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From Parents to Children: The Intergenerational Transference of Parents' Sport Club Participation From Childhood to Adolescence: The 40-Year Young Finns Study
Tekijät: Kaseva, Kaisa; Stenbacka, Sini; Kukko, Tuomas; Pahkala, Katja; Rovio, Suvi; Hirvensalo, Mirja; Raitakari, Olli T.; Tammelin, Tuija; Lehtimäki, Terho; Suominen, Tuuli; Salin, Kasper
Kustantaja: Human Kinetics Publishers
Julkaisuvuosi: 2025
Journal: Journal of Physical Activity and Health
Tietokannassa oleva lehden nimi: Journal of physical activity & health
Lehden akronyymi: J Phys Act Health
Vuosikerta: 22
Numero: 5
Aloitussivu: 619
Lopetussivu: 627
ISSN: 1543-3080
eISSN: 1543-5474
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2024-0368
Verkko-osoite: https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2024-0368
Background: Physical activity has been shown to transfer across generations, but more information is needed regarding the transference of different physical activity modes. This study examined (1) whether parents' sport club participation at the ages 9-18 was associated with their offspring's sports club participation at the same ages and (2) whether the associations were robust against adjusting for demographic, health-related, and socioeconomic covariates.
Methods: The participants (parents, G1, N = 309-539 and children, G2, N = 131-332) were from the ongoing, population-based Young Finns Study. Participants' sports club participation was assessed through self-reports during 1980-1992 (G1) and 2018/2020 (G2). The analyses were conducted using generalized estimation equations controlling for participants' sex, number of children's siblings, children's body mass index, health status, and living area as well as parents' educational status and income.
Results: Parents' sports club participation at the age of 9 was favorably associated with their children's participation at the age of 9 (odds ratio = 5.23; 95% CI, 1.59-17.17; Tjur R2 = .27) and 12 (odds ratio = 2.56; 95% CI, 1.06-6.18; Tjur R2 = .14) adjusting for the covariates.
Conclusions: Parents' sports club participation at the age of 9 was favorably associated with their offspring's sports club participation at childhood and early adolescence. Childhood might be one of the most essential periods to conduct physical activity interventions or motivational programs to support children's sports club participation.
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The study was supported by Ministry of Education and Culture. The Young Finns Study has been financially supported by the Ministry of Education and Culture (grants: 36/626/2020; 1816/625/2023); Academy of Finland: grants 356405, 322098, 286284, 134309 (Eye), 126925, 121584, 124282, 255381, 256474, 283115, 319060, 320297, 314389, 338395, 330809, and 104821, 129378 (Salve), 117797 (Gendi), and 141071 (Skidi); the Social Insurance Institution of Finland; Competitive State Research Financing of the Expert Responsibility area of Kuopio, Tampere and Turku University Hospitals (grant X51001); Juho Vainio Foundation; Paavo Nurmi Foundation; Finnish Foundation for Cardiovascular Research; Finnish Cultural Foundation; The Sigrid Juselius Foundation; Tampere Tuberculosis Foundation; Emil Aaltonen Foundation; Yrjö Jahnsson Foundation; Signe and Ane Gyllenberg Foundation; Diabetes Research Foundation of Finnish Diabetes Association; EU Horizon 2020 (grant 755320 for TAXINOMISIS and grant 848146 for To Aition); European Research Council (grant 742927 for MULTIEPIGEN project); Tampere University Hospital Supporting Foundation; Finnish Society of Clinical Chemistry and the Cancer Foundation Finland; Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation; Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation.
