Correlates of physical activity at home in Mexican-American and Anglo-American preschool children.

Sallis, James F., Nader, Philip R., Broyles, Shelia L., Berry, Charles C.·1993·Health Psychology
DOI 10.1037//0278-6133.12.5.390

Abstract

Twenty-two potential correlates of children's physical activity were examined. Two hundred and one Mexican-American and 146 Anglo-American families with 4-year-old children were studied. Children's physical activity was directly observed in the evening at home on 4 visits for 1 hr each time. Anglo-American children and male children were found to be more active. Demographic variables explained 11% of the variance in children's physical activity. After adjusting for demographics, 3 children's variables and 6 social-family variables did not account for significantly more variance. Five environmental variables accounted for 11% additional variance. Variables observed concurrently with physical activity, such as time spent outdoors and prompts to be active, were highly associated with children's physical activity.

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Sallis, J. F., Nader, P. R., Broyles, S. L., & Berry, C. C. (1993). Correlates of physical activity at home in Mexican-American and Anglo-American preschool children. Health Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037//0278-6133.12.5.390

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