ReviewPreventive medicine reports2016
Physical activity and sport participation: A systematic review of the impact of fatherhood.
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33 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Becoming a parent: A systematic review and meta-analysis of changes in BMI, diet, and physical activity.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2020Pooled it
- Examining cross-sectional associations between Australian parents' physical activity levels and their parenting confidence.BMC public health · 2025Trial
- Establishing Effectiveness of a Community-based, Physical Activity Program for Fathers and Daughters: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2022Trial
- Multilevel determinants of paternal and child physical activity: qualitative research using dyadic interviews among Mexican heritage fathers living near the Texas-Mexico border.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Does becoming a parent reduce sports participation? A longitudinal study of short- and long-term effects.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Article
- Twelve-month outcomes of a community-based, father-daughter physical activity program delivered by trained facilitators.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2024Article
- Replicability, adaptability and long-term impact of the 'Healthy Youngsters, Healthy Dads' program in Newcastle, Australia.Health promotion international · 2024Article
- Why Do New Parents Stop Practising Sport? A Retrospective Study towards the Determinants of Dropping Out after Becoming a Parent.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Fatherhood and Elite Athletics: Sacrifice, Selfishness, and Gaining "Dad Strength".The Journal of men's studies · 2024Article
- Expectant fathers' health behaviors, infant care intentions, and social-emotional wellbeing in the perinatal period: A latent class analysis and comparison to mothers.Preventive medicine reports · 2023Article
- Ways into physical (in)activity: The role of critical life events and transitions in the reconstructions of young adults.PloS one · 2023Article
- Dietary intake, physical activity and sedentary behavior and association with BMI during the transition to parenthood: a prospective dyadic study.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Barriers to physical activity for father's living in marginalising conditions.Health (London, England : 1997) · 2023Article
- Public perception of the tax on sweetened beverages in France.Public health nutrition · 2022Article
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- What research evidence exists about physical activity in parents? A systematic scoping review.BMJ open · 2022Article
- Determinants of Changes in Women's and Men's Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior across the Transition to Parenthood: A Focus Group Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Factors promoting collaboration between community sports leaders and guardians in urban areas of Japan: A cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Association between perceived partner support and lifestyle in mother-father dyads expecting a first child.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Association between Parenthood and Health Behaviour in Later Life-Results from the Population-Based CARLA Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity (MVPA), including sport participation, is an important component of a healthy lifestyle. Scholars have devoted considerable attention to understanding the impact of parenthood on MVPA, albeit only for women. As the impact of fatherhood on men's lives is drawing more and more scholarly and societal attention, the aim of the current article is to provide an systematic overview of studies examining the impact of fatherhood on MVPA. A systematic review was conducted in Google Scholar, Web of Science and Web of Knowledge, using (combinations of) the search terms: father(hood), parent(hood), exercise, physical activity, sport and leisure time. This resulted in 54 papers reporting differences in MVPA and/or sport between fathers and childless men or within men that became father, of which 13 were included. Our overview of findings suggested that fathers spent less time on MVPA compared with childless men, but that fathers did not differ from their childless counterparts on the subarea of sport participation. Differences in time spent on MVPA were strongest between childless men and fathers with young children (< 6 yrs). Our systematic review revealed that fathers spent less time on MVPA compared to childless men, especially when they had young children. Interestingly, linkages between parental status and the subarea of sport participation were not found, which suggests that fathers cut back on other areas of MVPA. Given the impact of MVPA on a healthy lifestyle, future research in this field is warranted.
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