Increased Health and Wellbeing in Preschools (DAGIS) Study—Differences in Children’s Energy Balance-Related Behaviors (EBRBs) and in Long-Term Stress by Parental Educational Level

Lehto, Elviira; Ray, Carola; Vepsäläinen, Henna; Korkalo, Liisa; Lehto, Reetta; Kaukonen, Riikka; Suhonen, Eira; Nislin, Mari Anneli; Nissinen, Kaija; Skaffari, Essi; Koivusilta, Leena; Sajaniemi, Nina; Erkkola, Maijaliisa; Roos, Eva

doi:10.3390/ijerph15102313

Cited by 53 publications

(84 citation statements)

References 47 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…The cross-sectional DAGIS (Increased Health and Wellbeing in Preschools) survey was conducted in eight municipalities in Southern and Western Finland in 2015 and 2016. More detailed information about the study purposes and the flow chart of participation in this study can be read elsewhere [30,31]. Briefly, the main recruitment criterion for the randomly invited preschools was the existence of at least one preschool group with children aged between three and six.…”

Section: Study Design and Populationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Individual-, home- and preschool-level correlates of preschool children’s sedentary time

et al. 2020

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Background: Prechoolers' significant portions of sedentary time (ST) is a public-health concern due to its high prevalence and negative health consequences. However, few studies have explored correlates of preschoolers' ST covering individual-, home-and preschool-factors within one study. The aim of this study was to identify the associations between multiple individual-, home-and preschool-level factors and preschoolers' ST. In addition, it was studied how much individual-, home-and preschool-level factors explained the variance in children's ST. Methods: A total of 864 children aged three to six, their parents and 66 preschools participated in the crosssectional DAGIS study, which occurred between 2015 and 2016. The children wore an accelerometer for 1 week. Guardians, principals and early educators completed questionnaires covering the potential correlates of children's ST, for example, temperament, practices, self-efficacy and regulations. Multilevel regression analyses were conducted in multiple steps; calculation of marginal and conditional R 2 values occurred in the final phase. Results: Of the 29 studied correlates, the following factors remained significant in the final models. Being a boy (p < 0.001) and having high levels of surgency temperament (p < 0.001) were associated with lower ST. Regarding the home setting, frequent co-visits in physical activity (PA) places (p = 0.014) were associated with lower ST. Higher parental perceived barriers related to children's outside PA (p = 0.032) was associated with higher ST. None of the preschool setting factors remained significant in the final model. Approximately 11% of the variance in children's ST was attributed to factors related to the individual level whereas 5% was attributed to home-level factors; and 2% to preschool-level factors. Conclusions: This study identified a set of correlates of preschool children's ST. Interventions aimed at reducing children's ST should develop strategies targeting established correlates of preschoolers' ST covering individual-, home-and preschool-level factors. The preschool-level factors included in this study explained little the variance in children's ST. However, the included measures may not have captured the essential preschool-level factors that specifically influence children's ST. Therefore, more studies are needed regarding potential preschool-level factors.

show abstract

Section: Study Design and Populationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Individual-, home- and preschool-level correlates of preschool children’s sedentary time

et al. 2020

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Thus, the aims of the present study were to examine whether long-term stress assessed by HCC and/or temperament is associated with ST in a sample of Finnish preschoolers. Furthermore, because a higher socioeconomic status (SES) has been found to associate with less ST [20], we aimed to examine the moderating role of SES in the associations.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Association of screen time with long-term stress and temperament in preschoolers: results from the DAGIS study

et al. 2020

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Screen time is increasing rapidly in young children. The aim of this study was to examine associations of long-term stress and temperament with screen time in Finnish preschool children and the moderating role of socioeconomic status. Cross-sectional DAGIS data were utilized. Long-term stress was assessed using hair cortisol concentration, indicating values of the past 2 months. Temperament was reported by the parents using the Children’s Behavior Questionnaire (the Very Short Form), and three broad temperament dimensions were constructed: surgency, negative affectivity, and effortful control. Screen time was reported by the parents over 7 days. The highest education level in the household was used as an indicator of socioeconomic status. In total, 779 children (mean age, 4.7 ± 0.9 years, 52% boys) were included in the study. Of the temperament dimensions, a higher effortful control was associated with less screen time (B = − 6.70, p = 0.002). There was no evidence for an association between hair cortisol concentration and screen time nor a moderating role of socioeconomic status in the associations (p > 0.05). Conclusion: Our findings indicate that preschool children with a higher score in effortful control had less screen time. Because effortful control reflects general self-regulatory abilities, promoting these skills may be effective in reducing screen time in young children. What is Known: • Screen time has increased rapidly during the last decades, and higher screen time has been linked with numerous adverse health consequences in children. • There are no previous studies investigating associations of long-term stress and temperament with screen time in young children. What is New: • Of the temperament dimensions, effortful control was associated with higher screen time in preschool children, but there was no association found between long-term stress and screen time. • Since effortful control reflects general self-regulatory abilities, promoting these skills may be effective in reducing screen time in young children.

show abstract

“…The DAGIS (Increased Health and Wellbeing in Preschools) study is a long-term project with multiple data collection phases. More detailed information on the whole DAGIS study consortium can be read elsewhere 26 27. Part of this project involved conducting a cross-sectional study between autumn 2015 and spring 2016.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Preschool group practices and preschool children’s sedentary time: a cross-sectional study in Finland

et al. 2019

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

ObjectivesPreschool is an important setting for regulating sedentary time (ST). The preschool day in Finland follows daily structures by having morning and afternoon slots for group-based activities that can encourage children for movement (eg, free play and outdoor time) or be still (eg, teacher-led sessions and sitting-based circles). This study aims to explore if the weekly routines in preschool and if more frequent visits in places encouraging physical activity (PA) are associated with children’s ST during preschool hours.DesignCross-sectional DAGIS (Increased Health and Wellbeing in Preschools) study in the years 2015 and 2016.SettingIn Finland.Participants864 children (48% girls, 4.7 years) from 159 preschool groups in 66 preschoolsOutcome measuresA total of 778 children wore required lengths of time (at least 240 min per preschool day, at least 2 days) the accelerometer during preschool hours. Each preschool group reported their weekly schedule during the week, and one early educator completed a questionnaire covering practices. The following five measures related to weekly structures were formed; times of outdoors (times per day), teacher-led sessions (times per day), free play (low, middle or high), organised PA lessons (no lessons at all/others) and mixed activities (no lessons at all/others), and the following five measures about the frequencies of visits in places encouraging PA; nature trips (times per week), play parks (times per week), neighbourhood sport facilities (no visits at all/others), visits to gym or other indoor facility (no visits at all/others) and field trips to neighbourhoods (times per week). Multilevel linear regression analyses were conducted to measure the associations.ResultsOf all the tested associations, only more frequently conducted nature trips were associated with lower children’s ST during preschool hours (β=−1.026; 95% CI −1.804 to −0.248).ConclusionFrequent nature trips in preschools may be important due to its association with lower preschool children’s ST.

show abstract

Increased Health and Wellbeing in Preschools (DAGIS) Study—Differences in Children’s Energy Balance-Related Behaviors (EBRBs) and in Long-Term Stress by Parental Educational Level

Cited by 53 publications

References 47 publications

Individual-, home- and preschool-level correlates of preschool children’s sedentary time

Individual-, home- and preschool-level correlates of preschool children’s sedentary time

Association of screen time with long-term stress and temperament in preschoolers: results from the DAGIS study

Preschool group practices and preschool children’s sedentary time: a cross-sectional study in Finland

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About