Physical activity and the growing family: A mixed methods study

这一博士项目将首先详细了解家庭成员在新生婴儿到来后PA的变化。PA是复杂的，其分析需要使用先进的定量方法进行精确的客观测量。虽然这一阶段的学习将是广泛的，但对PA行为发生的背景和环境的洞察对于避免将PA视为一种孤立的“行为”而不是一种与社会背景相关的“实践”的陷阱至关重要。这种洞察最好是使用严格的定性方法，其中实践理论将提供一个新的理论视角。拟议的混合方法项目将产生真正创新和高度跨学科的见解，通过与区域和国家利益攸关方的伙伴关系，将有助于为实践提供政策和干预措施。

This PhD project will firstly provide a detailed understanding of the changes to the PA of household members after the arrival of a new baby. PA is complex, and its analysis necessitates precise objective measurement using advanced quantitative methods. While learning from this phase will be extensive, insight into the contexts and environment in which PA behaviours occur is vital to avoid the traps of seeing PA as an isolated 'behaviour' rather than an socially contextualised 'practice'. This insight is best obtained using rigorous qualitative methods where practice theories will provide a novel theoretical lens. The proposed mixed-methods project will generate insights that are genuinely innovative and highly interdisciplinary which, through partnerships with regional and national stakeholders, will help inform policy and interventions for practice.