Title
Moderators of the longitudinal relationship between the perceived physical environment and outside play in children: The KOALA birth cohort study
Author
Remmers, T.
van Kann, D.
Gubbels, J.
Schmidt, S.
de Vries, S.
Ettema, D.
Kremers, S.P.J.
Thijs, C.
Publication year
2014
Abstract
Promoting unstructured outside play is a promising vehicle to increase children's physical activity (PA). This study investigates if factors of the social environment moderate the relationship between the perceived physical environment and outside play. Study design: 1875 parents from the KOALA Birth Cohort Study reported on their child's outside play around age five years, and 1516 parents around age seven years. Linear mixed model analyses were performed to evaluate (moderating) relationships among factors of the social environment (parenting influences and social capital), the perceived physical environment, and outside play at age five and seven. Season was entered as a random factor in these analyses. Results: Accessibility of PA facilities, positive parental attitude towards PA and social capital were associated with more outside play, while parental concern and restriction of screen time were related with less outside play. We found two significant interactions; both involving parent perceived responsibility towards child PA participation. Conclusion: Although we found a limited number of interactions, this study demonstrated that the impact of the perceived physical environment may differ across levels of parent responsibility. © Remmers et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
Subject
ELSS - Earth, Life and Social Sciences
Behavioural Changes
Healthy Living
Healthy for Life
Interaction
Moderation
Parenting
Perceived physical environment
Physical activity
Social environment
Child
Child parent relation
Cohort analysis
Environment
Female
Health care delivery
longitudinal study
Major clinical study
Male
Outside play
Parent
Parental attitude
Perceived physical environment
Play
Responsibility
Season
Social capital
LS - Life Style
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-014-0150-8
TNO identifier
524098
ISSN
1479-5868
Source
International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 11 (11)
Document type
article