ArticleFrontiers in psychology2026
Parental sports support and emotional-behavioral problems in preschoolers: the chain mediating roles of exercise habits and parent-child relationships.
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Background: Experiencing emotional-behavioral problems during the preschool years can significantly hinder children's development and learning. While physical activity (PA) is recognized as beneficial for mitigating emotional-behavioral problems, the specific role of parental sports support and its underlying mechanisms remains underexplored. This study examined the relationship between parental sports support and emotional-behavioral problems in preschool children, investigating the individual and chain mediating roles of children's exercise habits and the parent-child relationship. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted with 4,358 parents of children aged 3-6 years in Hunan Province, China, using convenience sampling (2,252 boys, 2,106 girls; mean age 4.4 years). Variables were measured using the Parental Sports Support Scale, the Preschoolers' Exercise Habits Scale, the Parent-Child Relationship Scale, and the Emotional-Behavioral Problems Scale. A chain mediation model was tested using the PROCESS macro in SPSS. Results: Parental sports support was significantly and negatively associated with preschoolers' emotional-behavioral problems (β = -0.085, Conclusions: The findings indicate that parental sports support is associated with lower levels of emotional-behavioral problems both directly and indirectly through its relationship with healthier exercise habits and improved parent-child relationships. These results identify pathways through which parental sports involvement is associated with child mental health and suggest that family-centered physical activity interventions may be a valuable approach for addressing emotional-behavioral problems in early childhood. However, due to the cross-sectional design, this study can identify associations but not causal relationships.
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