Related Experiment Video
Updated: Oct 30, 2025

Physical Activity Measurement in Children Accepting Table Tennis Training
Published on: July 27, 2022
Students' Physical Activity Profiles According to Children's Age and Parental Educational Level
Inés M Muñoz-Galiano1, Jonathan D Connor2, Miguel A Gómez-Ruano2,3
1Department of Pedagogy, Faculty of Humanities and Education Science, University of Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain.
Abstract:
The aim of this study was to identify different profiles of physical activity (PA) behaviors according to the school student's age stage and their parents' or guardians education level. Seven hundred twenty-seven students and parents of different educational stages were invited to take part in this study. The participants included, Preschool (1 to 5 years old), Primary School (6 to 11 years old), Secondary School (12 to 15 years old), and High School (16 to 18 years old). A questionnaire to assess the educational level of parents (low, intermediate, and high) and their child's PA level and sedentary behaviors across various age stages was administered. The results showed a number of different physical activity profiles for preschool (4), primary (6), secondary (7) and high school (2) students. Primary and secondary school children's behavioral profiles were reported to differ significantly between both physical activity levels and sedentary behaviors, while preschool students' behavioral profiles only differed between sedentary behaviors. Higher parental education was most prevalent in clusters with significantly higher levels of PA in primary and secondary students, while there were equivocal trends for parental education level influencing behavioral profiles of high school students. These findings suggest there is some association between the behavioral profiles of student's physical activity and sedentary behavior, and parental education level, most noticeably during the early to middle age stages.
Related Concept Videos
Parenting Styles
Authoritarian Parenting
This style is strict and controlling, with little room for open dialogue. Authoritarian parents demand obedience and often enforce rules with minimal warmth. Children raised this way may lack social skills and initiative, usually comparing themselves to others unfavorably.
Authoritative...
Pharmacokinetics in Pediatric Patients: Drug Metabolism
Socioemotional Experience and Gender Development
Factors Affecting Activity Coefficient
The activity coefficient value for an ion is close to one when the solution has almost zero ionic strength, i.e., when the solution shows close to ideal behavior. As the ionic strength of the solution increases from 0 to 0.1 mol/L, a...
Influence of Parents and Peers on Identity
Parental Influence on Identity Development
Parents serve as primary guides and managers in an adolescent's life, offering support instrumental in decision-making and personal growth....

