Purpose: Physical inactivity among adolescents in the United States continues to be a pervasive and growing problem, especially among low income and adolescents of color. Physical literacy is important for adolescents to engage in physical activity. However, few studies have assessed physical literacy among marginalized populations. The purpose of this study is to describe levels of physical literacy among marginalized adolescents in a Midwest City. Methods: Data were collected from 169 participants (85 adolescents and 84 parents). Adolescents included in the study were from 4 Kansas City (Missouri) public schools. Univariate statistics were calculated for 3 physical literacy domains (PLAYinventory, PLAYself, and PLAYparent). To assess for differences among groups, the authors conducted a single-factor analysis of variance (1-way analysis of variance). Results: The sample (N = 169) was primarily Hispanic (48.2% adolescents and 42.9% parents). Sedentary behaviors were self-reported as the highest overall activities adolescents participated in within the past 12 months. The mean physical literacy score for this sample was 71.9 among adolescent reported and 72.7 among parent reported. Analysis of variance of racial and ethnic groups for PLAYself and PLAYparent assessments showed no significant difference in values. Compared with other subscales of both the PLAYparent and PLAYself instrument, parents and adolescents showed a lack of confidence in adolescent’s ability to be active in the 4 environments (land, water, ice, and snow). Conclusion: Physical literacy is shown to be important in maintaining physical activity throughout life; given this, it is important to understand how to increase confidence of seasonal specific skills in marginalized adolescents.

目的：美国青少年缺乏身体活动仍然是一个普遍且日益严重的问题，尤其是在低收入和有色人种青少年中。体育素养对于青少年从事体育活动很重要。然而，很少有研究评估边缘化人群的身体素养。本研究的目的是描述中西部城市边缘化青少年的体育素养水平。方法：数据收集自 169 名参与者（85 名青少年和 84 名父母）。研究中的青少年来自堪萨斯城（密苏里州）的 4 所公立学校。计算了 3 个物理素养领域的单变量统计数据（PLAY inventory、PLAYs elf和 PLAY parent). 为了评估组间差异，作者进行了单因素方差分析（单向方差分析）。结果：样本 (N = 169) 主要是西班牙裔（48.2% 的青少年和 42.9% 的父母）。久坐行为被自我报告为青少年在过去 12 个月内参与的最高总体活动。该样本的平均身体素养得分在青少年报告中为 71.9，在父母报告中为 72.7。对 PLAY自我和 PLAY父母评估的种族和族裔群体方差分析显示，价值观没有显着差异。与 PLAY parent和 PLAY self i的其他分量表相比仪器、父母和青少年对青少年在 4 种环境（陆地、水、冰和雪）中的活动能力缺乏信心。结论：事实证明，体育素养对于维持一生的身体活动很重要；鉴于此，重要的是要了解如何增强边缘化青少年对季节性特定技能的信心。