Identifying patterns of physical activity and screen time parenting practices and associations with preschool children's physical activity and adiposity.

ABSTRACT: Although physical activity and screen time parenting practices influence children's behaviors, little work has examined how these practices work in combination. The purpose of this study was to identify patterns of physical activity and screen time parenting practices, and examine differences in preschool children's physical activity, sedentary behavior, and adiposity among the identified patterns. Data were collected in 2009-2012 from 319 parent-child dyads enrolled in a randomized trial testing a parent-focused obesity prevention intervention. At baseline, physical activity and screen time parenting practices were assessed using a validated self-report survey. Children's physical activity and sedentary behavior were measured using accelerometers and child anthropometrics were objectively

SUBMITTER: Neshteruk CD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7058893 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature