Parents’ perceptions and engagement regarding school-based physical activity promotion

Collin A. Webster; Gabriella McLoughlin; Angie Starrett; Jillian Papa; Heather Erwin; Julian A. Reed; Russell L. Carson; Charlene Burgeson

doi:10.1177/08901171211020987

Parents’ perceptions and engagement regarding school-based physical activity promotion

Collin A. Webster^*
, Gabriella McLoughlin
, Angie Starrett
, Jillian Papa
, Heather Erwin
, Julian A. Reed
, Russell L. Carson
, Charlene Burgeson

^*Corresponding author for this work

Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences

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Abstract

Purpose: This study examined parents’ perceived importance of, and engagement in, school-based physical activity (PA) promotion.

Design: A cross-sectional, quantitative survey design was employed.

Setting: The survey was conducted in the United States.

Subjects: Using a probability-based panel (AmeriSpeak®), a national sample of 3599 parents was randomly recruited to participate in the survey and 1015 participants (28.2%) completed it. Parents or legal guardians of children enrolled in K-12 during the 2017-2018 school year were eligible to participate.

Measures: The survey was developed and distributed by a national collaborative for active schools with the support of a national research center.

Analysis: Data were analyzed using structural equation modeling and path analysis.

Results: The data supported a 6-factor solution encompassing perceived importance of PA before, during, and after school, communication with administrators, and volunteering and participating in school-based PA (CFI =.974, RMSEA =.034, SRMR =.056). Path coefficients from perceived importance of PA before/after school to current (β =.43; 95%CI[.25,.61]) and future communication with administrators (β =.40; 95%CI[.23,.55]) were statistically significant, as were coefficients from perceived importance of PA before/after school to past (β =.60; 95%CI[.35,.83]) and current volunteering/participating in school-based PA (β =.63; 95%CI[.42,.85]).

Conclusion: Parents’ perceived importance of school-based PA opportunities before and after school warrants emphasis in future research and advocacy.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1125-1128
Number of pages	4
Journal	American Journal of Health Promotion
Volume	35
Issue number	8
Early online date	28 May 2021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/08901171211020987
Publication status	Published - 1 Nov 2021

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Funding Information:
The authors disclosed receipt of the following support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This work was supported by Nike [there is no grant number associated with this funding]

UN SDGs

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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

adolescents < age specific < specific populations
children
comprehensive school physical activity
family engagement
health policy < opportunity < strategies
interventions
physical activity
whole-of-school approach
youth

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Health(social science)
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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Parents’ perceptions and engagement regarding school-based physical activity promotion

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