Centre for Exercise, Nutrition & Health Sciences, School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol, 8 Priory Road, Bristol BS8 1TZ, UK.
School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2018 Nov 13;15(11):2547. doi: 10.3390/ijerph15112547.
Physical activity and screen viewing are associated with cardio-metabolic risk factors, psychological wellbeing, and academic performance among children. Across the last generation, children's physical activity and screen viewing behaviours have changed, coinciding with changes to the home and neighbourhood environment. This study aimed to qualitatively explore parents' views on their 8⁻9-year-old child's childhood and how this compares to experiences from their own childhood, with a specific focus on physical activity and screen viewing behaviours. Semi-structured telephone interviews were conducted with 51 parents (mean age = 41.2 years, range 31.5 to 51.5 years), between July and October 2016. Inductive and deductive content analyses were used to explore parents' perceptions of their child's physical activity and screen viewing behaviours in comparison to their own childhood behaviours. Interview data revealed that compared to the relative freedom they recalled as children, parents restrict their children's independent mobility and outdoor play due to concerns about safety. Despite their children having greater access to structured activities than they did as children, parents feel their children are "missing out," and perceived their own childhood as better with regards to maximising independent and outdoor play and limiting screen viewing. Innovative strategies are needed to change the social norms surrounding children's independent mobility and outdoor play.
身体活动和屏幕观看与儿童的心脏代谢风险因素、心理健康和学业成绩有关。在上一代人中，儿童的身体活动和屏幕观看行为发生了变化，这与家庭和社区环境的变化相吻合。本研究旨在定性探讨父母对 8-9 岁儿童童年的看法，以及这些看法与他们自己童年经历的比较，特别关注身体活动和屏幕观看行为。2016 年 7 月至 10 月期间，通过电话对 51 名家长（平均年龄为 41.2 岁，年龄范围为 31.5 至 51.5 岁）进行了半结构化电话访谈。采用归纳和演绎内容分析法探讨了父母对孩子身体活动和屏幕观看行为的看法，以及这些看法与他们自己童年行为的比较。访谈数据显示，与他们回忆中的相对自由相比，父母出于对安全的担忧，限制了孩子的独立行动和户外活动。尽管他们的孩子比他们小时候有更多的机会参加结构化活动，但父母觉得他们的孩子“错过了”，并认为自己的童年在最大限度地独立和户外活动以及限制屏幕观看方面更好。需要创新策略来改变围绕儿童独立行动和户外活动的社会规范。
