Parents perceptions of online physical activity and leisure with early years children during Covid-19 and beyond
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11435951 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Georgia Allen (0000-0003-0778-7558, Northumbria University, corresponding author), Philippa Velija (0000-0001-7689-4803, School of Sport, Health and Social Sciences, Solent University, Southampton, UK) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 23-37 |
| Publication date | 2023-01-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Leisure Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0261-4367 • E-ISSN: 1466-4496 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02614367.2022.2115111 |
| OpenAlex | W4293552960 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 28 |
Prior to Covid-19, businesses offering enrichment activities for pre-school aged children were saturating the early years (0–5 years) market. However, the pandemic caused sudden changes to family routines with regular leisure activities cancelled. Using Lareau’s theory of concerted cultivation as a framework, we explored how physical activity (PA) was managed by parents of pre-school children and how routines changed during the pandemic. A UK national online survey was completed by 925 parents. Sixteen tailored, follow-up semi-structured interviews were undertaken with parents. Due to the nature of the pandemic and the age range of the young children, it was the parents who ultimately made decisions about PA, and it was parents who had to adapt, often to a challenging set of circumstances. Our data suggests many parents sought to utilise informal play and online PA during the lockdown periods with mixed levels of success. For those that attended baby, toddler, and pre-school sport sessions provided by commercial businesses prior to lockdown, the vast majority were eager to resume their in-person classes as opposed to continuing online. Parents perceived a wider range of benefits and cultivation for their child if they attended such classes in person (e.g. expert delivery, socialisation, and routine)
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Developmental psychology · Medical education · Pandemic · Perception · Set (abstract data type · Toddler · Child Development and Digital Technology · Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Medicine · Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports · Psychology
Class Strategies and the Education Market
Parenting for a Digital Future
Impact of digital surge during Covid-19 pandemic
Digital play
Developing rigor in qualitative research
Thematic Analysis
Covid-19, Exercise and bodily self-control
Covid-19 and digital inequalities
Family socioeconomic status and children's screen time
‘The helping, the fixtures, the kits, the gear, the gum shields, the food, the snacks, the waiting, the rain, the car rides … ’
Physical education, privatisation and social justice
Physical Education PLC
Intensive mothering’ in the early years
Assembling the privatisation of physical education and the ‘inexpert’ teacher
We just thought everyone else is going so we might as well’
Parenting in relation to children’s sports participation
Parenting priorities and pressures
Getting Ahead in the Preschool Years
Making Up' the Middle-Class Child
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |