Preschool Children and Physical Activity

Hinkley, Trina; Crawford, David; Salmon, Jo; Okely, Anthony D.; Hesketh, Kylie

doi:10.1016/j.amepre.2008.02.001

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“…These findings are similar to those previously reported for Australian preschoolers 22 as well as for elementary students 23 . Although a review of 24 articles on preschool-aged children showed that those who spent more time outdoors were more active than the ones who spent less time outdoors 24 , in this study, there were no differences in TPA between the sexes. Outdoor playing time is associated with an increase in physical activity 4 , but it only represents one component of TPA.…”

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“…However, other support factors such as parental perceptions and behaviors need to be appropriately studied and targeted 36 . For instance, the study on the strong positive correlation between parental PA and the time they spend outdoors or in play spaces 24 . There is also remit in better understanding how parental perception of the outdoor environment might encourage children or PA in children from different SES backgrounds.…”

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Parental education and perception of outdoor playing time for preschoolers

Mota

Silva-Santos

Santos

et al. 2017

Motriz: rev. educ. fis.

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-Aim:The objective of this study was to analyze whether or not socioeconomic positions influence outdoor playtime during the week (WK) and on the weekends (WEND). Methods: The sample consisted of 485 (girls; n=223) healthy preschoolers, aged from 3 to 6 years, enrolled in kindergartens from the metropolitan area of Porto, Portugal.Physical Activity (PA) was assessed for 7 consecutive days with an accelerometer. The time playing outdoors during the WK or the WEND was reported by parents. Anthropometric data (weight and height) was collected following standardized protocols. Socioeconomic position was assessed by Parental Education (PE), according to the Portuguese education system. Results: We found differences in time spent playing outdoors either for the WK or WEND, but not for Total PA (TPA), in both sexes. However, regression analysis showed that after age adjustment, BMI and TPA for both sexes, we only found significant associations between low PE (LPE) and high PE (HPE) groups on WK or WEND.However, we found no statistically significant association for boys on the WK (p=0.06). Conclusion: Our findings suggest that socioeconomic position can influence the children's time spent in outdoor activities, especially on the weekends. This may have implications for future interventions with this age group.

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Parental education and perception of outdoor playing time for preschoolers

Mota

Silva-Santos

Santos

et al. 2017

Motriz: rev. educ. fis.

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“…As previous research examined (Ferreira, et al, 2006;Hinkley, et al, 2008;Brockman, et al, 2009), we looked at the environmental, personal, and familial factors that may affect children's PA. In terms of environmental factors, our findings in both the bivariate correlation and regression analyses show that closer distance to UGS from home is associated with children's increased frequency and duration of PA.…”

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Parental influence on children’s physical activity in urban green spaces

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Cankurt²

2015

J FAC FOR ISTANBUL U

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“…The association between the number of children in the family and level of physical activity is an almost unexplored topic 23 , particularly, in preschool-aged children 24 . However, it is plausible to suggest that a greater number of children and, therefore, siblings, increase the chance that the child participates in games and activities more physically active.…”

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Prevalência de baixo nível de atividade física em crianças pré-escolares.

Barros

Lopes

Barros

2012

Rev. Bras. Cineantropom. Desempenho Hum.

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-Physical activity (PA) in children has a decisive role in motor development and prevention of childhood obesity. The available evidence suggests that there is high prevalence of low levels of PA in children, but little is known about the level of PA in preschool children. The objective of this study was to identify the prevalence and the factors associated with low levels of PA in preschool children. This was a cross-sectional study performed in private schools in the municipality of Olinda (state of Pernambuco), with data collection through parent's face-to-face interviews. The study included 265 children (54.3% girls) with mean age of 4.9 years (SD=0.8). Children who did not perform at least 60 minutes/day of outdoors physical activities were considered exposed to low levels of PA. Data analysis was performed by logistic regression considering low level of PA as the outcome. The results showed that 65.3% (95%CI: 9.4-70.8) of children were classified as exposed to 'low level of PA' . Analysis showed that higher parental education (OR=2.41; 95%CI: 1.13-5.10), lack of space for playing at home (OR=2.36; 95%CI: 1.17-4.78), and attending school in the afternoon (OR=2.92, 95%CI 1.55-5.49) or full-time (OR=57.1, 95%CI 6.57-496.2) were associated with low levels of PA. Preschoolers from families with higher number of children had lower likelihood of low level of PA (OR=0.49; 95%CI 0.26-0.93). It can be concluded that the proportion of children exposed to low levels of PA is high compared to the results of similar studies and that parental and environmental factors are associated with physical activity level in preschool-aged children. Key words: Epidemiology; Motor activity; Preschool. 65,3% (IC95%: 9,8) (OR=2,41; IC95%: 1,10), falta de espaços para jogos e brincadeiras na residência (OR=2,36; IC95%: 1,78) e estudar em período vespertino (OR=2,92; IC95%: 1,49) ou integral (OR=57,1; IC95%: 6,2) foram fatores associados a baixo nível de AF. Maior número de filhos foi identificado como fator de proteção em relação a baixo nível de AF (OR=0,49; IC95%: 0,93 Resumo -A prática de atividades físicas (AF) na infância tem papel decisivo no desenvolvimento motor e prevenção da obesidade infantil. Evidências disponíveis sugerem que há elevada prevalência de baixos níveis de AF em crianças, mas pouco se conhece sobre o nível de AF em pré-escolares. O objetivo do estudo foi identificar a prevalência e os fatores associados ao baixo nível de AF em pré-escolares. Estudo transversal realizado em escolas privadas da Cidade de Olinda (PE), com coleta de dados mediante entrevista "face a face" com os pais das crianças. Participaram do estudo 265 crianças (54,3% meninas) com idade média de 4,9 anos (DP=0,8). Foram consideradas expostas a baixo nível de AF as crianças que não realizavam, no mínimo, 60 minutos/dia de AF ao ar livre. A análise dos dados foi efetuada mediante regressão logística, considerando o baixo nível de AF como desfecho. Os resultados mostram que

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Preschool Children and Physical Activity

Cited by 474 publications

References 39 publications

Parental education and perception of outdoor playing time for preschoolers

Parental education and perception of outdoor playing time for preschoolers

Parental influence on children’s physical activity in urban green spaces

Prevalência de baixo nível de atividade física em crianças pré-escolares.

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