Schmutz, Einat A. and Leeger-Aschmann, Claudia S. and Radtke, Thomas and Muff, Stefanie and Kakebeeke, Tanja H. and Zysset, Annina E. and Messerli-Bürgy, Nadine and Stülb, Kerstin and Arhab, Amar and Meyer, Andrea H. and Munsch, Simone and Puder, Jardena J. and Jenni, Oskar G. and Kriemler, Susi. (2017) Correlates of preschool children's objectively measured physical activity and sedentary behavior: a cross-sectional analysis of the SPLASHY study. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 14 (1). pp. 1-13.
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Abstract
Identifying ways to promote physical activity and decrease sedentary time during childhood is a key public health issue. Research on the putative influences on preschool children's physical activity (PA) and sedentary behavior (SB) is limited and has yielded inconsistent results. Our aim was to identify correlates of PA and SB in preschool children.; Cross-sectional data were drawn from the Swiss Preschoolers' Health Study (SPLASHY), a Swiss population-based cohort study. Of 476 two to six year old children, 394 (54% boys) had valid PA data assessed by accelerometry. Information on exposure data was directly measured or extracted from parental questionnaires. Multilevel linear regression modeling was used to separately assess associations between 35 potential correlates and total PA (TPA), moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA) and SB.; In total, 12 correlates from different domains were identified. TPA and MVPA were greater in boys than girls, increased with age and were positively associated with gross motor skills. Children from single parent families had a higher level of TPA and spent less time sedentary than those living with two parents. Time spent outdoors was positively associated with TPA and negatively with SB. The child's activity temperament was related all three outcomes, whereas parental sports club membership, living area per person and neighborhood safety were associated with SB only. Fixed and random factors in the final models accounted for 28%, 32% and 22% of the total variance in TPA, MVPA and SB, respectively. Variance decomposition revealed that age, sex and activity temperament were the most influential correlates of both, TPA and MVPA, whereas the child's activity temperament, time outdoors and neighborhood safety were identified as the most important correlates of SB.; A multidimensional set of correlates of young children's activity behavior has been identified. Personal factors had the greatest influence on PA, whereas environmental-level factors had the greatest influence on SB. Moreover, we identified a number of previously unreported, potentially modifiable correlates of young children's PA and SB. These factors could serve to define target groups or become valuable targets for change in future interventions.
Faculties and Departments: | 07 Faculty of Psychology 07 Faculty of Psychology > Departement Psychologie > Health & Intervention > Klinische Psychologie und Epidemiologie (Lieb) |
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UniBasel Contributors: | Meyer, Andrea Hans |
Item Type: | Article, refereed |
Article Subtype: | Research Article |
Publisher: | BioMed Central |
e-ISSN: | 1479-5868 |
Note: | Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article |
Language: | English |
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Last Modified: | 07 Jan 2020 15:35 |
Deposited On: | 12 Oct 2017 06:28 |
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