Citation

Larsen H, Dinkel D, Warehime S, Berg K. Fam. Community Health 2017; 40(4): 331-337.

Affiliation

Department of Health and Kinesiology, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

10.1097/FCH.0000000000000161

PMID

28820787

Abstract

This study examined the relationship between parental and child physical activity (PA) in a rural community. Forty-one children and at least 1 parent wore pedometers to measure step count over the course of 4 days. Parents also completed a PA survey assessing parental support for PA, parental enjoyment for PA, perceived importance of PA, and their own PA levels. Parental PA level and mothers' support for PA were moderately associated with their child's PA levels. Thus, future PA promotion efforts could focus on encouraging parents, primarily mothers, to be more active to help improve their child's PA levels.

Language: en