Objectively measured physical activity in population-representative parent-child pairs: parental modelling matters and is context-specific.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Evidence for the context-specific influence of parental modelling on physical activity (PA) in childhood remains inconclusive. This nationwide Swiss study assessed the cross-sectional association between objectively measured PA of parents and their children and whether it varied across different levels of sociodemographic and environmental factors. In a second step a structural equation-model (SEM) was used to assess, whether associations between children's PA and sociodemographic and environmental factors are mediated by the parental PA behaviour.

Methods

The population-based sample of the SOPHYA-study consisted of 889 children aged 6 to 16 years living in Switzerland and 1059 parents. PA was measured using accelerometers. Information on sociodemographics, sports

SUBMITTER: Bringolf-Isler B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6098593 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature