Associations Between Maternal Support and Physical Activity Among 5th Grade Students
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Associations Between Maternal Support and Physical Activity Among 5th Grade Students Melinda Forthofer1 Russell Pate2
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Marsha Dowda2 • Kerry McIver2 • Daheia J. Barr-Anderson3
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Published online: 9 December 2015 Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015
Abstract Background A large body of research has established an association between parental support for children’s physical activity (PA) and children’s PA. However, there has been little attention to the relative influences of parent and child perceptions of that parental support. Purpose To examine agreement among parent and child perceptions of parent support for PA and whether these perceptions are associated with objectively-measured moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) among those children. Methods Cross-sectional associations between PA of children measured via accelerometers and child-reported and mother-reported perceptions of parental support for children’s PA were assessed via mixed-model regression analyses in a cohort of 693 5th graders. Results Children’s perceptions of parental support for PA were consistent with those of their mothers. Nonetheless, in models that included both children’s and mothers’ perceptions of parental support for PA, mothers’ perceptions, but not children’s perceptions, were significantly associated with children’s PA. Associations were consistent for Total MVPA, After School MVPA, and Evening MVPA, with stronger associations among males than among females. Conclusion Maternal support may influence children’s PA. Studies which consider only
& Melinda Forthofer [email protected] 1
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, 915 Greene Street, Room 454, Columbia, SC 29201, USA
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Department of Exercise Science, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA
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School of Kinesiology, College of Education, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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children’s accounts of parental support may overlook important mechanisms. Keywords Child behavior Exercise Motor activity Parenting Social support Abbreviations BMI Body mass index MET Metabolic equivalent MVPA Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity PA Physical activity
Significance The findings of this study have important implications for health care providers concerned with preventing child and/ or adolescent obesity.
Introduction Physical inactivity in adolescents is associated with higher rates of overweight and unfavorable chronic disease risk factor profiles. Yet, many U.S. children and adolescents fail to meet current physical activity (PA) guidelines [29], leading many organizations to identify the promotion of PA in children and youth as a major priority for public health initiatives. The results of research aimed at identifying factors important for promoting PA among children have underscored the importance of addressing psychosocial and socioenvironmental factors in these efforts [5, 11, 18].
Matern Child Health J (2016) 20:720–729
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