Brief scales to assess physical activity and sedentary equipment in the home
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Sedentary behaviors such as TV viewing are associated with childhood obesity, while physical activity promotes healthy weight. The role of the home environment in shaping these behaviors among youth is poorly understood. The study pu...
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| author | Durant Nefertiti Norman Gregory J Maher Jason Kerr Jacqueline Sallis James F Rosenberg Dori E Harris Sion K Saelens Brian E |
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| description | <p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Sedentary behaviors such as TV viewing are associated with childhood obesity, while physical activity promotes healthy weight. The role of the home environment in shaping these behaviors among youth is poorly understood. The study purpose was to examine the reliability of brief parental proxy-report and adolescent self-report measures of electronic equipment and physical activity equipment in the home and to assess the construct validity of these scales by examining their relationship to physical activity, sedentary behavior, and weight status of children and adolescents.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>Participants were adolescents (n = 189; mean age = 14.6), parents of adolescents (n = 171; mean age = 45.0), and parents of younger children (n = 116; parents mean age = 39.6; children's mean age = 8.3) who completed two surveys approximately one month apart. Measures included a 21-item electronic equipment scale (to assess sedentary behavior facilitators in the home, in the child or adolescent's bedroom, and portable electronics) and a 14-item home physical activity equipment scale. Home environment factors were examined as correlates of children's and adolescents' physical activity, sedentary behavior, and weight status after adjusting for child age, sex, race/ethnicity, household income, and number of children in the home.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>Most scales had acceptable test-retest reliability (intraclass correlations were .54 - .92). Parent and adolescent reports were correlated. Electronic equipment in adolescents' bedrooms was positively related to sedentary behavior. Activity equipment in the home was inversely associated with television time in adolescents and children, and positively correlated with adolescents' physical activity. Children's BMI z-score was positively associated with having a television in their bedroom.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>The measures of home electronic equipment and activity equipment were similarly reliable when reported by parents and by adolescents. Home environment attributes were related to multiple obesity-related behaviors and to child weight status, supporting the construct validity of these scales.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-43f15adea270481e9e288296eba5cad12022-12-21T23:22:27ZengBMCInternational Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity1479-58682010-01-01711010.1186/1479-5868-7-10Brief scales to assess physical activity and sedentary equipment in the homeDurant NefertitiNorman Gregory JMaher JasonKerr JacquelineSallis James FRosenberg Dori EHarris Sion KSaelens Brian E<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Sedentary behaviors such as TV viewing are associated with childhood obesity, while physical activity promotes healthy weight. The role of the home environment in shaping these behaviors among youth is poorly understood. The study purpose was to examine the reliability of brief parental proxy-report and adolescent self-report measures of electronic equipment and physical activity equipment in the home and to assess the construct validity of these scales by examining their relationship to physical activity, sedentary behavior, and weight status of children and adolescents.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>Participants were adolescents (n = 189; mean age = 14.6), parents of adolescents (n = 171; mean age = 45.0), and parents of younger children (n = 116; parents mean age = 39.6; children's mean age = 8.3) who completed two surveys approximately one month apart. Measures included a 21-item electronic equipment scale (to assess sedentary behavior facilitators in the home, in the child or adolescent's bedroom, and portable electronics) and a 14-item home physical activity equipment scale. Home environment factors were examined as correlates of children's and adolescents' physical activity, sedentary behavior, and weight status after adjusting for child age, sex, race/ethnicity, household income, and number of children in the home.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>Most scales had acceptable test-retest reliability (intraclass correlations were .54 - .92). Parent and adolescent reports were correlated. Electronic equipment in adolescents' bedrooms was positively related to sedentary behavior. Activity equipment in the home was inversely associated with television time in adolescents and children, and positively correlated with adolescents' physical activity. Children's BMI z-score was positively associated with having a television in their bedroom.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>The measures of home electronic equipment and activity equipment were similarly reliable when reported by parents and by adolescents. Home environment attributes were related to multiple obesity-related behaviors and to child weight status, supporting the construct validity of these scales.</p>http://www.ijbnpa.org/content/7/1/10 |
| spellingShingle | Durant Nefertiti Norman Gregory J Maher Jason Kerr Jacqueline Sallis James F Rosenberg Dori E Harris Sion K Saelens Brian E Brief scales to assess physical activity and sedentary equipment in the home International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity |
| title | Brief scales to assess physical activity and sedentary equipment in the home |
| title_full | Brief scales to assess physical activity and sedentary equipment in the home |
| title_fullStr | Brief scales to assess physical activity and sedentary equipment in the home |
| title_full_unstemmed | Brief scales to assess physical activity and sedentary equipment in the home |
| title_short | Brief scales to assess physical activity and sedentary equipment in the home |
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