Parental Influences on Physical Activity in Children: An Exploration of Potential Mechanisms
Parental Influences on Physical Activity in Children: An Exploration of Potential Mechanisms
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DOI：
10.1123/pes.15.1.19
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发表时间：
2003-02
影响因子：
1.8
通讯作者：
G. Welk;K. Wood;Gina M. Morss
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作者：
G. Welk;K. Wood;Gina M. Morss
本研究检验了一个模型的效用，以解释父母对儿童体育活动的影响。来自3所小学的儿童（n = 994）完成了一项调查，量表评估了身体活动、对活动的吸引力、感知能力和感知父母影响。我们还获得了父母体力活动水平的自我报告数据（n = 536），以检验积极的父母可能会给孩子提供更多鼓励和支持的假设。父母影响量表分别占体育活动、体育活动吸引力和能力感知差异的20%、26%和28%。父母和孩子的运动水平之间的相关性很低，但积极的父母的孩子在父母影响测量和社会心理相关方面的得分高于不积极的父母。本研究进一步证实了父母对孩子体育活动行为的重要影响。
This study examined the utility of a model to explain parental influence on children’s physical activity. Children (n = 994) from 3 elementary schools completed a survey with scales assessing physical activity, attraction to activity, perceived competence, and perceived parental influence. Self-report data on the physical activity levels of parents (n = 536) were also obtained to test the hypothesis that active parents may provide more encouragement and support for their children. The parental influence scales accounted for 20%, 26%, and 28% of the variance in physical activity, attraction to physical activity, and perceptions of competence, respectively. Correlations between parent and child levels of activity were low, but children of active parents had higher scores on the parental influence measures and psychosocial correlates than inactive parents. This study provides further confirmation of the important influence that parents exert on their child’s physical activity behavior.