Improving parents’ physical literacy and co-physical activity with children through an online intervention
Refereed conference paper presented and published in conference proceedings
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AbstractPhysical literacy concerns the knowledge, motor skills, motivation, and behavioural outcomes in relation to physical activity. When parents’ physical literacy is high, their children may gain more access and opportunities to physical activity, which could lead to beneficial health and developmental outcomes. In this study, we examined the effectiveness of a parent-focused intervention programme designed to increase parents’ physical literacy. The intervention included six one-hour workshops that included both knowledge (40 minutes) and activity (20 minutes) contents. Intervention components were delivered online amid COVID-related social distancing. Parents from 444 families in Hong Kong participated in the study. 224 families were assigned to the experimental group and received a 3-month intervention after data collection at baseline. The control group, consisted of the remaining 220 families, did not receive any intervention. Parents self-reported their perceived physical literacy, parent-child co-activity, and family physical activity routines at baseline and after the intervention period. Analyses were conducted using linear mixed models. Time by Group interactions in favour of the intervention group was found for perceived physical literacy (B=0.16, p<.001) and co-activity (B=0.17, p<.001), but not for family routines. Results suggest the intervention was successful in improving parents’ perceived physical literacy and co-activity with their children.
All Author(s) ListHa AS, He Q, Chan C, Lubans D, Ng JYY
Name of ConferenceAIESEP World Congress
Start Date of Conference15/06/2022
End Date of Conference18/06/2022
Place of ConferenceGold Coast
Country/Region of ConferenceAustralia
Year2022
Month6
LanguagesEnglish-United Kingdom
