Maintenance and decline of physical activity during adolescence: insights from a qualitative study

Table 1 Factors reported to be associated with physical activity maintenance among adolescents who maintained or declined involvement in physical activity

Theory of Planned Behavior components	Themes		Adolescents who maintain PA	Adolescents who decline PA
Attitudes	Benefits/Consequences	Mental health	+	+
		Acute disease prevention	+
		Better performance	+
		Social interactions	+	-
		Body image	+
Subjective norms	Social support and pressure	Parental support	+	-
		Role modeling	+
		Social environment pressure		-
		Social validation	+	-
	Media	Influence from celebrities	+
Perceived behavioural control	Perceived competence	Feeling of competence	+	-
	Access	Cost, time, availability		-
		Parental support	+	-

PA = physical activity; + denotes factors reported to be positively associated with the maintenance of physical activity throughout adolescence; - denotes factors reported to be negatively associated with the maintenance of physical activity during adolescence.

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