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Paternal instrumental support, specifically providing transportation and weekday financial support, significantly increases the likelihood of children and adolescents meeting daily physical activity recommendations, whereas maternal support behaviors show no significant association. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To examine how direct and indirect support from mothers and fathers separately associates with children's and adolescents' compliance with daily moderate-to-vigorous physical activity recommendations.

August 27, 2026Behavioral SciencesOpen Access

Direct and Indirect Parental Support for Meeting Physical Activity Recommendations Among Chilean Children and Adolescents

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To examine how direct and indirect support from mothers and fathers separately associates with children's and adolescents' compliance with daily moderate-to-vigorous physical activity recommendations.
Cross-sectional study of 246 schoolchildren (ages 9–19) across three cities in Chile.
Physical activity was assessed using the YAP questionnaire, parental support was evaluated with a 5-item scale, and associations were analyzed using logistic regression models.
Overall, 32.1% of students met physical activity recommendations, with a significant gender disparity (47.7% for boys vs. 15.3% for girls).
Paternal instrumental support was significantly associated with meeting recommendations: providing transportation (OR = 1.52) and weekday financial support (OR = 3.36).
Maternal support behaviors showed no statistically significant associations with meeting physical activity recommendations.

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Cross-sectional study finds paternal transportation and financial support increase guideline adherence in youth, highlighting the distinct impact of fathers' instrumental assistance.

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Cortés et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8fe99110c91c1e92621379 https://doi.org/10.3390/bs16091476

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Cross-sectional study finds paternal transportation and financial support increase guideline adherence in youth, highlighting the distinct impact of fathers' instrumental assistance.

Direct and Indirect Parental Support for Meeting Physical Activity Recommendations Among Chilean Children and Adolescents

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Direct and Indirect Parental Support for Meeting Physical Activity Recommendations Among Chilean Children and Adolescents

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