Associations Between Parental Physical Activity and Preschool Children’s Physical Activity and Social Behavior: A Cross-Sectional Study
Abstract
Highlights What are the main findings? Parental physical activity is significantly associated with multiple levels of children’s physical activity. Parental physical activity was not significantly associated with any of the children’s psychosocial outcomes. What are the implications of the main findings? Interventions should prioritize structured and unstructured family-based weekend activities. Intervention programs should emphasize parental modeling, shared activity time, and parental physical activity habits as key mechanisms for increasing children’s physical activity. Abstract Background/Objectives: This study examined the association between parental physical activity and preschool children’s physical activity and social behavior. Methods: Participants were 151 preschool children (70 girls, 81 boys; Mage = 52.51 months, SD = 3.38) attending public and private kindergartens in Thessaloniki (Greece) and Nicosia (Cyprus). Children’s psychosocial development was assessed by kindergarten teachers using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire, while parents reported their own and their children’s physical activity through the Preschool-age Children’s Physical Activity Questionnaire (home version). Descriptive statistics and Pearson correlations were computed, and the main hypotheses were tested using multiple linear regression analyses. Results: Results indicated a consistent positive association between parental physical activity and children’s physical activity across…
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Evidence Hub reads this as a cross-sectional, done in people. Its evidence level is 4 of 5 (Low · observational). Observational designs can show an association but not prove cause. Reported size: 151 participants or records.
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