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Adherence to Active Play and Electronic Media Guidelines in Preschool Children: Gender and Parental Education Considerations

Abstract  

The primary purpose of the present study was to examine adherence to current active play and electronic media use guidelines
in a sample of US preschool-aged children and to examine whether differences occurred across gender and parental education.
164 parents completed an on-line survey to estimate preschool children’s active play and sedentary behaviors. For weekdays,
50% of the sample met the active play guideline with this increasing to 65% during the weekend. With respect to electronic
media use, 90% of the sample met guidelines during the week, with the percentage meeting guidelines dropping to 78% during
the weekend. A greater percentage of preschool children from high parental education families (83.4 ± 3.3) met electronic
media use guidelines on the weekends, compared to preschool children from low parental education families (59.4 ± 8.1) (p = 0.002). Our findings indicate that a substantial portion of preschool children are not meeting active play guidelines and
that adherence to active play and electronic media use guidelines may be influenced by parental education.

  • Content Type Journal Article
  • Pages 1-6
  • DOI 10.1007/s10995-012-0952-8
  • Authors
    • Paul D. Loprinzi, Department of Exercise Science, Lansing School of Nursing and Health Sciences, Bellarmine University, Louisville, KY 40205, USA
    • David P. Schary, Program in Exercise and Sport Science, School of Biological and Population Health Sciences, College of Public Health and Human Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331-3303, USA
    • Bradley J. Cardinal, Program in Exercise and Sport Science, School of Biological and Population Health Sciences, College of Public Health and Human Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331-3303, USA
    • Journal Maternal and Child Health Journal
    • Online ISSN 1573-6628
    • Print ISSN 1092-7875
Posted in: Journal Article Abstracts on 03/01/2012 | Link to this post on IFP |
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