The relationship between levels of physical activity of parents and their children

Abstract

Cilj je ovoga istraživanja bio istražiti povezanost razine tjelesne aktivnosti roditelja i razine tjelesne aktivnosti djece, utvrditi postoji li povezanost pretilosti djece mlađe školske dobi s razinom njihove tjelesne aktivnosti, postoji li povezanost dobi i razine obrazovanja roditelja s razinom tjelesne aktivnosti te jesu li djeca već u vlastitim domovima upoznata s obrascima ponašanja koji uključuju optimalnu razinu tjelesne aktivnosti. Istraživanje se provelo u trećim i četvrtim razredima osnovnih škola, a mjerni instrumenti korišteni u istraživanju bili su upitnici, IPAQ – SF za roditelje te PAQ – C za učenike i učenice. Važno je naglasiti kako je tjelesna aktivnost od iznimne važnosti za rast i razvoj svakoga djeteta, ali i za održavanje dobrog zdravlja tijekom cijeloga života. Upravo se kontinuiranost tjelesne aktivnosti može povećati uključivanjem djece u razne sportske klubove, izvannastavne sportske aktivnosti i sl., sve s ciljem stvaranja radne navike vježbanja i pozitivnih stavova prema sportu te brizi o vlastitome zdravlju.This thesis focuses on the relationships between levels of physical activty of parents and their children, it analyses the connection between obesity of school – age children and the level of their physical activity. Also, it analyses the connection between age and level of education of the parents with the levels of physical ativity of their children and investigates familiarity with optimal physical activity patterns of behaviour transferred from home. The study was conducted in the grades three and four and in the city of Osijek. A questionnaire was distributed to both parents and children. The instruments used in this thesis were IPAQ – SF for the parents and PAQ – C for the children. The results reveal the importance of the physical activity for the growth and development od every child and maintaining good health throught life. Continuity of the physical activity can be increased by joining children into different sport clubs, extracurricular activities, etc.with the aim of creating work habits and positive attitudes towards sport and exercising in general