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Hughes, Adrienne

Kirk, Alison

Knowles, Ann-Marie

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Parental perceptions and key determinants of sedentary behaviour in children aged 2-11 years old

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Strathprints Institutional RepositoryKnowles, Ann-Marie and Kirk, Alison and Hughes, Adrienne (2015) Parental perceptions and key determinants of sedentary behaviour in children aged 2-11 years old. In: International Society for Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Meeting, 2009-06-01. , This version is available at http://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/53849/Strathprints is  designed  to  allow  users  to  access  the  research  output  of  the  University  of Strathclyde. Unless otherwise explicitly stated on the manuscript, Copyright © and Moral Rights for the papers on this site are retained by the individual authors and/or other copyright owners. Please check the manuscript for details of any other licences that may have been applied. You may  not  engage  in  further  distribution  of  the  material  for  any  profitmaking  activities  or  any commercial gain. You may freely distribute both the url (http://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/) and the content of this paper for research or private study, educational, or not-for-profit purposes without prior permission or charge. Any  correspondence  concerning  this  service  should  be  sent  to  Strathprints  administrator: strathprints@strath.ac.ukISBNPA 2015 Abstract Parental Perceptions and Key Determinants of Sedentary Behaviour in children aged 2-11 years old. Knowles, A. M., Kirk, A. F. & Hughes, A. R. University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK  Purpose: Engaging in sedentary activities often happens within the home environment where the family setting can determine the type and amount of sedentary behaviour that occurs. Parents are often YLHZHG DV WKH µJDWHNHHSHUV¶ RI WKH WLPH WKHLU FKLOGUHQ VSHQG HQJDJLQJ LQsedentary activities at home (e.g., TV viewing, electronic media use, physical activity, homework and social pursuits). There is limited evidence examining sedentary behaviours within a family setting, specifically in children aged 2-11 years, and qualitative studies are SDUWLFXODUO\ DEVHQW 7KH SXUSRVH RI WKLV VWXG\ ZDV WR H[SORUH SDUHQWV¶ XQGHUVWDQGLQJ RIsedentary behaviour, their perceived influence on their FKLOGUHQ¶V VHGHQWDU\ EHKDYLRXUV at home and the key determinants of sedentary behaviour within a family setting. Methods: Nineteen parents (4M, 15F; mean age = 37.3 ± 4.4 years) of children (15M, 4F; mean age = 6.6 ± 3.7 years) participated in either face-to-face or telephone interviews which lasted between 9-24 minutes. Inductive content analysis was used to identify overall themes and the researchers employed several methods of trustworthiness during the data analysis process. Results: Three overall themes and eight first-order themes emerged from the interviews in relation to sedentary behaviours within the family setting. Findings indicated that parents, particularly mothers, are the gatekeepers to the prevalence and types of sedentary behaviours that children engage in at home. Role modelling, reinforcement and rules and restrictions influence the type of sedentary activities of children, particularly electronic media use, within the home. Conclusions: Interventions to reduce sedentary behaviour in children should adopt a whole-family approach to modify the existing strategies already enforced by parents to ensure effectiveness. Specifically, identifying PRWKHUV¶SHUFHLYHGEDUULHUVDQGIDFLOLWDWRUV WRdecreasing TV viewing and electronic media use within the home and educating older siblings on the benefits of engaging in non-sedentary activities at home could have a positive effect on younger siblings within the family setting.    

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Parental perceptions and key determinants of sedentary behaviour in children aged 2-11 years old

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