Parent wellbeing and socioeconomic status during early childhood predicts 8 – 13 year old Indigenous children achieving Australian physical activity recommendations ...

• Main Authors: Macniven, Rona, Stanley, Rebecca, Biles, Brett, Dumuid, Dorothea, Chandler, Paul, Olds, Tim, Okely, Anthony, Evans, John
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Health & Fitness Journal of Canada 2022
• Subjects: Canada; First Nations
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.14288/hfjc.v14i3.409; https://hfjc.library.ubc.ca/index.php/HFJC/article/view/409

Background: Physical activity is wholistically linked to culture and wellbeing among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people (Indigenous peoples in Australia). Correlates of high physical activity among Indigenous children include living in a remote area and low screen time but little is known about determinants of physical activity. Purpose: To examine sociodemographic, parental social and emotional wellbeing (SEWB) and sedentary behavior determinants of physical activity among Indigenous children. Methods: The Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children (LSIC) is the largest First Nations child cohort study in the world and collects data primarily through parental report. Multiple logistic regression analyses examined whether sociodemographic characteristics and parent SEWB, measured using the culturally relevant and validated Strong Souls Index (Strengths/resilience and Distress/anxiety/depression) at Wave 1 (age 0-5 years), predicted achieving physical activity guidelines of ≥1 hour/day ... : The Health & Fitness Journal of Canada, Vol. 14 No. 3 (2021): Proceedings from the 8th International Society for Physical Activity and Health Congress ...