Age Moderates The Relationship Between Physical Activity And Bmi Percentile In Young Children

The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between motor proficiency and pedometer-determined physical activity in 5–6 year-old children. Participants (n = 232) were randomly recruited and assessed from 30 kindergartens in Northern Greece. Two trained researchers administered the measurements for the assessment of children’s motor proficiency by using the BOTMP-SF. Physical activity was assessed by OMRON pedometers. Significant relationships between BOTMP-SF standard score and steps (S), aerobic walking time (AWT) and aerobic steps (AS), (p < .05) were found. When motor proficiency was divided into quartiles to assess the distribution of the relationship between motor proficiency and pedometer- derived variables, significant associations were found for AWT, S and AS (p < .001). Young children with high levels of motor proficiency were more active in contrast to their peers with lower motor proficiency. The findings add to the growing body of literature that considers motor skills/abilities as important elements of physical activity participation. (Abbreviations: S-steps per day; AS-aerobic steps per day; AWT-aerobic walking time (minutesfiay−1); BOTMP-SF-Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency-Short Form (standard score))

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Neighborhood and Parental Influences on Diet and Physical Activity Behaviors in Young Low-Income Pediatric Patients

Clinical Pediatrics ◽

10.1177/0009922816684599 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 56 (13) ◽

pp. 1235-1243 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Nakiya N. Showell ◽

Katie Washington Cole ◽

Katherine Johnson ◽

Lisa Ross DeCamp ◽

Megan Bair-Merritt ◽

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Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Young Children ◽

Low Income ◽

Behavioral Interventions ◽

Dynamic Relationship ◽

Diet And Physical Activity ◽

The Face ◽

The Relationship ◽

Racial Ethnic

This study explores the relationship between neighborhood characteristics and caregiver preferences for establishing diet and physical activity behaviors among low-income African American and Hispanic young children (2-5 years). Primary caregivers of young children were recruited from 2 urban pediatric clinics to participate in focus groups (n = 33). Thematic analysis of transcripts identified 3 themes: neighborhood constraints on desired behaviors, caregivers’ strategies in response to neighborhoods, and caregivers’ sense of agency in the face of neighborhood constraints. This study elucidates the dynamic relationship between neighborhoods and caregiver preferences, their interrelated impacts on establishment of diet and physical activity behaviors among young children, and the important role of caregiver agency in establishing behaviors among young children. To effectively address obesity disparities among young children, primary care behavioral interventions must leverage and support such resilient caregiver responses to neighborhood constraints in order to optimally address racial/ethnic and socioeconomic disparities in obesity among young children.

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A Parent-Focused Pilot Intervention to Increase Parent Health Literacy and Healthy Lifestyle Choices for Young Children and Families

ISRN Family Medicine ◽

10.5402/2013/619389 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 2013 ◽

pp. 1-11 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Sasha Fleary ◽

Robert W. Heffer ◽

E. Lisako McKyer ◽

Aaron Taylor

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Health Care ◽

Health Literacy ◽

Young Children ◽

Healthy Lifestyle ◽

Preventive Health Care ◽

Preventive Health ◽

Lifestyle Choices ◽

Healthy Lifestyle Choices ◽

The Relationship

Health literacy affects caregivers’ ability to engage in preventive health care behaviors for themselves and their children. Studies suggest that health literacy among low-income families needs improvement, and this possibly contributes to disparities in preventive health care rates. Additionally, parents and caregivers may not be able to provide or seek preventive health care for their children because of lack of knowledge and skills to do so effectively. This study designed and piloted an intervention that delivered to parents of young children (1) health literacy information in an experiential manner and (2) practical skills to engage their families in healthy lifestyle choices. Specifically, the intervention focused on diet/nutrition, physical activity, sleep hygiene, parenting, and mental wellness. Postintervention improvements were noted for factual knowledge for diet/nutrition, physical activity, and sleep, beliefs about diet/nutrition, and the relationship between mental health and stress. Additionally, postintervention improvements were noted for general knowledge and beliefs about sleep, knowledge about the relationship between sleep and health, knowledge about common childhood sleep problems, and parents’ bedtime interactions with children. The efficacy of the intervention should be evaluated on a larger, more diverse sample in the future with considerations for multiple health behavior change in the evaluation.

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Relationship of Perceived Physical Self-Concept and Physical Activity Level and Sex among Young Children

Perceptual and Motor Skills ◽

10.2466/pms.100.2.349-353 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 100 (2) ◽

pp. 349-353 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Jurij Planinšec ◽

Samo Fošnarič

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Young Children ◽

High Activity ◽

Physical Performance ◽

Weight Control ◽

Physical Appearance ◽

Activity Level ◽

Self Concept ◽

Activity Groups ◽

The Relationship

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between level of physical activity and perceived physical self-concept of young children. The sample comprised 364 children from Slovenia, aged 6.4 yr. ( SD = 0.3), of which 179 were boys and 185 girls. Parents and teachers reported children's physical activity using the Harro questionnaire. We divided children into Low and High Activity groups based on their mean scores. The children completed Stein's Children's Physical Self-concept Scale, which assesses Global Physical Self-concept and the subdomains of Physical Performance, Physical Appearance, and Weight Control behavior. Two-way analysis of variance with both sex and physical activity levels, and their interaction were used to examine differences in Physical Self-concept. There were significant differences between the Low and High Activity groups on scores for global Physical Self-concept Scale, Physical Performance, and Weight Control, on which children from the High Activity group scored higher; whereas on the subscale Physical Appearance, there were no significant differences. There were no significant sex differences on the Physical Self-concept Scale. The most important conclusion of this research indicates the theoretical assumptions that Physical Activity and perceived Physical Self-concept are related. Direction of the relationship remains unclarified.

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