Perspectives of infant active play: a qualitative comparison of working versus stay-at-home parents.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Parents play a key role in infant's development through their interactions and the type of environment they provide to promote active play. The amount of time parents are able to spend with their infant is dependent on their working status, yet few studies have explored parent perception of their infant's active play by working status. The purpose of this study was to explore parent perception of active play and compare responses between working and stay-at-home parents.

Methods

Twenty-nine parents participated in this qualitative study by completing a one-time, in-person semi-structured interview based on the Theory of Planned Behavior. Themes were developed and compared based on parental working status using a directed content analysis approach.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Snyder K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7847006 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature