Healthy Lifestyle Matters: A Network Analysis of Urban Chinese Pre-School Children's Adiposity, Sleep Health, Mental Health, Child Functioning and Health Behaviours.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In the Chinese context, a greater emphasis is placed on academic skills rather than healthy lifestyles among pre-school children. To promote well-being as a whole, a comprehensive interpretation of multivariant relationships between health, functioning and well-being is necessary for children in this age group.

Methods

The current study adopted a network analysis among 422 urban Chinese pre-school children (57.8 ± 9.7 months, 54.2% boys) to detect the inter-relationships between the variables from nine domains, including demographics, adiposity, physical activity levels, executive function, motor coordination, sleep disturbance, diet health and mental strengths and difficulties. Data was obtained through both questionnaires completed by parents and direct assessme

SUBMITTER: Fang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12324986 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature