School of Public Health, Physiotherapy, and Sports Science, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
PLoS One. 2024 Apr 1;19(4):e0299260. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0299260. eCollection 2024.
Girls are more at risk than boys of the non-communicable diseases associated with insufficient levels of physical activity (PA), therefore it is important to explore the reasons why girls maintain or cease to be physically active. Maternal support plays an important role in girl's PA, yet the factors influencing mothers' support of their PA have received limited exploration. In response, the aim of this study was to explore, mothers' experiences of supporting their daughters to be physically active and their perceptions of the factors that might influence these experiences.
Semi-structured interviews were conducted with a purposive sample of mothers (n = 29) of girls (Mean age = 10.9 years; SD = 0.6). Reflexive Thematic Analysis was used to analyse the data, with themes mapped to the relevant domains of the Theoretical Domains Framework.
Themes highlighted how mothers described providing PA support as an inherent part of their parental role and how their role was influenced by their own PA identity. Mothers recognised that the type and amount of support they provided was impacted by the community setting in which they lived. Mothers acknowledged how the role of others (e.g., partners, grandparents, peers) added a layer of complexity to supporting their daughters to be active.
This study advances our understanding of maternal PA support behaviours recognising the complex interplay of individual, social and environmental factors. Additionally, the use of the Theoretical Domains Framework presents an in-depth behavioural diagnosis which can be used to inform future theory-based interventions to promote parent support of children's PA.
与体力活动（PA）水平不足相关的非传染性疾病，女孩的患病风险高于男孩，因此，探索女孩保持或停止进行体力活动的原因非常重要。母亲的支持对女孩的 PA 起着重要作用，但影响母亲支持其 PA 的因素却鲜有探索。有鉴于此，本研究旨在探讨母亲支持女儿进行体力活动的经验，以及她们对可能影响这些经验的因素的看法。
采用目的抽样法，对 29 名女孩（平均年龄=10.9 岁，标准差=0.6）的母亲进行了半结构式访谈。采用反思性主题分析对数据进行分析，将主题映射到理论领域框架的相关领域。
主题突出了母亲如何描述提供 PA 支持是其父母角色的固有部分，以及她们的角色如何受到自身 PA 身份的影响。母亲们认识到，她们提供的支持类型和数量受到她们所居住的社区环境的影响。母亲们承认，其他人（如伴侣、祖父母、同龄人）的角色如何增加了支持女儿积极参与的复杂性。
本研究深入了解了母亲的 PA 支持行为，认识到个人、社会和环境因素的复杂相互作用。此外，使用理论领域框架进行深入的行为诊断，可以为未来促进父母支持儿童 PA 的基于理论的干预措施提供信息。
