SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Parents' and Children's (6-12 Years Old) Physical Activity Association: A Systematic Review from 2001 to 2020.
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- Parental/Guardian-Child Physical Activity in Relation to Racial/Ethnic Inequities in the Americas: A Scoping Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Parental modelling has a sustainable effect on offspring's physical activity: the SOPHYA cohort.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour, and Screen Time Amongst Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Australian Children and Adolescents: A Scoping Review of Quantitative and Qualitative Studies.Health promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals · 2025Article
- 'They build roads, not cycle paths': a qualitative study of Pacific children's physical activity barriers.Health promotion international · 2025Article
- Determining the interplay of prenatal parental BMI in shaping child BMI trajectories: the CHILD Cohort Study.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2025Article
- Step by Step: Investigating Children's Physical Activity and Enjoyment in Outdoor Walking with Their Parents.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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- Managing childhood asthma with an eye toward environmental, social, and behavioral features.Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology · 2025Review
- Factors associated with insufficient outdoor play and physical activity participation among Chinese children aged 6-10 years: evidence from a two-wave survey.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Physical activity and sedentary behaviour amongst children with obesity - exploring cross-sectional associations between child and parent.Journal of activity, sedentary and sleep behaviors · 2025Article
- The open health-promoting activities programme: redefining health promotion and family dynamics by engaging parents in socioeconomically deprived Swedish communities.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Consistency between the geographic distributions of overweight and obesity among children and adults in China.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Parents' sports-related behaviors, self-concept of ability, interest and organized after-school sports activities participation among Chinese elementary school children.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
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Abstract
Worldwide, studies reveal that a significant proportion of adults and children do not meet the recommended guidelines for physical activity (PA). Therefore, it is crucial that proxy determinants for child physical activity enhancement could be identified. Parents have been considered to have a key role in child adherence to physical activity. Thus, this systematic review aimed to identify association between parents' and children's PA. The search of scientific papers was conducted from 31 October 2020 until 31 January 2021, on the Web of Science, Scopus, Psycinfo, SportDiscus, and Pubmed databases. The PRISMA protocol was used. Findings indicate a consistent association between parents' and children's (6-12 years old) PA. Despite the imbalance of the number of assessed fathers and mothers with the latter clearly overrepresented, a trend towards the same gender dyads on PA significant and positive association (father/son, mother/daughter) was evidenced. Results support the relevant importance of parents' PA as role modeling (either explicitly or implicitly) for children's PA. Besides, results revealed the importance of promoting PA in family for the enhancement of children's PA. Moreover, and given the positive impact of exerting PA with the children on children's PA, parents should spend more time practicing PA with their children, especially on MVPA and meeting the recommended guidelines for PA. Future studies should highlight the role of mediator variables on this interaction process, extending the knowledge on the contribution of other factors to the requested enhancement of children adherence to PA practice.
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