Roles of mothers and fathers in supporting child physical activity: a cross-sectional mixed-methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Examine the extent that parent gender is associated with supporting children's physical activity.

Design

Cross-sectional mixed-methods study.

Setting

47 primary schools located in Bristol (UK).

Participants

944 children aged 8-9 years and one of their parents provided quantitative data; 51 parents (20 fathers) were interviewed.

Methods

Children wore an accelerometer, and mean minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) per day, counts per minute (CPM) and achievement of national MVPA guidelines were derived. Parents reported who leads in supporting child activity during the week and weekend. Linear and logistic regression examined the association between gender of parent who supports child activity and child physical activity. For

SUBMITTER: Solomon-Moore E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5781024 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature