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  • Family and Health Studies
  • Child Development Research
  • Behavioral Science

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  • Effective family functioning is crucial for child development and well-being.
  • Family physical activity (PA) interventions can enhance family dynamics and cohesion.
  • Parenting PA identity and family social identity around PA may boost motivation for shared activities.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the efficacy of three family PA interventions on family functioning, particularly family cohesion.
  • To examine the impact of interventions on child PA levels, parent-child co-participation, and parental PA support.
  • To explore the role of PA parenting identity and self-regulation skills in promoting family PA.

Main Methods:

  • A three-armed, single-blind randomized controlled trial over 6 months.
  • Inclusion of families with children aged 6-12 not meeting PA guidelines.
  • Assessment of family functioning, child PA, parent-child co-participation, and parental PA support at multiple time points.

Main Results:

  • The intervention combining PA education, PA parenting self-regulation, and PA parenting identity is hypothesized to be most effective.
  • The study will analyze effects on family cohesion, flexibility, organization, child PA, and parental support.
  • Potential moderators such as season, participant characteristics, and adherence will be explored.

Conclusions:

  • Targeting PA parenting identity and self-regulation skills may be key to enhancing family PA and functioning.
  • Findings will inform the development of effective family-centered PA promotion strategies.
  • This research contributes to understanding how to foster active family lifestyles for improved child and family well-being.