Abstract
Objective: Examining associations of mother’s behaviors and home/neighborhood physical activity (PA) environments with preschoolers’ PA and screen time. Design: Cross-sectional online survey. Setting: Mothers with a 2 to 5 years old preschooler were recruited from the US panel members of Survey Sampling International. Participants: Five hundred thirty-one mothers with a preschool child aged 2 to 5 years old. Outcome Measure: Child daily screen time and PA, mother–child inside- and outside-home co-PA. Analysis: K-mean cluster analysis and Logit and negative binomial regressions. Results: Mothers’ healthy behaviors, such as decreased screen time, healthy eating habits, and increased PA, and perceived importance for PA were significantly (P <.05) associated with preschoolers’ decreased screen time and increased PA. Available toys (P <.01) and maternal perceived neighborhood safety (P <.05) were negatively correlated with preschoolers’ screen time, while available room space (P <.01) was positively correlated with preschoolers’ PA. Variables positively correlated with mother–child co-PA included mothers’ PA (P <.001) and healthy eating habits (P <.05), and home room space (P <.05) for inside-home, and yard space and quality (P <.05) for outside-home. Conclusions: Mother’s role modeling and home PA environment were positively associated with preschoolers’ PA behavior.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 83-86 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | American Journal of Health Promotion |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2020 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Health(social science)
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Keywords
- age specific
- home environment
- neighborhood environment
- opportunity
- physical activity
- social support
- specific populations
- strategies
- young children
- youth