Parent’s physical literacy empowers intergenerational transmission of positive values towards physical activity in the family context
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AbstractIntroduction
As a multifaceted notion, physical literacy refers to the affective, physical, cognitive, and behavioural aspects of physical activity (PA) (1). Previous studies supported its important role in fostering PA participation in the school setting (2), yet its potential effect in the family context remains unknown. Past studies investigated parental effects (e.g., parental autonomy support) on children’s PA behaviors (3); yet how parental PA beliefs (i.e., values towards PA) may impact children’s PA beliefs is understudied. To fill the research gap, this study aims to examine if parents’ physical literacy empowers the intergenerational transmission of positive values towards PA and its potential mechanism.
Method
As a part of the “Fun to Move@JC Project” (4), 946 participating families (6-13y children and their parents) from 30 Hong Kong primary schools completed an online survey from September 2020 to January 2021. Data were analyzed using Mplus 7.3.
Results
Structural equation modeling analysis supported two significant mediation effects from parents’ physical literacy to children’s values towards PA: via parents’ values towards PA (β=0.13, 95% CI [0.07, 0.19]), and via parents’ values towards PA to children’s perceived parental autonomy support for PA (β=0.05, 95% CI [0.02, 0.08]). That is, parents’ physical literacy predicted parents’ positive values towards PA, which linked to more children’s perceived parental autonomy support for PA, and eventually fostered children’s positive values towards PA.
Conclusion
Parent’s physical literacy empowers the intergenerational transmission of positive values towards PA in the family context. Parental autonomy support serves as one possible mechanism of this link between parents and children. Practitioners may conduct interventions to elevate parents’ physical literacy level, which would allow parents to create a supportive family environment for children. These measures could cultivate positive values towards PA among parents and children.
As a multifaceted notion, physical literacy refers to the affective, physical, cognitive, and behavioural aspects of physical activity (PA) (1). Previous studies supported its important role in fostering PA participation in the school setting (2), yet its potential effect in the family context remains unknown. Past studies investigated parental effects (e.g., parental autonomy support) on children’s PA behaviors (3); yet how parental PA beliefs (i.e., values towards PA) may impact children’s PA beliefs is understudied. To fill the research gap, this study aims to examine if parents’ physical literacy empowers the intergenerational transmission of positive values towards PA and its potential mechanism.
Method
As a part of the “Fun to Move@JC Project” (4), 946 participating families (6-13y children and their parents) from 30 Hong Kong primary schools completed an online survey from September 2020 to January 2021. Data were analyzed using Mplus 7.3.
Results
Structural equation modeling analysis supported two significant mediation effects from parents’ physical literacy to children’s values towards PA: via parents’ values towards PA (β=0.13, 95% CI [0.07, 0.19]), and via parents’ values towards PA to children’s perceived parental autonomy support for PA (β=0.05, 95% CI [0.02, 0.08]). That is, parents’ physical literacy predicted parents’ positive values towards PA, which linked to more children’s perceived parental autonomy support for PA, and eventually fostered children’s positive values towards PA.
Conclusion
Parent’s physical literacy empowers the intergenerational transmission of positive values towards PA in the family context. Parental autonomy support serves as one possible mechanism of this link between parents and children. Practitioners may conduct interventions to elevate parents’ physical literacy level, which would allow parents to create a supportive family environment for children. These measures could cultivate positive values towards PA among parents and children.
All Author(s) ListHa AS, Jia J, Ng FFY, Ng JYY
Name of ConferenceAIESEP International Conference
Start Date of Conference04/07/2023
End Date of Conference07/07/2023
Place of ConferenceSantiago de Chile
Country/Region of ConferenceRepublic of Chile
Year2023
Month7
LanguagesEnglish-United States
