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Associations between parental support for physical activity and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity among Chinese school children: a cross-sectional study

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Liu, Yang, Zhang, Yajun, Chen, Sitong, Zhang, Jialin, Guo, Zongchen, Chen, Peijie·2017·Journal of Sport and Health Science

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PURPOSE: The objective of this study was to examine the associations between parental support for physical activity (PA) and levels of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) among Chinese school children. METHODS: Study participants were 81,857 school-aged children (aged 9-17 years; mean age = 13 years; 49.0% boys) and their parents or guardians who took part in the 2016 Physical Activity and Fitness in China-The Youth Study project. The independent variables included various forms of parental support for PA ascertained through a survey completed by parents or guardians. The dependent variable was the children's average MVPA in minutes per day by self-report. Structure equation modeling was used to examine the associations between parental support for PA and children's MVPA minutes. RESULTS: The overall mean for MVPA participation time for the child participants was 48.82 ± 28.71 min/day. Significant associations between various forms of parental support and MVPA among children were found. Parental encouragement, accompanying, financial support, involvement, and role modeling for PA were positively associated with a high level of student MVPA participation. Parental PA knowledge-sharing was not associated with MVPA. The patterns of the associations were similar across sex, residence locale (i.e., urban and rural), and school grades (primary, junior middle, and junior high schools). CONCLUSION: Findings from this study suggest that, among Chinese school children, parental support for PA is important in promoting and facilitating children's participation in MVPA.

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Authors
Liu, Y., Zhang, Y., Chen, S., Zhang, J., Guo, Z., & Chen, P.
Affiliations
  • Shanghai University of Sport (CN)
  • Shaoxing University (CN)
  • Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China (CN)
Corresponding author
Chen, Peijie
Venue
Journal of Sport and Health Science
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2017-12
Volume
6
Issue
4
Pages
410-415
ISSN
  • 2213-2961 (ISSN-L)
  • 2095-2546
OpenAlex
W2756025681
Cited by
91
References
37
Citations by year
2026: 14 · 2025: 12 · 2024: 17 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 11 · 2021: 14 · 2020: 13 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 2
FWCI
4.05
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • Journal of sport and health science/Journal of Sport and Health Science (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Funders
National Social Science Foundation of China (16ZDA227)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Physical Activity and Health
  • Social Sciences › Life-span and Life-course Studies › Sports and Physical Education Studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
Keywords
parental support, physical activity, moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, elementary school students, parental encouragement, parental role modeling, parental involvement, Chinese youth

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