Considerations for a Social Media Physical Activity Program: Exploratory Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Social media may be a powerful platform to combat parents' and children's low physical activity levels.

Objective

This study surveyed parents' beliefs about physical activity in order to expand the extant literature concerning the interest in and the design of an effective and feasible social media physical activity (SMPA) program.

Methods

Primary caregivers (n=250; 215 [86%] mothers, 164 [65.6%] White) of children aged 6-12 years completed an online questionnaire. Interest was examined through responses on the questionnaire; beliefs (ie, perceptions, knowledge, and support) about physical activity were examined using Spearman correlations; and to support the SMPA program design, researchers examined a combination of multiple-choice and free-response questi

SUBMITTER: Scott-Andrews KQ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8887632 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature