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.
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