How family sports behavior shapes adolescent sleep: mediating effects in causation
ObjectiveThis study aimed to describe adolescent sleep and explore its association with physical activity, focusing on the mediating role of family physical behavior.MethodsData were sourced from the Chinese Adolescent Health Database, which included responses from 7,482 adolescents aged 12–18 years...
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| description | ObjectiveThis study aimed to describe adolescent sleep and explore its association with physical activity, focusing on the mediating role of family physical behavior.MethodsData were sourced from the Chinese Adolescent Health Database, which included responses from 7,482 adolescents aged 12–18 years about sleep, personal physical activity, and family physical activity. Using two-stage least squares (2-SLS), we examined the relationship between adolescent sleep, personal physical activity, and father’s physical activity habits (as instrumental variables). A mediating variable, family physical behavior, was introduced to investigate causal pathways.Results2-SLS regression revealed a significant positive correlation between physical activity and sleep quality (β = 0.052, p<0.01). With the inclusion of the instrumental variable (father’s physical activity habits), the effect size increased to 0.208 (p<0.01). Adding family physical behavior as a mediating variable further increased the coefficient by 0.1437. The analysis showed that 84.62% of the total effect of physical activity on sleep was mediated, while the direct effect accounted for only 15.53%. Both F-statistics were significant.ConclusionFamily physical behaviors significantly enhance the positive impact of physical activity on adolescent sleep. Promoting family sports participation is essential for fostering healthy lifestyles and improving adolescent sleep quality. This highlights the need for interventions that incorporate family physical activities into adolescent health strategies. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-efb3cff68dd6430a92a2a5bbd0bbfe0a2025-01-17T17:10:00ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652025-01-011210.3389/fpubh.2024.15189601518960How family sports behavior shapes adolescent sleep: mediating effects in causationWenqi Wu0Aoming Xie1Xiaotian Li2Yiran Xun3School Physical Education, Sports Sociology, Capital University of Physical Education and Sports, Beijing, ChinaSchool Physical Education, Sports Sociology, Capital University of Physical Education and Sports, Beijing, ChinaSchool Physical Education, Sports Sociology, Capital University of Physical Education and Sports, Beijing, ChinaGymnastics, Sports Education and Training, Xian Physical Education University, Xian, ChinaObjectiveThis study aimed to describe adolescent sleep and explore its association with physical activity, focusing on the mediating role of family physical behavior.MethodsData were sourced from the Chinese Adolescent Health Database, which included responses from 7,482 adolescents aged 12–18 years about sleep, personal physical activity, and family physical activity. Using two-stage least squares (2-SLS), we examined the relationship between adolescent sleep, personal physical activity, and father’s physical activity habits (as instrumental variables). A mediating variable, family physical behavior, was introduced to investigate causal pathways.Results2-SLS regression revealed a significant positive correlation between physical activity and sleep quality (β = 0.052, p<0.01). With the inclusion of the instrumental variable (father’s physical activity habits), the effect size increased to 0.208 (p<0.01). Adding family physical behavior as a mediating variable further increased the coefficient by 0.1437. The analysis showed that 84.62% of the total effect of physical activity on sleep was mediated, while the direct effect accounted for only 15.53%. Both F-statistics were significant.ConclusionFamily physical behaviors significantly enhance the positive impact of physical activity on adolescent sleep. Promoting family sports participation is essential for fostering healthy lifestyles and improving adolescent sleep quality. This highlights the need for interventions that incorporate family physical activities into adolescent health strategies.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1518960/fullsleepadolescents’ physical activityfamily physical behaviortwo-stage least squaresIV-based causal mediation effect |
| spellingShingle | Wenqi Wu Aoming Xie Xiaotian Li Yiran Xun How family sports behavior shapes adolescent sleep: mediating effects in causation Frontiers in Public Health sleep adolescents’ physical activity family physical behavior two-stage least squares IV-based causal mediation effect |
| title | How family sports behavior shapes adolescent sleep: mediating effects in causation |
| title_full | How family sports behavior shapes adolescent sleep: mediating effects in causation |
| title_fullStr | How family sports behavior shapes adolescent sleep: mediating effects in causation |
| title_full_unstemmed | How family sports behavior shapes adolescent sleep: mediating effects in causation |
| title_short | How family sports behavior shapes adolescent sleep: mediating effects in causation |
| title_sort | how family sports behavior shapes adolescent sleep mediating effects in causation |
| topic | sleep adolescents’ physical activity family physical behavior two-stage least squares IV-based causal mediation effect |
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