Cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between parents' and preschoolers' physical activity and TV viewing: the HAPPY Study Abbott, Gavin, Hnatiuk, Jill, Timperio, Anna, Salmon, Jo, Best, Keren and Hesketh, Kylie D. 2016, Cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between parents' and preschoolers' physical activity and TV viewing: the HAPPY Study, Journal of physical activity and health, vol. 13, no. 3, pp. 269-274, doi: 10.1123/jpah.2015-0136. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads abbott-crosssectional-post-2015.pdf Post print version application/pdf 402.24KB 575 Title Cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between parents' and preschoolers' physical activity and TV viewing: the HAPPY Study Author(s) Abbott, Gavin orcid.org/0000-0003-4014-0705 Hnatiuk, Jill orcid.org/0000-0002-5754-7176 Timperio, Anna orcid.org/0000-0002-8773-5012 Salmon, Jo orcid.org/0000-0002-4734-6354 Best, Keren orcid.org/0000-0002-7459-0862 Hesketh, Kylie D. orcid.org/0000-0002-2702-7110 Journal name Journal of physical activity and health Volume number 13 Issue number 3 Start page 269 End page 274 Total pages 6 Publisher Human Kinetics Place of publication Champaign, Ill. Publication date 2016-03 ISSN 1543-5474 Keyword(s) epidemiology gender pediatrics sedentary behavior Summary Background: Parental modelling has been shown to be important for school-aged children’s physical activity (PA) and television (TV) viewing, yet little is known about its impact for younger children. This study examined cross-sectional and three-year longitudinal associations between PA and TV viewing behaviours of parents and their preschool children. Method: In 2008-9 (T1), parents in the HAPPY cohort study (n=450) in Melbourne, Australia self-reported their weekly PA and TV viewing, and proxy-reported their partner’s PA and TV viewing, and their 3-5 year-old preschool child’s TV viewing. Children’s PA was assessed via accelerometers. Repeat data collection occurred in 2011-12 (T2). Results: Mothers’ and fathers’ PA were associated with PA among preschool girls at T1, but not boys. Parents’ TV viewing times were significant correlates of girls’ and boys’ TV viewing at T1. Longitudinally, mothers’ PA at baseline predicted boys’ PA at T2, while sex-specific associations were found for TV viewing, with mothers’ and fathers’ TV viewing at T1 associated with girls’ and boys’ TV viewing respectively at T2. Conclusions: The PA and TV viewing of both parents are significantly associated with these behaviours in preschool children. The influence of the sex-matched parent appears to be important longitudinally for children’s TV viewing&period. Language eng DOI 10.1123/jpah.2015-0136 Field of Research 110699 Human Movement and Sports Science not elsewhere classified Socio Economic Objective 920401 Behaviour and Health HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal ERA Research output type C Journal article Grant ID ARC DP 110101434 Copyright notice ©2016, Human Kinetics Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30074635 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges   Connect to Elements publication management system Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Thu, 23 Jul 2015, 09:48:42 EST Thu, 23 Jul 2015, 09:49:16 EST Fri, 24 Jul 2015, 05:00:29 EST Fri, 24 Jul 2015, 08:37:56 EST Fri, 07 Aug 2015, 06:09:36 EST Mon, 10 Aug 2015, 11:00:59 EST Mon, 10 Aug 2015, 11:03:34 EST Mon, 10 Aug 2015, 11:07:32 EST Mon, 10 Aug 2015, 11:09:48 EST Mon, 10 Aug 2015, 11:10:45 EST Wed, 20 Apr 2016, 09:30:05 EST Wed, 20 Apr 2016, 09:33:49 EST Mon, 18 Jul 2016, 15:39:24 EST Wed, 09 Nov 2016, 11:26:04 EST Wed, 06 Dec 2017, 06:15:52 EST Fri, 07 Sep 2018, 17:35:50 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 28 times in TR Web of Science Cited 28 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 951 Abstract Views, 577 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Thu, 23 Jul 2015, 09:49:16 EST