Parental support and influencing factors for school-age children's healthy movement behavior: a cross-sectional study

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Parental support and influencing factors for school-age children's healthy movement behavior: a cross-sectional study

Subject

healty lifestyle, healthy movement behaviors, parental support, school-age children

Description

Introduction: Optimizing healthy lifestyles in children requires parental support for healthy movement behaviors.
This study analyzed factors influencing parental support for school-age children's movement activities.
Methods: This study employed an analytic descriptive design with a cross-sectional approach, involving a sample of
355 mothers with school-age children. The independent variables included family, child, and environmental factors,
whereas the dependent variable was parental support for healthy movement behaviors, as assessed through a
questionnaire. Data analysis was performed using binary logistic regression with backward elimination.
Results: The factors that significantly influenced parental support for their children's engagement in light physical
activities included the children's own level of participation in such activities (OR=2.52, 95% CI=0.76-6.67). Factors
affecting support for moderate to vigorous activities were maternal exercise habits (OR=3.37; 95% CI=1.18-9.65),
children's sports habits (OR=5.18; 95% CI=1.64-16.26), and the presence of personal gadgets (OR=0.45, 95% CI=0.23-
0.86). Parental support for preventing sedentary behaviors was influenced by parental knowledge (OR=2.33; 95%
CI=1.34-4.05), mother's sleep duration (OR=2.46; 95% CI=1.27-4.75), and gadgets (OR=0.55; 95% CI=0.31-0.95).
Factors affecting support for adequate sleep included children's light activities (OR=3.42; 95% CI=1.27-9.23) and their
ownership of personal gadgets (OR=0.44; 95% CI=0.24-0.79)
Conclusions: Parental support is influenced by the knowledge and physical activity habits of both mother and child,
as well as gadget use and maternal sleep patterns. Pediatric nurses can enhance this support through health education
focused on promoting healthy movement behaviors within families.

Creator

Praba Diyan Rachmawati1

* , Ilya Krisnana1

, Retnayu Pradanie1

, Nuzul Qur’aniati1
, Yuni

Sufyanti Arief1

, Mustika Milenia Dwi Tunjung Biru2

, Meirina Nur Asih1

, Pratuma Rithpho3
,

and Iqlima Dwi Kurnia1

Source

http://dx.doi.org/10.20473/jn.v19i4.57686

Date

20 November 2024

Contributor

PERI IRAWAN

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PDF

Language

ENGLISH

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TEXT

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Citation

Praba Diyan Rachmawati1 * , Ilya Krisnana1 , Retnayu Pradanie1 , Nuzul Qur’aniati1 , Yuni Sufyanti Arief1 , Mustika Milenia Dwi Tunjung Biru2 , Meirina Nur Asih1 , Pratuma Rithpho3 , and Iqlima Dwi Kurnia1, “Parental support and influencing factors for school-age children's healthy movement behavior: a cross-sectional study,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed February 21, 2026, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/11090.