TY  - JOUR
T1  - PArental and environmental correlates of physical activity of children attending preschool
AU  - Dowda M, Pfeiffer KA, Brown WH, Mitchell JA, Byun W, Pate RR
Y1  - 2011/10/01
N1  - 10.1001/archpediatrics.2011.84
JO  - Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
SP  - 939
EP  - 944
VL  - 165
IS  - 10
N2  - Objective 
                  To determine, using a social-cognitive framework and structural equation modeling, if parent-reported family physical activity (PA) variables are related to PA of young children.Design 
                  Cross-sectional study.Setting 
                  Children attending 23 preschools in and around Columbia, South Carolina.Participants 
                  Three hundred sixty-nine children (48.0% male and 50.4% black) and their parents.Main Exposures 
                  Family variables were reported by parents and included parent PA, parent enjoyment of PA, importance to adults of child playing sports and being active, and family support.Main Outcome Measures 
                  Moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) of children was modeled as a latent variable using PA from direct observation, accelerometers, and parent's perception of the child's athletic coordination.Results 
                  A model of direct and indirect relations of family variables, preschool quality, home PA equipment, and child's enjoyment of PA had acceptable fit (root mean square error of approximation, 0.053; comparative fit index, 0.90). Parent PA, parent enjoyment of PA, and importance of child's PA were significantly related to family support. Family support, quality of preschool attended, home PA equipment, and child's enjoyment of PA were positively related to child's PA. However, there was no direct relationship between parent PA and the child's PA.Conclusion 
                  Although parent PA was not directly related to children's MVPA, results showed that parent PA indirectly affects preschool children's MVPA via its influence on family support for children's PA.
SN  - 1072-4710
M3  - doi: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2011.84
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archpediatrics.2011.84
ER  -