Open AccessMeasuring the Physical Activity Practices Used by Parents of Preschool Children
Author(s) -
Amber Vaughn,
Derek Hales,
Dianne S. Ward
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
medicine and science in sports and exercise
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.703
H-Index - 224
eISSN - 1530-0315
pISSN - 0195-9131
DOI - 10.1249/mss.0b013e31829d27de
Subject(s) - physical activity , screen time , psychology , developmental psychology , exploratory factor analysis , medicine , psychometrics , physical therapy
Parents play a critical role in shaping children's attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors, including those around physical activity and inactivity. Our ability to identify which practices effectively promote children's physical activity and limit inactivity is limited by existing measurement instruments. This project will present a newly developed physical activity parenting practices survey, the psychometric properties of this survey's scales, and their association with child physical activity and screen time behaviors.