ArticleBMC public health2016
A cross-sectional study of the relationship between parents' and children's physical activity.
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- Parents' and Children's (6-12 Years Old) Physical Activity Association: A Systematic Review from 2001 to 2020.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Association between parent and child physical activity: a systematic review.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2020Pooled it
- Associations Between Parent's and Child's Total Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior among Hispanic/Latino Families.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2025Trial
- Step by Step: Investigating Children's Physical Activity and Enjoyment in Outdoor Walking with Their Parents.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Parents' attitudes regarding their children's play during COVID-19: Impact of socioeconomic status and urbanicity.SSM - population health · 2023Article
- Children's Physical Activity during COVID-19 in Ontario, Canada: Parents' Perspectives.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- The Relationship Between Chinese College Student Offspring's Physical Activity and Father Physical Activity During COVID-19 Pandemic.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Sports participation of children and adolescents in Germany: disentangling the influence of parental socioeconomic status.BMC public health · 2021Article
- An Interaction Path of Mothers' and Preschoolers' Food- and Physical Activity-Related Aspects in Disadvantaged Sicilian Urban Areas.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Are the Parents' and Their Children's Physical Activity and Mode of Commuting Associated? Analysis by Gender and Age Group.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Physical activity practice and sports preferences in a group of Spanish schoolchildren depending on sex and parental care: a gender perspective.BMC pediatrics · 2020Article
- Parental support of the Canadian 24-hour movement guidelines for children and youth: prevalence and correlates.BMC public health · 2019Article
- Objectively measured physical activity in population-representative parent-child pairs: parental modelling matters and is context-specific.BMC public health · 2018Article
- Health-related parental indicators and their association with healthy weight and overweight/obese children's physical activity.BMC public health · 2018Article
- Role of parental and environmental characteristics in toddlers' physical activity and screen time: Bayesian analysis of structural equation models.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2018Article
- Impact of parental cancer on IQ, stress resilience, and physical fitness in young men.Clinical epidemiology · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundThough parents' physical activity (PA) is thought to be a predictor of children's PA, findings have been mixed. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between pedometer-measured steps/day of parents' and their children and potential moderators of this relationship. We also assessed the parent-child PA relationship as measured by questionnaires.
methodsSix-hundred and twelve 7-8 year olds and one of their parents wore Steps Count (SC)-T2 pedometers for four consecutive days. Parents reported their PA from the last seven days and their child's usual PA. Hierarchical linear regressions were used to assess the parent-child PA relationships, controlling for covariates. Gender (parent, child), gender homogeneity, weight status (parent, child), weight status homogeneity, and socioeconomic status (SES) variables (parent education, household income, area-level SES) were tested as potential moderators of this relationship. Partial r's were used as an estimate of effect size.
resultsParents' steps was significantly related to children's steps (r
conclusionPhysically active parents tend to have physically active children. Interventions designed to get children moving more throughout the day could benefit from including a parent component. Future research should explore the mechanisms by which parents influence their children, and other parent attributes and styles as potential moderators.
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