Social and Environmental Factors Associated with Preschoolers' Non-sedentary Physical Activity
Author
Brown, William H.; Pfeiffer, Karin A.; McIver, Kerry L.; Dowda, Marsha; Addy, Cheryl L.; Pate, Russell R.
Abstract
The two-fold purpose of the investigation was (1) to describe with direct observation data the physical
activity behaviors and the accompanying social and environmental events of those behaviors for children in preschools; and (2) to determine which contextual conditions were predictors of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and non-sedentary physical activity (i.e., light activity + MVPA) for 3-, 4-, and 5-year-old children during their outdoor play. The results indicate that preschoolers' physical activity is characterized as sedentary in nature throughout their preschool day (i.e., 89% sedentary, 8% light activity, 3% MVPA). During outdoor play periods, when children are most likely to be physically active, some contextual and social circumstances better predict their physical activity. Implications for policymakers, practitioners, and researchers are discussed. Originally published Child Development, Vol. 80, No. 1, Jan/Feb 2009
Date
2009-01
Citation:
APA:
Brown, William H., & Pfeiffer, Karin A., & McIver, Kerry L., & Dowda, Marsha, & Addy, Cheryl L., & Pate, Russell R.. (January 2009).
Social and Environmental Factors Associated with Preschoolers' Non-sedentary Physical Activity.
Child Development,
80(1),
45-
58. Retrieved from
http://hdl.handle.net/10342/3210
MLA:
Brown, William H., and Pfeiffer, Karin A., and McIver, Kerry L., and Dowda, Marsha, and Addy, Cheryl L., and Pate, Russell R..
"Social and Environmental Factors Associated with Preschoolers' Non-sedentary Physical Activity". Child Development.
80:1. (45-58),
January 2009.
September 28, 2023.
http://hdl.handle.net/10342/3210.
Chicago:
Brown, William H. and Pfeiffer, Karin A. and McIver, Kerry L. and Dowda, Marsha and Addy, Cheryl L. and Pate, Russell R.,
"Social and Environmental Factors Associated with Preschoolers' Non-sedentary Physical Activity," Child Development 80, no.
1 (January 2009),
http://hdl.handle.net/10342/3210 (accessed
September 28, 2023).
AMA:
Brown, William H., Pfeiffer, Karin A., McIver, Kerry L., Dowda, Marsha, Addy, Cheryl L., Pate, Russell R..
Social and Environmental Factors Associated with Preschoolers' Non-sedentary Physical Activity. Child Development.
January 2009;
80(1):
45-58.
http://hdl.handle.net/10342/3210. Accessed
September 28, 2023.
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East Carolina University