Impact of parents’ physical activity on preschool children’s physical activity: a cross-sectional study
Purpose This study examined the associations of physical activity levels between parents and their pre-school children based on gender and weekday/weekend. Method A total of 247 parent-preschool child triads from Shanghai, China were analyzed. The children had a mean age of 57.5 ± 5.2 months. Both s...
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| description | Purpose This study examined the associations of physical activity levels between parents and their pre-school children based on gender and weekday/weekend. Method A total of 247 parent-preschool child triads from Shanghai, China were analyzed. The children had a mean age of 57.5 ± 5.2 months. Both sedentary behavior and physical activity were measured in all participants using an ActiGraph GT3X+ accelerometer over seven consecutive days from Monday through the following Sunday. A multivariate regression model was derived to identify significant relationships between parental and child physical activity according to gender and weekday/weekend. Results There was a significant correlation between mothers’ and girls’ moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and total physical activity (TPA) on weekdays. Fathers’ MPVA levels correlated significantly with those of boys and girls, with paternal influence appearing to be stronger than maternal influence. However, there was not a significant correlation between fathers’ and children’s TPA. TPA levels of both mothers and fathers correlated with those of girls, but not with those of boys. Parental sedentary levels on the weekend correlated significantly with girls’ levels, but not with boys’ levels. Children’s physical activity levels on weekends were influenced more by fathers’ activity levels than by mothers’, while the opposite was observed on weekdays. Conclusion Sedentary behavior and physical activity levels of parents can strongly influence those of their preschool children, with maternal influence stronger during the weekdays and paternal influence stronger on the weekends. Parents’ activity levels influence girls’ levels more strongly than they influence boys’ levels. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cc47892ba7aa4604a320852b75d462d72023-12-03T09:52:12ZengPeerJ Inc.PeerJ2167-83592018-02-016e440510.7717/peerj.4405Impact of parents’ physical activity on preschool children’s physical activity: a cross-sectional studyChang Xu0Minghui Quan1Hanbin Zhang2Chenglin Zhou3PeiJie Chen4School of Kinesiology, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, ChinaSchool of Kinesiology, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, ChinaSchool of Kinesiology, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, ChinaSchool of Kinesiology, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, ChinaSchool of Kinesiology, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, ChinaPurpose This study examined the associations of physical activity levels between parents and their pre-school children based on gender and weekday/weekend. Method A total of 247 parent-preschool child triads from Shanghai, China were analyzed. The children had a mean age of 57.5 ± 5.2 months. Both sedentary behavior and physical activity were measured in all participants using an ActiGraph GT3X+ accelerometer over seven consecutive days from Monday through the following Sunday. A multivariate regression model was derived to identify significant relationships between parental and child physical activity according to gender and weekday/weekend. Results There was a significant correlation between mothers’ and girls’ moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and total physical activity (TPA) on weekdays. Fathers’ MPVA levels correlated significantly with those of boys and girls, with paternal influence appearing to be stronger than maternal influence. However, there was not a significant correlation between fathers’ and children’s TPA. TPA levels of both mothers and fathers correlated with those of girls, but not with those of boys. Parental sedentary levels on the weekend correlated significantly with girls’ levels, but not with boys’ levels. Children’s physical activity levels on weekends were influenced more by fathers’ activity levels than by mothers’, while the opposite was observed on weekdays. Conclusion Sedentary behavior and physical activity levels of parents can strongly influence those of their preschool children, with maternal influence stronger during the weekdays and paternal influence stronger on the weekends. Parents’ activity levels influence girls’ levels more strongly than they influence boys’ levels.https://peerj.com/articles/4405.pdfPhysical activityAccelerometerPreschool childrenParents |
| spellingShingle | Chang Xu Minghui Quan Hanbin Zhang Chenglin Zhou PeiJie Chen Impact of parents’ physical activity on preschool children’s physical activity: a cross-sectional study PeerJ Physical activity Accelerometer Preschool children Parents |
| title | Impact of parents’ physical activity on preschool children’s physical activity: a cross-sectional study |
| title_full | Impact of parents’ physical activity on preschool children’s physical activity: a cross-sectional study |
| title_fullStr | Impact of parents’ physical activity on preschool children’s physical activity: a cross-sectional study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impact of parents’ physical activity on preschool children’s physical activity: a cross-sectional study |
| title_short | Impact of parents’ physical activity on preschool children’s physical activity: a cross-sectional study |
| title_sort | impact of parents physical activity on preschool children s physical activity a cross sectional study |
| topic | Physical activity Accelerometer Preschool children Parents |
| url | https://peerj.com/articles/4405.pdf |
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