ArticleThe international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity2014
A longitudinal study of children's outside play using family environment and perceived physical environment as predictors.
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- Systematic review of the correlates of outdoor play and time among children aged 3-12 years.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2021Pooled it
- What Is the Relationship between the Neighbourhood Built Environment and Time Spent in Outdoor Play? A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Pooled it
- Parental Correlates of Outdoor Play in Boys and Girls Aged 0 to 12-A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Pooled it
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- A randomized clinical trial of the effects of parent mentors on early childhood obesity: Study design and baseline data.Contemporary clinical trials · 2015Trial
- Neighborhood playability and early childhood development: a population-based birth cohort study.Environmental research · 2026Article
- Factors affecting outdoor physical activity (OPA) in children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Heliyon · 2024Article
- Infant Care: Predictors of Outdoor Walking, Infant Carrying and Infant Outdoor Sleeping.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Implementation of physical activity on prescription for children with obesity in paediatric health care (IMPA): protocol for a feasibility and evaluation study using quantitative and qualitative methods.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2022Article
- Exploring Families' Acceptance of Wearable Activity Trackers: A Mixed-Methods Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- How can an agent-based model explore the impact of interventions on children's physical activity in an urban environment?Health & place · 2021Article
- Using mixed methods to understand women's parenting practices related to their child's outdoor play and physical activity among families living in diverse neighborhood environments.Health & place · 2020Article
- Social Support and Modelling in Relation to Physical Activity Participation and Outdoor Play in Preschool Children.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2019Article
- Neighborhood Influences on Women's Parenting Practices for Adolescents' Outdoor Play: A Qualitative Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
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- Physical Activity and Outdoor Play of Children in Public Playgrounds-Do Gender and Social Environment Matter?International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundA natural and cheap way of increasing children's physical activity is stimulating unstructured outside play. PURPOSE: This study examined whether characteristics of the family and perceived physical environment were associated with the duration of children's outside play.
methodsParents participating in the "Be Active, Eat Right" cluster RCT control group (N = 2007) provided information on potential predictors of outside play (i.e. family and perceived physical environment) of their 5-year-old child by questionnaire. Child outside play was assessed by parental reports both at five and seven years. Linear regression analyses, adjusted for seasonality, were performed to evaluate associations between potential predictors and child outside play. Linear mixed models were fitted to evaluate the relationship between potential predictors and the development of outside play over two years, with season entered as a random factor.
resultsFamily environment was the strongest construct predicting child outside play, while parent perceived physical environment had no significant association with child outside play. Parental habit strength and the presence of rules were the strongest predictors of increased outside play. Parent perceived difficulty in improving child outside play was the strongest predictor of decreased outside play.
conclusionFamily environment predicted child outside play and not perceived physical environment. Parental rules and habit strength regarding improving outside play were associated with an improvement of child's engagement in outside play.
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