scholarly journals “It Is Like Compulsory to Go, but It Is still pretty Nice”: Young Children’s Views on Physical Activity Parenting and the Associated Motivational Regulation

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (7) ◽  
pp. 2315
Author(s):  
Arto Laukkanen ◽  
Arja Sääkslahti ◽  
Kaisa Aunola
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Autonomy Support ◽  
Children's Perceptions ◽  
Children’S Perceptions ◽  
High Responsiveness ◽  
Motivational Regulation ◽  
Parenting Dimensions ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
Children’S Views ◽  
The Relationship

Physical activity parenting (PAP) is consistently correlated with children’s physical activity (PA). Children’s perception of PAP has garnered little attention given that it mediates the relationship between PAP and child PA outcomes. This study aimed to examine 7–10-year-old children’s perspectives on PAP practices and how they relate to their motivational regulation of PA. A total of 79 children 7–10 years of age participated in 19 semi-structured focus group interviews. Through qualitative theory-guided content analysis, using frameworks of parenting dimensions and self-determination theory (SDT), we found that children’s perceptions of high responsiveness and low demandingness in PAP—according to SDT, autonomy support, involvement, and structure—were associated with satisfaction of all three psychological basic needs—autonomy, competence, and relatedness. In contrast, perceptions of high demandingness and low responsiveness in PAP, i.e., coercive control, were associated with dissatisfaction of autonomy need. However, perceptions of high demandingness and high responsiveness in PAP, specifically parental expectations and facilitation of PA, were associated with satisfaction of competence need. It seems possible to identify different types of PAP practices associated with children’s motivation for PA. Different forms of parental demandingness with differing motivational outcomes were uniquely identified from the children’s perceptions of PAP.

scholarly journals Exploring the Effect of Perceptions on Children’s Physical Activity in Varying Geographic Contexts: Using a Structural Equation Modelling Approach to Examine a Cross-Sectional Dataset

Children ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (12) ◽  
pp. 159 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leah Taylor ◽  
Andrew Clark ◽  
Piotr Wilk ◽  
Brenton Button ◽  
Jason Gilliland
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Structural Equation Modelling ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Children's Perceptions ◽  
Children’S Perceptions ◽  
Equation Modelling ◽  
Behavioural Aspects ◽  
The Relationship

Most Canadian children are not meeting the recommended 60 min of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity per day. Research suggests that children’s perceptions of their environment have an influence on their physical activity behaviours, but there is a lack of generalizability among previous work. The purpose of this study was to assess the mediating effect of children’s perceptions of barriers to physical activity on the relationship between their environments and their level of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (measured with accelerometers). Structural equation modelling stratified by gender was used to assess the research objective in a sample of 546 participants aged 8–14 years old from Northwestern and Southwestern Ontario, Canada. In both models stratified by gender, perceptions of barriers did not significantly mediate the relationship between urbanicity and physical activity. Independent of all other factors, there was no significant relationship between urbanicity and physical activity in girls, but there was in boys. These results offer insight into potential processes by which perceptions impact physical activity and provide initial information to further our understanding of the behavioural aspects of physical activity through multiple levels of analysis. Researchers must continue to improve efforts for quantifying the experience of children’s daily activity contexts.

Children's Perceptions of Healthful Eating and Physical Activity

2010 ◽  
Vol 71 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Lisa Penner Protudjer ◽  
Gail Marchessault ◽  
Anita Luba Kozyrskyj ◽  
Allan Barry Becker
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Food Choices ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
High Fat ◽  
Children's Perceptions ◽  
Children’S Perceptions ◽  
Dietary Behaviours ◽  
Interview Guide ◽  
Purposeful Selection ◽  
Common Barriers

Purpose: Healthful lifestyle habits established in childhood may continue through adulthood. Such habits may also be effective in preventing or reversing overweight and obesity. However, little is known about children's perceptions of healthful eating and physical activity. Thus, we sought a better understanding of how children perceive healthful eating and physical activity. Methods: A purposeful selection was made of Winnipeg, Manitoba, boys (n=23) and girls (n=22) aged 11 to 12 years. The children were interviewed using a semi-structured, indepth interview guide. Data were analyzed using thematic coding. Results: Although healthful eating was seen as necessary for health, high-fat, high-sugar foods were a source of pleasure and enjoyed during social times. Physical activity was a way of spending time with friends, either through active play or watching sports. Boys viewed screen time and homework as barriers to physical activity, while girls identified no common barriers. Children viewed physical activity as easier than healthful eating, describing the former as “play” and “fun.” Conclusions: Knowing how children think about food choices will further our understanding of the disconnect between nutrition knowledge and dietary behaviours. Understanding conflicting pressures that influence children's healthful lifestyles may enhance communication about these topics among parents, educators, and children.

scholarly journals A Qualitative Exploration of the “Critical Window”: Factors Affecting Australian Children’s After-School Physical Activity

2013 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca Megan Stanley ◽  
Kobie Boshoff ◽  
James Dollman
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Peer Influence ◽  
Ecological Model ◽  
After School ◽  
Critical Window ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Children's Perceptions ◽  
Children’S Perceptions ◽  
Children’S Voices ◽  
School Period

Background:The after-school period is potentially a “critical window” for promoting physical activity in children. The purpose of this study was to qualitatively explore children’s perceptions of the factors influencing their engagement in physical activity during the after-school period as the first phase in the development of a questionnaire.Methods:Fifty-four South Australian children age 10−13 years participated in same gender focus groups. Transcripts, field notes, and activity documents were analyzed using content analysis. Through an inductive thematic approach, data were coded and categorized into perceived barriers and facilitators according to a social ecological model.Results:Children identified a number of factors, including safety in the neighborhood and home settings, distance to and from places, weather, availability of time, perceived competence, enjoyment of physical activity, peer influence, and parent influence. New insights into bullying and teasing by peers and fear of dangerous animals and objects were revealed by the children.Conclusions:In this study, hearing children’s voices allowed the emergence of factors which may not be exposed using existing surveys. These findings are grounded in children’s perceptions and therefore serve as a valuable contribution to the existing literature, potentially leading to improved intervention and questionnaire design.

scholarly journals Children's descriptions of parents

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heidi Martelin ◽  
Xuan Li ◽  
Jan Antfolk
Keyword(s):  
Family Type ◽  
Lesbian Mothers ◽  
Parent Gender ◽  
Children's Perceptions ◽  
Children’S Perceptions ◽  
Parenting Dimensions

Comparisons of children’s perceptions of lesbian mothers to children’s perceptions of heterosexual parents are limited. To investigate whether children’s descriptions of their parents vary by family type (lesbian versus heterosexual) and biological relatedness, we interviewed 29 Finnish children raised by lesbian mothers or heterosexual parents. Parents also completed surveys about division of childcare responsibilities and on six parenting dimensions. We found no systematic differences between the parent types. A clustering of parents based on the descriptions indicated neither family type, parent gender, or biological relatedness systematically explained the variation in children’s descriptions of parents. Implications of our findings are discussed.

scholarly journals Grit as Perseverance in Physical Activity Participation

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 807 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stina Rutberg ◽  
Lars Nyberg ◽  
Darla Castelli ◽  
Anna-Karin Lindqvist
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Critical Period ◽  
School Context ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Healthy Behaviors ◽  
Physical Activity Interventions ◽  
Health Promoting ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
The Relationship

Childhood is a critical period for the acquisition of healthy behaviors, and the promotion of sustainable healthy behavior among children is greatly important. Therefore, an increased understanding of the relationship between grit and physical activity in a school context is needed. The purpose of this study is to describe and develop an understanding of students’ and teachers’ awareness and experiences concerning grit as a health-promoting factor. Fifty-five students and three teachers participated in the study. Data were collected through the Short Grit Scale and focus group interviews. There were weak to non-significant correlations between the three teachers’ ratings of their students’ grit and the children’s own ratings. The qualitative results show that children and teachers understood the construct of grit but had slightly different perceptions of it and that grit is not considered to be set in stone. The participants made an association between grit, motivation, meaningfulness, and setting goals. The findings indicate that grit might be an ideal target for making physical activity interventions sustainable.

A Study of the Relationship between Physical Awkwardness and Children’s Perceptions of Physical Competence

1994 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 275-283 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janice L. Causgrove Dunn ◽  
E Jane. Watkinson
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Multiple Regression Analysis ◽  
Multiple Regression ◽  
Third Grade ◽  
Physical Competence ◽  
Children's Perceptions ◽  
Children’S Perceptions ◽  
The Relationship

This study explored the relationship between perceived physical competence and physical awkwardness in an effort to gain further understanding of the effects of motor incompetence on behavior. Subjects included 195 children in Grades 3 through 6. Multiple regression analysis found that gender, the importance attached to physical competence, and the interaction between severity of awkwardness and grade were significant predictors of perceptions of physical competence. As expected, males reported higher perceptions of physical competence than females. In addition, the higher the rating that subjects attached to the importance of physical competence, the higher their perceptions of physical competence. Investigation of the interaction between severity of awkwardness and grade revealed that the expected decrease in perceptions of competence associated with increasing severity of awkwardness was present only in third-grade children. It is suggested that older awkward children may utilize strategies to maintain positive perceptions of competence and motivation.

Are Children's Perceptions Of Neighbourhood Environments Associated With Their Physical Activity?

2008 ◽  
Vol 40 (Supplement) ◽  
pp. S29
Author(s):  
Clare Hume ◽  
Jo Salmon ◽  
Michelle Jorna ◽  
Kylie Ball ◽  
David Crawford
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Children's Perceptions ◽  
Children’S Perceptions
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