Few studies have examined how physical activities of family members affect the overall functioning of a family in general. This study utilized a family-systems perspective with the idea that what happens in one area of family system will impact others, specifically the impact of physical activity on overall family functioning. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of physical activities of family members on the functioning of the family. Within the family system perspective, it was hypothesized that participants whose family reported higher levels of physical activities would report better family functioning. Eighty-four college students in a parenting class answered a survey regarding their own and their parents' physical activities, and family functioning. Family functioning was assessed using the General Functioning Subscale of the McMaster Family Assessment Device (Epstein, Baldwin, & Bishop, 1983). This study used a simple linear regression analysis to analyze the data. The findings suggested there was no direct association between participation in physical activities and general family functioning. Furthermore, no direct relationship was found from physical activity to stress. However, stress there was a relationship between stress and general family functioning. Implications of the findings were also discussed. / A Thesis submitted to the Department of Family and Child Sciences in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science. / Summer Semester, 2013. / June 7, 2013. / Family Functioning, Physical Activity / Includes bibliographical references. / Ming Cui, Professor Directing Thesis; Wayne Denton, Committee Member; Naresh Dalal, Committee Member.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_183800 |
| Contributors | Longley, Kasey (authoraut), Cui, Ming (professor directing thesis), Denton, Wayne (committee member), Dalal, Naresh (committee member), Department of Family and Child Sciences (degree granting department), Florida State University (degree granting institution) |
| Publisher | Florida State University, Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text |
| Format | 1 online resource, computer, application/pdf |
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