Preschoolers’ Physical Activity, Screen Time, and Compliance with Recommendations
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23330816 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Trina Hinkley (0000-0003-2742-8579, University of Wollongong), Jade Salmon (0000-0002-4734-6354, Deakin University), Jo Salmon, Anthony D Okely (0000-0002-1626-8170, University of Wollongong), David Crawford (0000-0002-3850-4074, Deakin University), K Hesketh (0000-0002-2702-7110, Deakin University) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 458-465 |
| Publication date | 2012-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0195-9131 • E-ISSN: 1530-0315 |
| Publisher | Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1249/mss.0b013e318233763b |
| PMID | 21900847 |
| OpenAlex | W2008611276 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 60 |
| References cited | 30 |
PURPOSE: Little evidence exists about the prevalence of adequate levels of physical activity and of appropriate screen-based entertainment in preschool children. Previous studies have generally relied on small samples. This study investigates how much time preschool children spend being physically active and engaged in screen-based entertainment. The study also reports compliance with the recently released Australian recommendations for physical activity (≥3 h·d(-1)) and screen entertainment (≤1 h·d(-1)) and the National Association for Sport and Physical Education physical activity guidelines (≥2 h·d(-1)) and American Academy of Pediatrics screen-based entertainment recommendations (≤2 h·d(-1)) in a large sample of preschool children. METHODS: Participants were 1004 Melbourne preschool children (mean age = 4.5 yr, range = 3-5 yr) and their families in the Healthy Active Preschool Years study. Physical activity data were collected by accelerometry during an 8-d period. Parents reported their child's television/video/DVD viewing, computer/Internet, and electronic game use during a typical week. A total of 703 (70%) had sufficient accelerometry data, and 935 children (93%) had useable data on time spent in screen-based entertainment. RESULTS: Children spent 16% (approximately 127 min·d(-1)) of their time being physically active. Boys and younger children were more active than were girls and older children, respectively. Children spent an average of 113 min·d(-1) in screen-based entertainment. Virtually no children (<1%) met both the Australian recommendations and 32% met both the National Association for Sport and Physical Education and American Academy of Pediatrics recommendations. CONCLUSIONS: The majority of young children are not participating in adequate amounts of physical activity and in excessive amounts of screen-based entertainment. It is likely that physical activity may decline and that screen-based entertainment may increase with age. Compliance with recommendations may be further reduced. Strategies to promote physical activity and reduce screen-based entertainment in young children are required.
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