Open AccessPhysical Activity of Children from 3 to 12 Years Old in the Representations of Their Parents
Author(s) -
Ivan Korolev,
AUTHOR_ID
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
socialʹnaâ politika i sociologiâ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2071-3665
DOI - 10.17922/2071-3665-2021-20-2-116-124
Subject(s) - psychology , workload , sociological research , developmental psychology , focus group , physical activity , physical education , everyday life , commercialization , medical education , social psychology , applied psychology , pedagogy , sociology , social science , medicine , political science , physical therapy , management , anthropology , law , economics
The article considers the problem of increasing the physical and sports activity of Russian children. Statistical data characterizing the actualization of the problem are given, as well as the results of a sociological study conducted by the research team of the RSSU to determine parents’ motives for involving children from 3 to 12 years old in systematic physical education and sports, as well as barriers to this. The study was conducted by a focus-group interview with parents living in Rostov-on-Don, Saransk, Belgorod and Kostroma. The results obtained during the study made it possible to conclude that the general motives for parents are to improve child health, instill in children skills of social interaction and expand children’s leisure practices. The main barriers are the commercialization of children’s sports, the lack of financially and logically accessible and sports sections, as well as the workload of children in educational institutions, as well as their parents at work and in everyday life.