First Advisor

Alma S. Eaton

Date of Award

Spring 6-14-2025

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Applied Health and Fitness and University Honors

Department

OHSU-PSU School of Public Health

Language

English

Subjects

exercise, adolescent girls, resistance training, ecological, behavioral factors

DOI

10.15760/honors.1642

Abstract

Low rates of participation in physical activity and resistance training among adolescent girls are a concern due to increased health and injury risks. Adolescent girls participate in physical activity and resistance training at a lower rate than boys, which may explain higher rates of injury. Research examining physical activity of adolescent girls often utilizes an ecological framework, identifying intrapersonal, interpersonal, and environmental factors. Of these ecological levels, intrapersonal and interpersonal factors are modifiable without large costs.

Therefore, this review aimed to identify and summarize recent research that explores the intrapersonal and interpersonal factors associated with participation in physical activity and resistance training among adolescent girls. Emerging themes included self-efficacy, parental and peer support, gender norms, and social pressure. A lack of research on factors of participation in resistance training among adolescent girls was identified. Through a synthesis of ecological and motivational factors, suggestions for increasing physical activity and resistance training among adolescent girls were made.

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https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/43695

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