Web-based need-supportive parenting program to promote physical activity in secondary school students: a randomized controlled pilot trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Current 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 towa

SUBMITTER: Meerits PR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10463639 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature