Parents' role constructions for facilitating physical activity ‐related behaviours in their young children

ConclusionsCurrent findings indicate that parents commonly describe active manifestations of parent role constructions that are conducive to facilitating childhood physical activity‐related behaviours. Because many young Australian children are still not sufficiently active, future interventions should seek to target processes influencing parents' ability to fulfil their constructed roles and translate them into actions, including knowledge and skills, self‐efficacy for helping their child, and developing the ability to manage the mix of demands on their time.

Source: Australian Journal of Psychology - December 1, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jacob J. Keech, Denise Hatzis, David J. Kavanagh, Katherine M. White, Kyra Hamilton Tags: Original Article Source Type: research