a Center of Human Movement Sciences, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen , Groningen , The Netherlands.
b Department of Epidemiology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen , Groningen , the Netherlands.
J Sports Sci. 2019 Oct;37(19):2198-2204. doi: 10.1080/02640414.2019.1626070. Epub 2019 Jun 2.
The global trend in inactivity in children may be related to psychosocial problems. We investigated the cross-sectional association between physical activity (PA) levels and psychosocial functioning in 3.4-7.3-year-old children. Children from the Dutch GECKO birth cohort (N = 898; 51.6% boys) had PA levels assessed objectively by accelerometry (ActiGraph GT3X) for at least three days. Linear regression analysis was used for associations with psychosocial functioning (parent report of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire), controlling for gender, age and socio-economic status. Higher total and moderate-to-vigorous PA levels (MVPA) were associated with higher Total Difficulty scores, and sedentary time to lower Total Difficulty scores. More time spent in MVPA was significantly associated to "hyperactivity/inattention" in both boys (Standardized B = 0.192) and girls (Std.B = 0.139) whereas for the time in sedentary behaviour, a reverse association was found only in boys (Std.B = -0.230). In boys only, more time in MVPA (Std.B = 0.154) and less time in sedentary behaviour (Std.B = -0.147), were significant determinants for 'behavioural problems'. When using objectively measured PA, parents report more hyperactivity/inattention and behavioural problems in the more active children, and less in the more sedentary children, most clearly for boys. High levels of PA might be an indicator of psychosocial problems in young children.
全球儿童缺乏运动的趋势可能与心理社会问题有关。我们研究了 3.4-7.3 岁儿童的身体活动（PA）水平与心理社会功能之间的横断面关联。荷兰 GECKO 出生队列的儿童（N=898；51.6%为男孩）通过加速度计（ActiGraph GT3X）至少三天进行了 PA 水平的客观评估。线性回归分析用于评估与心理社会功能（父母报告的长处和困难问卷）的关联，控制性别、年龄和社会经济地位。更高的总 PA 和中高强度 PA（MVPA）水平与更高的总困难评分相关，而久坐时间与更低的总困难评分相关。更多的 MVPA 时间与男孩（标准化 B=0.192）和女孩（Std.B=0.139）的“多动/注意力不集中”显著相关，而对于久坐行为的时间，仅在男孩中发现了相反的关联（Std.B=-0.230）。仅在男孩中，更多的 MVPA 时间（Std.B=0.154）和更少的久坐行为时间（Std.B=-0.147）是“行为问题”的重要决定因素。当使用客观测量的 PA 时，父母报告说，在更活跃的儿童中，多动/注意力不集中和行为问题更多，而在更久坐的儿童中则更少，在男孩中最为明显。高水平的 PA 可能是幼儿心理社会问题的一个指标。
