Factors Related to Objectively Measured Physical Activity in Preschool Children
Author
Pfeiffer, Karin A.; Dowda, Marsha; McIver, Kerry L.; Pate, Russell R.
Abstract
This study examined correlates of objectively measured physical activity (PA) in a diverse sample of preschool children (age 3–5 years; n=331). Accelerometer min·hr−1 of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and non-sedentary activity (NSA) were the outcome measures. Correlations among potential correlates and PA ranged from r= − .12–0.26. Correlates in the final MVPA model were age, race, sex, BMI Z score, and parent perception of athletic competence,
explaining 37% of the variance. The NSA model included the latter two variables, explaining 35% of the variance. Demographic factors were correlates of PA; parent perceptions of children’s competence may be important regarding preschoolers’ PA. Originally published Pediatric Exercise Science, Vol. 21, No. 2, May 2009
Date
2009-05
Citation:
APA:
Pfeiffer, Karin A., & Dowda, Marsha, & McIver, Kerry L., & Pate, Russell R.. (May 2009).
Factors Related to Objectively Measured Physical Activity in Preschool Children.
Pediatric Exercise Science,
21(2),
196-
208. Retrieved from
http://hdl.handle.net/10342/3374
MLA:
Pfeiffer, Karin A., and Dowda, Marsha, and McIver, Kerry L., and Pate, Russell R..
"Factors Related to Objectively Measured Physical Activity in Preschool Children". Pediatric Exercise Science.
21:2. (196-208),
May 2009.
September 26, 2023.
http://hdl.handle.net/10342/3374.
Chicago:
Pfeiffer, Karin A. and Dowda, Marsha and McIver, Kerry L. and Pate, Russell R.,
"Factors Related to Objectively Measured Physical Activity in Preschool Children," Pediatric Exercise Science 21, no.
2 (May 2009),
http://hdl.handle.net/10342/3374 (accessed
September 26, 2023).
AMA:
Pfeiffer, Karin A., Dowda, Marsha, McIver, Kerry L., Pate, Russell R..
Factors Related to Objectively Measured Physical Activity in Preschool Children. Pediatric Exercise Science.
May 2009;
21(2):
196-208.
http://hdl.handle.net/10342/3374. Accessed
September 26, 2023.
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East Carolina University