SynthesisSports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.)2017
Determinants of Change in Physical Activity in Children 0-6 years of Age: A Systematic Review of Quantitative Literature.
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46 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Migrant parents' perceptions of the benefits, barriers, and facilitators of young children's physical activity and sedentary behavior: A systematic review of qualitative studies.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2025Pooled it
- Reviewing the association between motor competence and physical activity from a behavioral genetic perspective.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Pooled it
- The Influence of Motor Competence on Broader Aspects of Health: A Systematic Review of the Longitudinal Associations Between Motor Competence and Cognitive and Social-Emotional Outcomes.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2024Pooled it
- Which behaviour change techniques are associated with interventions that increase physical activity in pre-school children? A systematic review.BMC public health · 2023Pooled it
- Correlates of Physical Activity in 0- to 5-year-olds: A Systematic Umbrella Review and Consultation of International Researchers.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2023Pooled it
- Determinants of change in accelerometer-assessed sedentary behaviour in children 0 to 6 years of age: A systematic review.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2019Pooled it
- Childhood Obesity Prevention in Africa: A Systematic Review of Intervention Effectiveness and Implementation.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Pooled it
- The influence of musculoskeletal pain disorders on muscle synergies-A systematic review.PloS one · 2018Pooled it
- Barriers and facilitators to young children's physical activity and sedentary behaviour: a systematic review and synthesis of qualitative literature.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2017Pooled it
- Two Approaches to Increase Physical Activity for Preschool Children in Child Care Centers: A Matched-Pair Cluster-Randomized Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Trial
- Feasibility and effectiveness of two built environmental interventions on physical activity among 3-5-year-old preschoolers.Journal for specialists in pediatric nursing : JSPN · 2019Trial
- Race/Ethnicity and Change in Physical Activity From Infancy to Preschool Age.Pediatric exercise science · 2026Article
- A comparative analysis of objectively assessed physical activity levels in kindergarten and home among children aged 5 to 6.PloS one · 2026Article
- The needs of parents and their network to influence physical activity and motor development among children 0-to-4-years old: a mixed-methods study protocol.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Effects of physical activity interventions on fundamental movement skills and cognitive function in early childhood: A systematic review and network meta-analysis.Journal of sport and health science · 2025Review
- Physical Activity-Related Practices and Psychosocial Factors of Childcare Educators: A Latent Profile Analysis.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Organizational readiness and implementation fidelity of an early childhood education and care-specific physical activity policy intervention: findings from the Play Active trial.Journal of public health (Oxford, England) · 2024Article
- Effectiveness of parent-based electronic health (Journal of exercise science and fitness · 2024Review
- Mixed-Methods Systematic Review to Identify Facilitators and Barriers for Parents/Carers to Engage Pre-School Children in Community-Based Opportunities to Be Physically Active.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Activity Behaviors in British 6-Year-Olds: Cross-Sectional Associations and Longitudinal Change During the School Transition.Journal of physical activity & health · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundUnderstanding the determinants of children's health behaviours is important to develop successful behaviour-change interventions.
objectiveWe aimed to synthesise the evidence around determinants ('preceding predictors') of change in physical activity (PA) in young children (0-6 years of age).
methodsAs part of a suite of reviews, prospective quantitative studies investigating change in physical activity in children aged 0-6 years were identified from eight databases (to October 2015): MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Web of Knowledge, British Nursing Index, Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts, and Sociological Abstracts. Determinants and direction of association were extracted, described and synthesised according to the socio-ecological model (individual, interpersonal, organisational, community, policy).
resultsForty-four determinants, predominantly in the interpersonal and organisational domains, were reported across 44 papers (six prospective cohort, 38 interventional); 14 determinants were assessed in four or more papers. Parental monitoring showed a consistent positive association with change in PA; provider training was positively associated with change in children's moderate-to-vigorous PA only. Five (sex, parental goal setting, social support, motor skill training and increased time for PA) showed no clear association. A further seven (child knowledge, parental knowledge, parental motivation, parenting skills, parental self-efficacy, curriculum materials and portable equipment) were consistently not associated with change in children's PA. Maternal role-modelling was positively associated with change in PA in all three studies in which it was examined.
conclusionsA range of studied determinants of change in young children's PA were identified, but only parental monitoring was found to be consistently positively associated. More evidence dealing with community and policy domains from low-/middle-income countries and about lesser-explored modifiable family- and childcare-related determinants is required. INTERNATIONAL PROSPECTIVE REGISTER FOR SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS (PROSPERO) REGISTRATION NUMBER: CRD42012002881.
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