth L. The early development of stigmatizing reactions to physical differences. J. Appl. Dev. Psychol. 1986; 19: 17-32.
28. Smith AL. Peer relationships in physical activity contexts: a road less traveled in youth sport and exercise psychology research. Psychol. Sport Exerc. 2003; 4(1):25-39.
29. Sothern MS. Exercise as a modality in the treatment of childhood obesity. Pediatr. Clin North Am. 2001; 48(4):995-1015.
30. Storch EA, Milsom VA, DeBraganza N, Lewin AB, Geffken GR, Silverstein JH. Peer victimization, psychosocial adjustment, and physical activity in overweight and at-risk-for-overweight youth. J. Pediatr. Psychol. 2007; 32(1):80-9.
31. Stroud L, Tanofsky-Kraff M, Wilfley D, Salovey P. The Yale Interpersonal Stressor (YIPS): affective, physiological, and behavioral responses to a novel interpersonal rejection paradigm. Ann. Behav. Med. 2000; 22(3): 204-13.
32. Taylor CB, Sharpe T, Shisslak C, et al. Factors associated with weight concerns in adolescent girls. Int. J. Eat Disord. 1998; 24(1):31-42.
33. Triplett N. The dynamogenic factors in pacemaking and competition. Am. J. Psychol. 1898; 9:507-33.
34. Valente TW, Fujimoto K, Chou C, Spruijt-Metz D. Adolescent affiliations and adiposity: a social network analysis of friendships and obesity. J. Adolesc. Health. 2009; 45:202-4.
35. Weintraub DL, Tirumalai EC, Haydel KF, Fujimoto M, Fulton JE, Robinson TN. Team sports for overweight children: the Stanford Sports to Prevent Obesity Randomized Trial (SPORT). Arch. Pediatr. Adolesc. Med. 2008; 162(3):232-7.
36. Williams KD. Ostracism: the social kiss of death. Soc. Personal Psychol. Compass. 2007; 1:236-47.
37. Zajonc RB. Social facilitation. Science. 1965; 149(3681):269-74.