Temperament, physical activity and sedentary time in preschoolers – the DAGIS study
Abstract Background Identifying individual characteristics linked with physical activity (PA) and sedentary time (SED) can assist in designing health-enhancing interventions for children. We examined cross-sectional associations of temperament characteristics with 1) PA and SED and 2) meeting the PA...
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| author | Marja H. Leppänen Kaisa Kaseva Riikka Pajulahti Katri Sääksjärvi Ella Mäkynen Elina Engberg Carola Ray Maijaliisa Erkkola Nina Sajaniemi Eva Roos |
| author_facet | Marja H. Leppänen Kaisa Kaseva Riikka Pajulahti Katri Sääksjärvi Ella Mäkynen Elina Engberg Carola Ray Maijaliisa Erkkola Nina Sajaniemi Eva Roos |
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| description | Abstract Background Identifying individual characteristics linked with physical activity (PA) and sedentary time (SED) can assist in designing health-enhancing interventions for children. We examined cross-sectional associations of temperament characteristics with 1) PA and SED and 2) meeting the PA recommendation in Finnish children. Methods Altogether, 697 children (age: 4.7 ± 0.9 years, 51.6% boys) within the Increased Health and Wellbeing in Preschools (DAGIS) study were included. Parents responded to the Very Short Form of the Children’s Behavior Questionnaire consisting of three temperament dimensions: surgency, negative affectivity, and effortful control. PA and SED were assessed for 7 days (24 h per day) using a hip-worn ActiGraph accelerometer, and the daily minutes spent in light PA (LPA), moderate PA (MPA), vigorous PA (VPA), and SED were calculated. The PA recommendation was defined as having PA at least 180 min/day, of which at least 60 min/day was in moderate-to-vigorous PA. Adjusted linear and logistic regression analyses were applied. Results Surgency was associated with LPA (B = 3.80, p = 0.004), MPA (B = 4.87, p < 0.001), VPA (B = 2.91, p < 0.001), SED (B = − 11.45, p < 0.001), and higher odds of meeting the PA recommendation (OR = 1.56, p < 0.001). Effortful control was associated with MPA (B = − 3.63, p < 0.001), VPA (B = − 2.50, p < 0.001), SED (B = 8.66, p < 0.001), and lower odds of meeting the PA recommendation (OR = 0.61, p = 0.004). Negative affectivity was not associated with PA, SED, or meeting the PA recommendation. Conclusion Children’s temperament should be considered when promoting PA in preschoolers. Special attention should be paid to children scoring high in the temperament dimension effortful control. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e35004b2047e43129c3f0f42c83dc4a32022-12-21T22:26:43ZengBMCBMC Pediatrics1471-24312021-03-012111810.1186/s12887-021-02593-4Temperament, physical activity and sedentary time in preschoolers – the DAGIS studyMarja H. Leppänen0Kaisa Kaseva1Riikka Pajulahti2Katri Sääksjärvi3Ella Mäkynen4Elina Engberg5Carola Ray6Maijaliisa Erkkola7Nina Sajaniemi8Eva Roos9Folkhälsan Research CenterCicero Learning, Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of HelsinkiFolkhälsan Research CenterCicero Learning, Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of HelsinkiCicero Learning, Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of HelsinkiFolkhälsan Research CenterFolkhälsan Research CenterDepartment of Food and Nutrition, University of HelsinkiCicero Learning, Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of HelsinkiFolkhälsan Research CenterAbstract Background Identifying individual characteristics linked with physical activity (PA) and sedentary time (SED) can assist in designing health-enhancing interventions for children. We examined cross-sectional associations of temperament characteristics with 1) PA and SED and 2) meeting the PA recommendation in Finnish children. Methods Altogether, 697 children (age: 4.7 ± 0.9 years, 51.6% boys) within the Increased Health and Wellbeing in Preschools (DAGIS) study were included. Parents responded to the Very Short Form of the Children’s Behavior Questionnaire consisting of three temperament dimensions: surgency, negative affectivity, and effortful control. PA and SED were assessed for 7 days (24 h per day) using a hip-worn ActiGraph accelerometer, and the daily minutes spent in light PA (LPA), moderate PA (MPA), vigorous PA (VPA), and SED were calculated. The PA recommendation was defined as having PA at least 180 min/day, of which at least 60 min/day was in moderate-to-vigorous PA. Adjusted linear and logistic regression analyses were applied. Results Surgency was associated with LPA (B = 3.80, p = 0.004), MPA (B = 4.87, p < 0.001), VPA (B = 2.91, p < 0.001), SED (B = − 11.45, p < 0.001), and higher odds of meeting the PA recommendation (OR = 1.56, p < 0.001). Effortful control was associated with MPA (B = − 3.63, p < 0.001), VPA (B = − 2.50, p < 0.001), SED (B = 8.66, p < 0.001), and lower odds of meeting the PA recommendation (OR = 0.61, p = 0.004). Negative affectivity was not associated with PA, SED, or meeting the PA recommendation. Conclusion Children’s temperament should be considered when promoting PA in preschoolers. Special attention should be paid to children scoring high in the temperament dimension effortful control.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-021-02593-4Behavior stylesExercisePediatricsPhysical activity recommendationSedentariness |
| spellingShingle | Marja H. Leppänen Kaisa Kaseva Riikka Pajulahti Katri Sääksjärvi Ella Mäkynen Elina Engberg Carola Ray Maijaliisa Erkkola Nina Sajaniemi Eva Roos Temperament, physical activity and sedentary time in preschoolers – the DAGIS study BMC Pediatrics Behavior styles Exercise Pediatrics Physical activity recommendation Sedentariness |
| title | Temperament, physical activity and sedentary time in preschoolers – the DAGIS study |
| title_full | Temperament, physical activity and sedentary time in preschoolers – the DAGIS study |
| title_fullStr | Temperament, physical activity and sedentary time in preschoolers – the DAGIS study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Temperament, physical activity and sedentary time in preschoolers – the DAGIS study |
| title_short | Temperament, physical activity and sedentary time in preschoolers – the DAGIS study |
| title_sort | temperament physical activity and sedentary time in preschoolers the dagis study |
| topic | Behavior styles Exercise Pediatrics Physical activity recommendation Sedentariness |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-021-02593-4 |
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