Fan Qilin, Wu Yan, Qian Huyue, Chen Lijian, Ye Sunyue
College of Education, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, China.
Hangzhou Dongcheng Foreign Language Experimental School, Hangzhou, China.
BMC Public Health. 2025 Mar 19;25(1):1056. doi: 10.1186/s12889-025-22244-y.
This study investigated the risk factors associated with insufficient engagement of Chinese early school-aged children in outdoor activities, including play and physical activities.
Data were gathered from two waves of parent-proxy surveys. The analysis involved 1612 children (46.15% girls; mean age = 7.83 years) who had participated in outdoor activities. Responses were analyzed using Generalized Estimating Equations to identify relevant correlates impacting children's outdoor play or outdoor physical activities. Children were assessed on their outdoor activities' levels, and variables were analyzed for their impact on these levels.
Maternal outdoor activity (< 1 h/day) and less clear requirements for outdoor activity are correlated with children's outdoor play time (< 2 h/day) (p < 0.05). The number of outdoor playfields was also significantly associated with insufficient outdoor play, particularly on weekends (p < 0.05). For outdoor physical activities (< 1 h/day), the male gender of the child was a protective factor (OR = 0.33, p < 0.001), while paternal outdoor activity time (< 1 h/day) and unclear outdoor activity requirements were risk factors (p < 0.01).
The risk factors of insufficient engagement of Chinese early school-aged children in outdoor pursuits included the lack of time parents spend on outdoor activities, their unclear requirements, and the limited availability of outdoor spaces. Specifically, mothers' outdoor activities time is linked to children's outdoor play, while the male gender of the child and fathers' outdoor activities are associated with children's outdoor physical activities participation.
本研究调查了与中国低龄学童户外活动（包括玩耍和体育活动）参与度不足相关的风险因素。
数据来自两轮家长代理调查。分析涉及1612名参与户外活动的儿童（女孩占46.15%；平均年龄 = 7.83岁）。使用广义估计方程分析回答，以确定影响儿童户外玩耍或户外体育活动的相关关联因素。评估儿童的户外活动水平，并分析变量对这些水平的影响。
母亲的户外活动（<1小时/天）以及对户外活动要求不明确与儿童的户外玩耍时间（<2小时/天）相关（p<0.05）。户外游乐场的数量也与户外玩耍不足显著相关，尤其是在周末（p<0.05）。对于户外体育活动（<1小时/天），儿童为男性是一个保护因素（OR = 0.33，p<0.001），而父亲的户外活动时间（<1小时/天）和不明确的户外活动要求是风险因素（p<0.01）。
中国低龄学童户外活动参与度不足的风险因素包括家长在户外活动上花费的时间不足、要求不明确以及户外空间有限。具体而言，母亲的户外活动时间与儿童的户外玩耍相关，而儿童的男性性别和父亲的户外活动与儿童参与户外体育活动相关。
