Chiarlitti Nathan A, Kolen Angela M
Department of Human Kinetics, St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, CANADA.
Int J Exerc Sci. 2017 Mar 1;10(2):205-212. doi: 10.70252/MXVH6929. eCollection 2017.
Engaging in a physically active lifestyle relates positively to current health and reduces chances of chronic diseases in the future. Given escalating health care costs, it is paramount to reduce illnesses associated with a lack of physical activity and thus critical to identify factors that influence physical activity - especially in children, with the opportunity for a lifetime impact. One of these influencing factors may be parents/guardians. The intent of this study was to examine the relationship between children's physical activity levels and parental factors including parental physical activity, support/encouragement, restrictiveness, and self-reported participation. Data was collected from 15 child-parent pairs with children ranging in age from 7 to 10 years. Daily physical activity levels were determined from pedometer data using a Piezo SC-Step Pedometer. Number of steps and moderate and vigorous physical activity were extracted from the pedometers and levels of support/encouragement, restrictiveness, and participation were quantified from parents' self-reported responses to a questionnaire created for this study. Pearson Product correlation analyses were carried out between: the children's and parent steps (r = -0.069; p = 0.597); children's steps and parent's self-reported encouragement/support (r = 0.045, p = 0.563); children's steps and parents' self-reported restrictiveness (r = -.0254, p = 0.820); and children's steps and parents' self-reported participation (r = -0.002, p = 0.503). The lack of significant relationships among these variables implies that more complex interactions occur between children and their parents regarding physical activity with children's participation influenced by other factors.
保持积极的身体活动生活方式与当前的健康状况呈正相关，并能降低未来患慢性病的几率。鉴于医疗保健成本不断攀升，减少与缺乏身体活动相关的疾病至关重要，因此识别影响身体活动的因素至关重要——尤其是对儿童而言，因为这有可能产生终身影响。其中一个影响因素可能是父母/监护人。本研究的目的是探讨儿童身体活动水平与父母因素之间的关系，这些因素包括父母的身体活动、支持/鼓励、限制程度以及自我报告的参与情况。从15对儿童-父母对中收集了数据，儿童年龄在7至10岁之间。使用压电式SC-Step计步器根据计步器数据确定每日身体活动水平。从计步器中提取步数以及中度和剧烈身体活动的量，并根据父母对为本研究创建的问卷的自我报告回答对支持/鼓励、限制程度和参与水平进行量化。对以下各项进行了皮尔逊积差相关分析：儿童与父母的步数（r = -0.069；p = 0.597）；儿童的步数与父母自我报告的鼓励/支持（r = 0.045，p = 0.563）；儿童的步数与父母自我报告的限制程度（r = -0.254，p = 0.820）；以及儿童的步数与父母自我报告的参与情况（r = -0.002，p = 0.503）。这些变量之间缺乏显著关系意味着在儿童与其父母之间，关于身体活动存在更复杂的相互作用，儿童的参与受到其他因素的影响。
