J Phys Act Health. 2020 May 1;17(5):540-547. doi: 10.1123/jpah.2019-0386.
Parents are influential in supporting children's physical activity, but relatively little is known about the role of fathers in children's physical activity.
Semi-structured interviews (n = 24) were conducted with low-active and active fathers of children 3-11 years old. Deductive thematic analysis was used to identify fathers' physical activity practices and understand how fathers interact with their children around physical activity.
All fathers demonstrated coparticipation in physical activity with their children. Other physical activity practices commonly used by fathers included as follows: facilitation of active opportunities, modeling, involvement through coaching or teaching, and encouragement. In addition, fathers viewed physical activity as an opportunity to spend time with their children to bond and develop shared interests. Finally, fathers perceived their role in children's physical activity to be different compared with mothers. Regarding father activity level, active fathers discussed modeling more frequently and tended to engage in a variety of different activities compared with low-active fathers.
Fathers play an important role in their children's physical activity, suggesting that physical activity may be one context in which to prompt paternal involvement, foster father-child relationships, and strengthen paternal parenting.
父母在支持孩子的身体活动方面具有影响力，但对于父亲在孩子身体活动中的作用知之甚少。
对 3-11 岁低活跃和活跃孩子的父亲进行了半结构化访谈（n=24）。采用演绎主题分析来确定父亲的身体活动实践，并了解父亲如何围绕身体活动与孩子互动。
所有父亲都与孩子一起参与了身体活动。父亲常用的其他身体活动实践包括：促进积极机会、树立榜样、通过指导或教学参与、鼓励。此外，父亲认为身体活动是与孩子共度时光、建立联系和培养共同兴趣的机会。最后，父亲认为自己在孩子身体活动中的角色与母亲不同。关于父亲的活动水平，活跃的父亲更频繁地讨论了榜样作用，并且与低活跃的父亲相比，他们倾向于参与各种不同的活动。
父亲在孩子的身体活动中扮演着重要的角色，这表明身体活动可能是促进父亲参与、培养父子关系和加强父亲育儿的一个重要环境。
