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Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Health
  • Public Health
  • Behavioral Science

Background:

  • Parental involvement is crucial for children's lifestyle choices and healthy behaviors.
  • Three forms of parental social support (modeling, instrumental support, encouragement) were analyzed for their impact on child physical activity (PA).
  • Parental perception accuracy of child's PA and its influence on support were also investigated.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine the impact of different parental social support types on children's physical activity levels.
  • To examine the accuracy of parental perceptions of their child's PA.
  • To investigate if parental perceptions influence their social support for PA.

Main Methods:

  • Secondary analysis of cross-sectional data from the 2019-2020 Texas SPAN survey.
  • Data collected from second-grade children and their parents.
  • Parent-reported measures of social support and child PA levels.

Main Results:

  • Parents physically active with their child increased odds of adequate child PA (2-3x).
  • Hispanic children had 33% lower odds of adequate PA compared to white children.
  • No significant associations found for modeling or encouragement social support types.

Conclusions:

  • Parental involvement, especially instrumental support, is vital for promoting child PA.
  • Culturally sensitive interventions are needed to improve PA in Hispanic children.
  • Addressing parental misperceptions and prioritizing instrumental support are key.