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Are parental concerns about children's inactivity warranted, and are they associated with a supportive home environment?
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posted on 2008-09-01, 00:00 authored by Michelle JacksonMichelle Jackson, David CrawfordDavid Crawford, Karen CampbellKaren Campbell, Jo SalmonJo SalmonThis paper explores parental concern about children's activity levels and whether parents who are concerned about their child's activity provide a supportive environment, a sample of 615 parents of 5-6-year-old children and 947 parents of 10-12-year-old children completed a questionnaire. Just over 50% of parents reported they were concerned their child was not getting enough activity. Children of concerned parents were less active than those whose parents were not concerned. These findings suggest that parents who are concerned about their child's physical activity levels provided a less supportive environment for physical activity than parents who are not concerned. The challenge for public health will be to harness parental concerns and translate them into action.
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Research quarterly for exercise and sportVolume
79Issue
3Pagination
274 - 282Publisher
American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and DanceLocation
Washington D.C.ISSN
0270-1367eISSN
2168-3824Language
engPublication classification
C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2008, Taylor & FrancisUsage metrics
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