Affiliation:
1. Université de Montréal, Canada
Abstract
The study explores whether physical activity (PA) in early adolescence limits the risk of internalizing and externalizing problems in youth with difficult temperaments, from low-income families, or exposed to impaired family functioning. Participants ( N = 1312; 53% girls) were drawn from the Quebec Longitudinal Study of Child Development (QLSCD). Results revealed that difficult temperament was associated with subsequent symptoms of anxiety among youth with low PA levels. Impaired family functioning was associated with higher levels of subsequent physical aggressivity among youth with high levels of PA. These results highlight the complex role of PA in different aspects of adjustment and the importance of the quality of PA contexts in young adolescents exposed to family adversity.
Funder
Le Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine
I’Institut de Recherche Robert-Sauvé en Santé et en Sécurité du Travail
La Fondation Lucie et André Chagnon
Le Ministère de l’Éducation du Québec
Le Ministère de l’Enseignement Supérieur
Le Ministère de l’Emploi et de la Solidarité Sociale
Le Ministère de la Santé et des Services Sociaux
Le Ministère de la Famille
Sport Canada Research Initiative (SCRI) and Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
Institut de la Statistique du Québec
Fatima Alawie is supported in part by funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
Fatima Alawie is supported in part by the Fonds de recherche du Québec- société et culture
Subject
Life-span and Life-course Studies,Sociology and Political Science,Social Sciences (miscellaneous),Developmental and Educational Psychology
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