The influence of parental expectations on adolescents’ physical activity: a chain mediation model of basic psychological needs and exercise motivation

Parental expectations exert a positive influence on adolescent sports participation. Within the family context, positive expectations can translate into external motivation for youth sports engagement. The chained mediation by basic psychological needs and exercise motivation indicates that parental expectations first satisfy adolescents' fundamental psychological needs, thereby stimulating their exercise motivation, and ultimately promoting youth sports participation.