Lau Patrick W C, Lee Antoinette, Ransdell Lynda
Department of Physical Education, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Obesity (Silver Spring). 2007 Sep;15(9):2293-302. doi: 10.1038/oby.2007.272.
To investigate the associations among parenting style, gender, Chinese culture, and overweight children's attraction to physical activity.
A total of 104 parents with overweight children were recruited from six primary schools in Hong Kong, China. Only overweight children in grades 3 through 6 (8 to 12 years of age) were invited to participate. Overweight children were defined and identified using the international cut-off points stratified by sex and age. Questionnaires were used to assess Children's Attraction to Physical Activity (CAPA), perceived competence, and parental socialization influences.
Parental influence, especially father's role modeling, was significantly related to attraction to physical activity in overweight Chinese children. Perceived physical competence was also an important correlate of an overweight child's attraction to physical activity. Gender differences in CAPA were not significant among the Chinese overweight children. However, gender differences were observed in the relationship between parent physical activity orientation and CAPA.
In addition to a child's perceived competence, father's role modeling can provide additional and significant influence with regard to overweight children's attraction to physical activity. Differences in cultural orientation toward body weight should be considered when explaining overweight children's physical activity.
探讨养育方式、性别、中国文化与超重儿童对体育活动的吸引力之间的关联。
从中国香港的六所小学招募了104名有超重儿童的家长。仅邀请三至六年级（8至12岁）的超重儿童参与。超重儿童通过按性别和年龄分层的国际切点来定义和识别。使用问卷评估儿童对体育活动的吸引力（CAPA）、感知能力和父母的社会化影响。
父母的影响，尤其是父亲的榜样作用，与超重中国儿童对体育活动的吸引力显著相关。感知到的身体能力也是超重儿童对体育活动吸引力的一个重要相关因素。中国超重儿童中CAPA的性别差异不显著。然而，在父母体育活动取向与CAPA的关系中观察到了性别差异。
除了儿童的感知能力外，父亲的榜样作用在超重儿童对体育活动的吸引力方面可提供额外且显著的影响。在解释超重儿童的体育活动时，应考虑对体重的文化取向差异。
