Center for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research at Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia.
Res Q Exerc Sport. 2010 Sep;81(3):264-71. doi: 10.1080/02701367.2010.10599674.
This study aimed to determine cross-sectional associations of dog ownership, dog walking, and physical activity (PA) among children and their parents. Objective measures of PA were obtained for children ages 5-6 and 10-12 years from 19 primary schools across Melbourne, Australia. Parents self-reported their PA, dog ownership, and frequency of dog walking: 53% of families owned a dog, 41% of children who owned a dog did not walk their dog at all, and 32% reported never or rarely walking their dog as a family. Dog ownership was associated with an additional 29 min/day in PA among younger girls, and 70 and 59 min/week more in PA among mothers of younger boys and older girls, respectively. Among mothers of older girls, dog owners were 1.6 times as likely to meet PA guidelines. Mothers with older boys and girls, and fathers with younger boys, who reported walking the dog regularly as a family, spent more time in PA (105, 90, and 158 more min/week, respectively). Promoting dog ownership and dog walking among children and as a family are potential strategies for increasing PA participation in some families.
本研究旨在确定儿童及其父母拥有狗、遛狗和身体活动（PA）之间的横断面关联。来自澳大利亚墨尔本 19 所小学的 5-6 岁和 10-12 岁儿童接受了 PA 的客观测量。家长们自我报告了他们的 PA、养狗情况和遛狗频率：53%的家庭养狗，41%的养狗儿童根本不遛狗，32%的家庭报告从不或很少遛狗。对于年龄较小的女孩，养狗与每天额外增加 29 分钟的 PA 相关；对于年龄较小的男孩和年龄较大的女孩的母亲，遛狗分别使 PA 每周增加 70 分钟和 59 分钟。对于年龄较大的女孩的母亲来说，养狗者达到 PA 指南的可能性是前者的 1.6 倍。经常作为家庭遛狗的母亲，对于年龄较大的男孩和女孩以及年龄较小的男孩的父亲，他们的 PA 时间更多（每周分别多 105、90 和 158 分钟）。促进儿童和家庭养狗和遛狗可能是增加某些家庭 PA 参与度的策略。
