The Active Family
Main funder
Funder's project number: OKM/59/626/2017,OKM/74/626/2018,OKM/90/626/2019
Funds granted by main funder (€)
- 380 000,00
Funding program
Project timetable
Project start date: 01/04/2018
Project end date: 31/12/2021
Summary
Lack of physical activity parenting is found to associate with physical inactivity in children. On the other hand, child affects parenting via own behavior and personal characteristics. This is globally a topical issue as overweight and obesity related health risks are increasing in children, and increasing prevalence of physical inactivity is closely associated with this worrying trend. This study aims at examining how physical activity parenting predicts the change in children’s physical activity over a transitional period from kindergarten to primary school, during a period when children’s physical activity is highly polarized and begins to decline. Secondly, study aims at examining how children’s physical activity and personal characteristics at kindergarten age predict physical activity parenting later at primary school age. The study findings may open new avenues for physical activity and health counseling in child health clinics and school health care.
Principal Investigator
Other persons related to this project (JYU)
Primary responsible unit
Follow-up groups
Profiling area: Physical activity through life span (University of Jyväskylä JYU) PACTS
Related publications and other outputs
- Aspects of early childhood fundamental movement skills in longitudinal pathways to physical activity and health-related fitness (2024) Kasanen, Maria; G5; OA; 978-952-86-0320-7
- Bidirectional Relationship Over Time Between Body Mass Index and Fundamental Movement Skill Domains Measured by a Process-Oriented Method in Childhood : A 3-Year Longitudinal Study (2024) Kasanen, Maria; et al.; A1; OA
- Longitudinal relationship between organised and non‐organised physical activities and overall physical activity in children aged 3–11 years (2024) Luukkainen, Nanne‐Mari; et al.; A1; OA
- Child perceived motor competence as a moderator between physical activity parenting and child objectively measured physical activity (2023) Laukkanen, Arto; et al.; A1; OA
- Do Fundamental Movement Skill Domains in Early Childhood Predict Engagement in Physical Activity of Varied Intensities Later at School Age? A 3-Year Longitudinal Study (2023) Kasanen, Maria; et al.; A1; OA
- Ohjatun liikunnan harrastaminen ja pysyvyys 3-11-vuotiaana : kolmen vuoden seurantatutkimus (2023) Niemistö, Donna; et al.; A1; OA
- Perceived motor competence in early childhood predicts perceived and actual motor competence in middle childhood (2023) Niemistö, Donna; et al.; A1; OA
- Erilaiset liikkujapolut huomioitava lapsilähtöisesti (2022) Niemistö, Donna; et al.; D1; OA
- What factors relate to three profiles of perception of motor competence in young children? (2022) Niemistö, Donna; et al.; A1; OA
- Construct validity and reliability of the physical activity parenting questionnaire for children (PAP-C) (2021) Laukkanen, Arto; et al.; A1; OA
