Physical activity of parents and of their children: a systematic review of Brazilian sample studies – Report Card Brazil

Abstract

The aim of this study was systematically review the researches in regard the association of PA of parents and the PA of their children. A literature search was performed in five databases (Medline, Embase, Cinahl, Lilacs and SciELO) using combined terms about youth, PA and social support, with restriction to publications with Brazilian sample and to English and Portuguese language. Thirteen studies were included in this review and was observed a positive association of parental PA and the PA of their children for the majority of the studies (n=11). Only two studies did not observed significant association between PA of parents and their children and, otherwise, it was not observed negative associations in the review. It was observed different associations according to the gender of both parents and children. This findings support the importance for the practice of PA by parents as encouragement for the practice of PA by their children among Brazilians. The strategies to promote the increase in practice of physical activity of children and adolescents of both genders may consider the social support as an important factor, especially in relation to the practice of PA of their parents.

Parent-Child Physical Activity Association in Families with 4- to 16-Year-Old Children

“…To conclude, parents play an important role in promoting their children's active lifestyles. Although compared with other studies [30,33,54], the results are not always consistent, the present study suggested a strong relationship between the SC of parents and SC of children younger than eight years, the strongest being the relationship between mothers and daughters aged 4-7.9 years, especially at weekends. At a later age, the parent-child association is more affected by gender-based differences, with a dominant association especially between fathers and sons.…”

“…The present study also confirmed a gender-specific parent-child SC relationship, which is consistent with a Brazilian study on parent-child associations [33]. Some studies also reported different results concerning parent-child PA associations with respect to the children's or parents' gender [30,33,54].…”

“…The present study also confirmed a gender-specific parent-child SC relationship, which is consistent with a Brazilian study on parent-child associations [33]. Some studies also reported different results concerning parent-child PA associations with respect to the children's or parents' gender [30,33,54]. On the other hand, regardless of the children's age, the present study suggested a significant father-son PA relationship, similarly to the SOPHYA study and other studies [27,30,31].…”

“…In parent-child studies, a dyadic approach is applied, i.e., the variables are measured in two members of the dyad (a child and a parent) [32]. Stronger associations in parent-child PA are expectable for mother-child dyads compared with father-child dyads, and between children and parents of the same gender, i.e., mother-daughter or father-son dyads [30,[33][34][35].…”

Níveis de atividade física e fatores associados entre professores de medicina

“…Consequentemente, conhece os benefícios da prática regular da AF em relação à saúde e a qualidade de vida [1][2][3]5 . Devido a isso, todos os esforços no sentido de combater a inatividade física são válidos, dentre eles destacam-se as políticas públicas 11 , as mudanças nos hábitos diários 8,9 e o envolvimento em atividades comunitárias 20 e familiares 21 .…”