Trial reportBMC public health2023
Web-based need-supportive parenting program to promote physical activity in secondary school students: a randomized controlled pilot trial.
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- Effectiveness and promising behavioral change techniques in interventions aimed at promoting physical activity in adolescents: a systematic review.BMC public health · 2026Pooled it
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- Linking students' perceptions of physical education teachers' (de)motivating styles to students' leisure time physical activity: the role of motivational processes.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Associations between parenting dimensions and physical activity levels among Chinese adolescents: psychological capital as a mediator.BMC public health · 2026Article
- The longitudinal impact of adverse childhood experiences on college students' intrinsic motivation for physical exercise: the chain mediating effect of meaning in life and psychological resilience.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Associations Between Maladaptive Personality Traits and Parenting Styles Among Chinese Adolescents: A Latent Profile and Response Surface Analysis.Psychology research and behavior management · 2026Article
- Associations of Perceived Parenting Practices with Mother-Infant Bonding at 1-Month Postpartum via Adult Attachment, Depression, and Anxiety in Japanese Mothers.Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment · 2026Article
- Family sports environment and emotional regulation in Chinese adolescents: the mediating roles of sports lifestyle and parent-child interaction.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Longitudinal Impact of Parenting on Grit: Serial Mediating Effect of Gratitude and Life Satisfaction.International journal of psychology : Journal international de psychologie · 2025Article
- The Effects of a Web-Based Need-Supportive Intervention for Physical Education Teachers on Students' Physical Activity and Related Outcomes: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- The effect of electronic health (eHealth) interventions for promoting physical activity self-efficacy in children: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of exercise science and fitness · 2024Review
- Personality and motivation of physical activity in adolescent girls: effects of perceived parental support and social physical anxiety.BMC public health · 2024Article
- The moderating effects of parental psychological control on the relationship between unsociability and socio-emotional functioning among Chinese children.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- Multilevel needs assessment of physical activity, sport, psychological needs, and nutrition in rural children and adults.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundCurrent global trend of insufficient physical activity (PA) among children and adolescents highlights the necessity of finding effective ways to promote PA in childhood. Self-determination theory (SDT) has demonstrated efficacy as a conceptual framework for developing interventions aimed at promoting diverse health behaviours. Parents have potential to influence children's health behaviours to a great extent, which could be enhanced from an online, self-paced training to gain knowledge on how to support children's intrinsic motivation towards particular health behaviour. In this pilot study, we developed and tested an online SDT-informed need-supportive training for parents, enabling them to interact with their children in a way to support their intrinsic motivation towards leisure-time physical activity.
methodsSixty eight students (M
resultsWhile a statistically significant intervention effect on children's leisure-time PA was not found, students in the intervention group reported higher, albeit marginal, perceptions of intrinsic motivation (F(2, 84) = 3.095, p = 0.050) and lower perceptions of introjected regulation (F(2, 88) = 3.107, p = 0.050) and autonomy frustration (F(2, 84) = 2.987, p = 0.056) at follow-up. Contrary to expectations, children in the control group demonstrated higher perceptions of intention (F(2, 84) = 4.838, p = 0.010) and effort (F(2, 80) = 3.473, p = 0.036) towards leisure-time physical activity at follow-up. No significant changes were found in perceptions of need-supportive behaviour from parents, attitude, and perceived behavioural control.
conclusionsOur pilot study highlights the importance of parental training and the potential for SDT-informed interventions to support children's intrinsic motivation towards physical activity. Further research is needed to test the intervention in other domains and combine interventions in several domains to have the highest impact.
trial registrationThis pilot study is part of preparation for the main study, prospectively registered in ISRCTN registry as ISRCTN78373974 (15.12.2022). The current stage of the main study is 'recruiting'.
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