Measuring parental support for children's physical activity in white and African American parents: The Activity Support Scale for Multiple Groups (ACTS-MG)

Davison, Kirsten K.; Li, Kaigang; Baskin, Monica L.; Cox, Tiffany L.; Affuso, Olivia

doi:10.1016/j.ypmed.2010.11.008

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“…Parents' restriction of child screen time was assessed using a single item from the Activity Support Scale 30,31 (''I make sure that my child watches TV, plays video games, or uses the computer for no more than 2 hours per day [in total]'') and a 4-point response scale (1 = strongly disagree to 4 = strongly agree). Given the skewed nature of the data, responses were reduced to a dichotomous variable.…”

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The Family Context of Low-Income Parents Who Restrict Child Screen Time

Lampard

Jurkowski²,

Davison³

2013

Childhood Obesity

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Background: The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that parents restrict child screen time to two hours per day, but many preschool-aged children exceed this viewing recommendation. Modifying children's viewing habits will require collaborating with parents, but little is known about the factors that influence parents' capacity for effective screen-related parenting. This study aimed to identify the demographic, family and community contextual factors associated with low-income parents' restriction of child screen time.Methods: Parents (N = 146) of children (age 2-5 years) attending Head Start centers in the United States completed a self-report survey in 2010 assessing parent and child screen use (television, DVD, video, video games, and leisure-time computer use), parent restriction of child screen time, and family (parent stress, social support, and life pressures) and community (neighborhood safety and social capital) factors.Results: Children were more likely to meet the American Academy of Pediatrics screen time recommendation if their parent reported high restriction of child screen time. Parent and child demographic characteristics were not associated with parents' restriction of child screen time. In multivariate analysis, less parent screen time, fewer parent life pressures, and greater social support were associated with parents' high restriction of screen time.Conclusion: Family contextual factors may play an important role in enabling low-income parents to restrict their children's screen time. When counseling low-income parents about the importance of restricting child screen time, practitioners should be sensitive to family contextual factors that may influence parents' capacity to implement this behavior change.

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The Family Context of Low-Income Parents Who Restrict Child Screen Time

Lampard

Jurkowski²,

Davison³

2013

Childhood Obesity

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“…4 Child-perceived parental restriction of sedentary behaviors was assessed by using a modified version of the sedentary time restriction subscale of the Activity Support Scale. 26 The scale asks children to report whether a parent limits TV time, video/computer game time, and computer time for nonhomework activities and whether the parent tells the child to go outside after spending substantial time indoors. Questions adopt a 4-point response scale (strongly disagree to strongly agree).…”

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Parental Sedentary Restriction, Maternal Parenting Style, and Television Viewing Among 10- to 11-Year-Olds

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et al. 2011

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WHAT'S KNOWN ON THIS SUBJECT:High TV-viewing levels are associated with a number of health risks. Parenting styles and practices have been associated with youth physical activity and dietary behaviors, but it is not clear whether parenting behaviors are associated with youth TV viewing. WHAT THIS STUDY ADDS:Youths who have 2 parents who restrict sedentary time are less likely to watch large amounts of TV, whereas permissive parenting is associated with high levels of TV viewing. Restricting sedentary time and reducing permissive parenting may reduce youth TV viewing. abstract OBJECTIVE: To examine whether parenting styles or practices were associated with children's television (TV) viewing. METHODS:A total of 431 parent-child dyads (10-to 11-year-old children) from Bristol, United Kingdom, were included. Child and parent TV viewing were self-reported and categorized as Ͻ2, 2 to 4, or Ͼ4 hours/ day. Children reported maternal parenting style (authoritarian, authoritative, or permissive). Child-reported maternal and paternal sedentary restriction scores were combined to create a family-level restriction score. Multinomial logistic regression was used to examine whether child TV viewing was predicted by parenting style or family restriction. RESULTS:A greater proportion of children with permissive mothers watched Ͼ4 hours of TV per day, compared with children with authoritarian or authoritative mothers (P ϭ .033). A greater proportion of children for whom both parents demonstrated high restriction watched Ͻ2 hours of TV per day (P Ͻ .001). The risk of watching 2 to 4 hours (vs Ͻ2 hours) of TV per day was 2.2 times higher for children from low-restriction families (P ϭ .010). The risk of watching Ͼ4 hours (vs Ͻ2 hours) of TV per day was 3.3 times higher for children from low-restriction families (P ϭ .013). The risk of watching Ͼ4 hours of TV per day was 5.2 times higher for children with permissive (versus authoritative) mothers (P ϭ .010). CONCLUSIONS:Clinicians need to talk directly with parents about the need to place limitations on children's screen time and to encourage both parents to reinforce restriction messages. Higher levels of television (TV) viewing have been associated with an increased risk of obesity 1 and increased psychological difficulties 2,3 among youths. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends that children's TV viewing should be limited to 1 to 2 hours of quality programming per day. 4 Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey between 2000 and 2006 indicated that 33% of youths exceeded the upper threshold of the AAP TV-viewing guidelines. Similarly, recent data from a crosssectional survey of 1013 children 10 to 11 years of age in Bristol, United Kingdom, showed that 27% of girls and 30% of boys in the study watched Ͼ2 hours of TV per day. 3 In addition, 20% of US youths 5 and 14% of UK youths 3 watched Ͼ4 hours of TV per day. Collectively, these studies illustrate the need to develop strategies to reduce TV-viewing time.The mediating-variable model suggests t...

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“…10,14,15 Varied definitions and instruments have been used to assess PA parenting practices through child 16 or parent report. 9,17,18 Some of these instruments included restriction of screen media (TV viewing, computer, and videogame playing), particularly TV viewing, as a major part of the scale 18 or as a subfactor of the scale. 17 Screen-media use may influence children's PA through a displacement effect, 19 that is, children who participate in less-sedentary behaviors, such as TV viewing, may be more physically active.…”

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“…9,17,18 Some of these instruments included restriction of screen media (TV viewing, computer, and videogame playing), particularly TV viewing, as a major part of the scale 18 or as a subfactor of the scale. 17 Screen-media use may influence children's PA through a displacement effect, 19 that is, children who participate in less-sedentary behaviors, such as TV viewing, may be more physically active. However, the relationship between children's screen-media use and PA is not clear.…”

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Physical Activity and Screen-Media–Related Parenting Practices Have Different Associations with Children's Objectively Measured Physical Activity

O’Connor

Chen²,

Baranowski³

et al. 2013

Childhood Obesity

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Background: Children's physical activity (PA) is inversely associated with children's weight status. Parents may be an important influence on children's PA by restricting sedentary time or supporting PA. The aim of this study was to investigate the association of PA and screen-media-related [television (TV) and videogame] parenting practices with children's PA.Methods: Secondary analyses of baseline data were performed from an intervention with 9-to 12-year-olds who received active or inactive videogames (n = 83) to promote PA. Children's PA was assessed with 1 week of accelerometry at baseline. Parents reported their PA, TV, and videogame parenting practices and child's bedroom screen-media availability. Associations were investigated using Spearman's partial correlations and linear regressions.Results: Although several TV and videogame parenting practices were significantly intercorrelated, only a few significant correlations existed between screen-media and PA parenting practices. In linear regression models, restrictive TV parenting practices were associated with greater child sedentary time ( p = 0.03) and less moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA; p = 0.01). PA logistic support parenting practices were associated with greater child MVPA ( p = 0.03). Increased availability of screen-media equipment in the child's bedroom was associated with more sedentary time ( p = 0.02) and less light PA ( p = 0.01) and MVPA ( p = 0.05) in all three models.Conclusion: In this cross-sectional sample, restrictive screen-media and supportive PA parenting practices had opposite associations with children's PA. Longitudinal and experimental child PA studies should assess PA and screen-media parenting separately to understand how parents influence their child's PA behaviors and whether the child's baseline PA or screen media behaviors affect the parent's use of parenting practices. Recommendations to remove screens from children's bedrooms may also affect their PA.

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Measuring parental support for children's physical activity in white and African American parents: The Activity Support Scale for Multiple Groups (ACTS-MG)

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The Family Context of Low-Income Parents Who Restrict Child Screen Time

The Family Context of Low-Income Parents Who Restrict Child Screen Time

Parental Sedentary Restriction, Maternal Parenting Style, and Television Viewing Among 10- to 11-Year-Olds

Physical Activity and Screen-Media–Related Parenting Practices Have Different Associations with Children's Objectively Measured Physical Activity

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