Physical activity in young children: a systematic review of parental influences

Mitchell, Jessica; Skouteris, Helen; McCabe, Marita P.; Ricciardelli, Lina A.; Milgrom, Jeannette; Baur, Louise A.; Fuller‐Tyszkiewicz, Matthew; Dwyer, Genevieve M

doi:10.1080/03004430.2011.619658

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“…Although verbal encouragement was the most consistently reported form of PA support, parents also recalled experiences of engaging in PA with their children, acting as PA role models and exhibiting positive attitudes towards PA, all of which are consistent correlates of child PA (Beets et al 2010;Mitchell et al 2012). There was a consensus among parents that engaging in PA with their child presents the most promising way of increasing their child's PA by way of reinforcing an active lifestyle.…”

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“…Parents serve as 'choice architects' and PA gatekeepers, and as such, are in a unique position to promote behaviours that are conducive to children's health (Maitland, Stratton, Foster, Braham, & Rosenberg;Thaler & Sunstein, 2008). Amongst the many forms of parental influence, including role modelling (Madsen, McCulloch, & Crawford, 2009), parental PA attitudes (Zecevic, Tremblay, Lovsin, & Michel, 2010), and parenting styles (Davids & Roman, 2014); parental support (i.e., logistical support, verbal encouragement and praise) are amongst the most consistent correlates of child PA (Mitchell et al 2012;Sterdt, Liersch, & Walter, 2014).…”

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Parental perceptions on childrens out-of-school physical activity and family-based physical activity

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Early Child Development and Care

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This study explored parents' physical activity knowledge and perceptions of children's out-ofschool physical activity to formatively contribute to a family-based intervention design. Parents were largely unaware of the UK child physical activity guidelines and whether their child achieved the guidelines daily. Physical activity for many parents was attributed to healthy weight status, and the neighbourhood environment was perceived as unconducive to children's outdoor play which consequently increased the attractiveness of adult supervised organised activities. Family-based intervention engagement was considered as an important opportunity to increase physical activity knowledge, family time, and receive feedback on activity behaviours. Parental concerns related to intervention content and logistic and timing barriers.Consulting with parents in a formative sense prior to familial physical activity intervention facilitates intervention content to be aligned with family-specific perceptions and needs, and offers opportunities to communicate the relevance of programs to parents. This may aid subsequent intervention recruitment and engagement.

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Parental perceptions on childrens out-of-school physical activity and family-based physical activity

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Fairclough

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Early Child Development and Care

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“…For both behaviours, these investigate a broad range of potential correlates including demographic, biological, environmental, social and psychological influences. Contrasting conclusions regarding what factors are related to physical activity behaviour tend to be drawn across reviews , but family factors , time spent outdoors, and the built or physical environment appear to be consistently associated with increased physical activity in preschool‐aged children. Evidence of the correlates of sedentary behaviour is less well elucidated, with many (early) studies tending to report TV viewing as a proxy for sedentary behaviour rather than using objective measures .…”

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Barriers and facilitators to young children's physical activity and sedentary behaviour: a systematic review and synthesis of qualitative literature

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SummaryPositive activity behaviours (i.e. higher physical activity [PA]/lower sedentary behaviour [SB]) are beneficial from infancy, yet evidence suggests that young children (0‐ to 6‐year‐olds) are relatively inactive. To better understand the perceived influences on these behaviours and to aid intervention development, this paper systematically synthesizes the extensive qualitative literature regarding perceived barriers and facilitators to PA and SB in young children (0–6 years old). A search of eight electronic databases (July 2016) identified 43 papers for inclusion. Data extraction and evidence synthesis were conducted using thematic content analysis, underpinned by the socio‐ecological model (i.e. individual, interpersonal, community, organizational and policy levels). Parents, childcare providers and children perceived seven broad themes to be important for PA and SB, including the child; the home; out‐of‐home childcare; parent–childcare provider interactions; environmental factors; safety; and weather. Each theme mapped onto between one and five levels of the socio‐ecological model; barriers and facilitators at the interpersonal level (e.g. parents, care providers and family) were most frequently cited, reflecting the important (perceived) role adults/peers play in shaping young children's behaviours. We provide an overarching framework to explain PA and SB in early childhood. We also highlight where gaps in the current literature exist (e.g. from male carers; in developing countries; and barriers and facilitators in the environmental and policy domains) and where future quantitative work may focus to provide novel insights about children's activity behaviours (e.g. safety and weather).

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“…A number of systematic reviews have been conducted to examine the associations between cross-sectional factors (‘correlates’) and young children’s physical activity [16, 25, 26]. A broad range of correlates have been investigated, including demographic, biological, environmental, social and psychological influences.…”

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Determinants of Change in Physical Activity in Children 0–6 years of Age: A Systematic Review of Quantitative Literature

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BackgroundUnderstanding the determinants of children’s health behaviours is important to develop successful behaviour-change interventions.ObjectiveWe aimed to synthesise the evidence around determinants (‘preceding predictors’) of change in physical activity (PA) in young children (0–6 years of age).MethodsAs part of a suite of reviews, prospective quantitative studies investigating change in physical activity in children aged 0–6 years were identified from eight databases (to October 2015): MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Web of Knowledge, British Nursing Index, Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts, and Sociological Abstracts. Determinants and direction of association were extracted, described and synthesised according to the socio-ecological model (individual, interpersonal, organisational, community, policy).ResultsForty-four determinants, predominantly in the interpersonal and organisational domains, were reported across 44 papers (six prospective cohort, 38 interventional); 14 determinants were assessed in four or more papers. Parental monitoring showed a consistent positive association with change in PA; provider training was positively associated with change in children’s moderate-to-vigorous PA only. Five (sex, parental goal setting, social support, motor skill training and increased time for PA) showed no clear association. A further seven (child knowledge, parental knowledge, parental motivation, parenting skills, parental self-efficacy, curriculum materials and portable equipment) were consistently not associated with change in children’s PA. Maternal role-modelling was positively associated with change in PA in all three studies in which it was examined.ConclusionsA range of studied determinants of change in young children’s PA were identified, but only parental monitoring was found to be consistently positively associated. More evidence dealing with community and policy domains from low-/middle-income countries and about lesser-explored modifiable family- and childcare-related determinants is required.International Prospective Register for Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO) Registration NumberCRD42012002881.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1007/s40279-016-0656-0) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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Physical activity in young children: a systematic review of parental influences

Cited by 67 publications

References 42 publications

Parental perceptions on childrens out-of-school physical activity and family-based physical activity

Parental perceptions on childrens out-of-school physical activity and family-based physical activity

Barriers and facilitators to young children's physical activity and sedentary behaviour: a systematic review and synthesis of qualitative literature

Determinants of Change in Physical Activity in Children 0–6 years of Age: A Systematic Review of Quantitative Literature

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