Abstract
Study 2 examined associations between childhood factors (Family socioeconomic status, Family Active Recreation Orientation, Home activities, Childhood motor ability, Intelligence and Psychiatric disorder), contemporaneous factors (Parental health, Body Mass Index, VO2max, General health, Television watching, Tobacco smoking and Alcohol use) and patterns of Persistent Inactivity, Declining participation and Persistent Activity between ages 15 and 18 years (assessed using the Minnesota Leisure Time Physical Activity Questionnaire). Common childhood influences included Family socioeconomic status, Family Active Recreation Orientation, Home activities and Childhood motor ability. Contemporaneous measures that were associated with patterns of participation included Parental health, General health, VO2max and Television viewing.