Journal article
Rural parents and exercise: children as barriers and motivators
Topics in clinical nutrition, Vol.26(3), pp.234-245
07/01/2011
DOI: 10.1097/TIN.0b013e3182260e96
Abstract
This study assessed the perceptions that rural parents had on whether having children makes exercise difficult. Encouragement from children to exercise and levels of joint exercise with children was also examined. Investigators analyzed a cross-sectional telephone survey including 495 adults younger than 60 years from 2 rural Iowa counties (212 with children). Forty percent of parents reported that children interfered with their ability to exercise at least sometimes (17.9% often or almost always). The percentage was greater among women and those with children younger than 5 years. Of the parents, 26.9% reported exercising with their children often or almost always and 33.0% reported exercising with their children sometimes. Some parents reported encouragement to exercise from children (24.1% often or almost always, 28.8% sometimes). Those who reported encouragement from children were more likely to exercise with their child. Some parents perceived that having children detracts from their ability to exercise, particularly women. Joint parent-child exercise and encouragement of parent exercise by children might motivate parents to exercise. Copyright © 2011 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Unauthorized reproduction of this article is prohibited.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Rural parents and exercise: children as barriers and motivators
- Creators
- Helena H LarocheLinda Snetselaar
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Topics in clinical nutrition, Vol.26(3), pp.234-245
- Publisher
- Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, WK Health
- DOI
- 10.1097/TIN.0b013e3182260e96
- ISSN
- 0883-5691
- eISSN
- 1550-5146
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 07/01/2011
- Description audience
- Academic
- Academic Unit
- Epidemiology; Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Research Center; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984215049802771
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