Influencing factors of the home-based outdoor activities time among preschoolers

ZHANG Hong&gt;; WANG Xinyao&gt;; YAO Chunhua&gt;; YE Sunyue&gt;

doi:10.11852/zgetbjzz2022-0519

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Chinese Journal of Child Health Care ›› 2023, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (5) : 481-485. DOI: 10.11852/zgetbjzz2022-0519

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Influencing factors of the home-based outdoor activities time among preschoolers

ZHANG Hong¹, WANG Xinyao¹, YAO Chunhua², YE Sunyue¹

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Objective To explore the influencing factors of time for preschooler home-based outdoor activities, especially the interaction between parents and children and grandparental care, so as to provide theoretical basis for the intervention on preschool-aged children's home-based outdoor activities. Methods A questionnaire survey was conducted using a convenience group sampling method among 1 431 parents of preschool-aged children from four kindergartens in Pinghu City, Zhejiang Province. Statistical analysis was carried out by multivariate Logistic regression model. Results The outdoor activity time ≥1h/d of father (OR=3.87, 95% CI:1.74 - 8.59), mother (OR=12.82, 95%CI:7.12 - 23.08) and grandparents (OR=3.39, 95% CI:2.08 - 5.53), the accessibility of outdoor activity fields (OR=1.61, 95% CI:1.25 - 2.07) and boys (OR=2.83, 95%CI:1.30 - 6.16) were the influencing factors of outdoor activity time (≥2h/d vs. <1h/d) among preschoolers. The interaction was observed between fathers' outdoor activity and preschoolers' gender. The statistically significant dose-effect relationship between fathers' outdoor activity [OR (95%CI):1.89(1.19 - 3.00), 4.50(1.94 - 10.42)] and girls' outdoor activity was also observed (P<0.001). Conclusions The outdoor activity time of parents and grandparents, the accessibility of outdoor activity fields are crucial changeable factors affecting the outdoor activity time of preschool-aged children at home. Strengthening health education and lifestyle management in non-parental caregivers, as well as paying attention to the important influence of the role of father, may be an important way to promote home-based outdoor activities of preschool-aged children.

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preschool-aged children / outdoor activities / parents / grandparents

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ZHANG Hong>, WANG Xinyao>, YAO Chunhua>, YE Sunyue>. Influencing factors of the home-based outdoor activities time among preschoolers[J]. Chinese Journal of Child Health Care. 2023, 31(5): 481-485 https://doi.org/10.11852/zgetbjzz2022-0519

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