Dietary habits, physical activity, and sedentary behaviour of children of employed mothers: A systematic review
Since approximately 40% of the global workforce are women, a comprehensive understanding of association of maternal employment with child dietary patterns, physical activity and sedentary behaviour needs more focus. This systematic review aims to identify the association between maternal employment...
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| description | Since approximately 40% of the global workforce are women, a comprehensive understanding of association of maternal employment with child dietary patterns, physical activity and sedentary behaviour needs more focus. This systematic review aims to identify the association between maternal employment and dietary patterns (DP), physical activity (PA) and sedentary behaviour (SB) of children and adolescents (6 to 18 years). Searches were performed using electronic databases and manual searches. Peer reviewed journal articles, conference papers, theses at masters/doctoral levels in English were included. A total 42 studies met selection criteria, which indicated associations between maternal employment and at least one of the domains of interest: DP, PA and/or SB. Using individual samples of analysis, it was found that, 9 samples of DP, 11 samples of PA and 12 samples of SB were positively correlated with maternal employment, whereas 25 samples of DP, 5 samples of PA and 5 samples of SB showed an opposite association. Results suggest that PA and SB were positively related with maternal employment, whereas DP had an inverse relationship. Findings from this review provide evidence that children of employed mothers had poorer DP and greater prevalence of SB, however, their children are more physically active. Future interventions need to create a positive environment at the workplace and for families to support employed mothers and improve children’s dietary patterns and decrease sedentary behaviours. Future studies should prioritise the domains of DP, PA and SB that have been studied inadequately and have inconsistent results. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-07a226d697da4df7abbbb5388720a0ae2022-12-21T21:43:37ZengElsevierPreventive Medicine Reports2211-33552021-12-0124101607Dietary habits, physical activity, and sedentary behaviour of children of employed mothers: A systematic reviewSabiha Afrin0Amy B. Mullens1Sayan Chakrabarty2Lupa Bhowmik3Stuart J.H. Biddle4University of Southern Queensland, Centre for Health Research, Springfield, Australia; Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh; Corresponding author at: School of Health and Wellbeing, Centre for Health Research, University of Southern Queensland, Springfield, QLD 4300, Australia.University of Southern Queensland, Centre for Health Research, Springfield, Australia; University of Southern Queensland, School of Psychology and Counselling, Ipswich, AustraliaUniversity of Southern Queensland, Centre for Health Research, Springfield, AustraliaShahjalal University of Science & Technology, Sylhet, BangladeshUniversity of Southern Queensland, Centre for Health Research, Springfield, AustraliaSince approximately 40% of the global workforce are women, a comprehensive understanding of association of maternal employment with child dietary patterns, physical activity and sedentary behaviour needs more focus. This systematic review aims to identify the association between maternal employment and dietary patterns (DP), physical activity (PA) and sedentary behaviour (SB) of children and adolescents (6 to 18 years). Searches were performed using electronic databases and manual searches. Peer reviewed journal articles, conference papers, theses at masters/doctoral levels in English were included. A total 42 studies met selection criteria, which indicated associations between maternal employment and at least one of the domains of interest: DP, PA and/or SB. Using individual samples of analysis, it was found that, 9 samples of DP, 11 samples of PA and 12 samples of SB were positively correlated with maternal employment, whereas 25 samples of DP, 5 samples of PA and 5 samples of SB showed an opposite association. Results suggest that PA and SB were positively related with maternal employment, whereas DP had an inverse relationship. Findings from this review provide evidence that children of employed mothers had poorer DP and greater prevalence of SB, however, their children are more physically active. Future interventions need to create a positive environment at the workplace and for families to support employed mothers and improve children’s dietary patterns and decrease sedentary behaviours. Future studies should prioritise the domains of DP, PA and SB that have been studied inadequately and have inconsistent results.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211335521002977Maternal employmentChildren and adolescentDietary patterns (DP)Physical activity (PA)Sedentary behaviour (SB) |
| spellingShingle | Sabiha Afrin Amy B. Mullens Sayan Chakrabarty Lupa Bhowmik Stuart J.H. Biddle Dietary habits, physical activity, and sedentary behaviour of children of employed mothers: A systematic review Preventive Medicine Reports Maternal employment Children and adolescent Dietary patterns (DP) Physical activity (PA) Sedentary behaviour (SB) |
| title | Dietary habits, physical activity, and sedentary behaviour of children of employed mothers: A systematic review |
| title_full | Dietary habits, physical activity, and sedentary behaviour of children of employed mothers: A systematic review |
| title_fullStr | Dietary habits, physical activity, and sedentary behaviour of children of employed mothers: A systematic review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dietary habits, physical activity, and sedentary behaviour of children of employed mothers: A systematic review |
| title_short | Dietary habits, physical activity, and sedentary behaviour of children of employed mothers: A systematic review |
| title_sort | dietary habits physical activity and sedentary behaviour of children of employed mothers a systematic review |
| topic | Maternal employment Children and adolescent Dietary patterns (DP) Physical activity (PA) Sedentary behaviour (SB) |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211335521002977 |
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