Associations between the Child Care Environment and Children's In-Care Physical Activity and Sedentary Time

Autor/inn/en	Zhang, Zhiguang; Kuzik, Nicholas; Adamo, Kristi B.; Ogden, Nancy; Goldfield, Gary S.; Okely, Anthony D.; Crozier, Mitchell; Hunter, Stephen; Predy, Madison; Carson, Valerie
Titel	Associations between the Child Care Environment and Children's In-Care Physical Activity and Sedentary Time
Quelle	In: Health Education & Behavior, 48 (2021) 1, S.42-53 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Carson, Valerie)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1090-1981
DOI	10.1177/1090198120972689
Schlagwörter	Correlation; Child Care; Educational Environment; Rating Scales; Child Care Centers; Case Studies; Physical Activity Level; Preschool Children; Toddlers; Measurement Techniques; Physical Environment; Teaching Methods; Foreign Countries; Climate; Age Differences; Gender Differences; Outdoor Education; Play; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Korrelation; Kinderfürsorge; Kinderbetreuung; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Rating-Skala; Child care facilities; Child care services; Kinderzentrum; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Infant; Infants; Toddler; Kleinkind; Messtechnik; Natürliche Umwelt; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Ausland; Klima; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Geschlechterkonflikt; Freiluftunterricht; Spiel; Kanada
Abstract	Background: Child care centers are important for children's behaviors. Aims: To examine the cross-sectional associations between child care environmental characteristics and physical activity and sedentary time in children. Methods: Participants were 124 toddlers and 118 preschoolers from 19 centers in Alberta and Ontario, Canada, in the supporting Healthy physical AcTive CHildcare setting (HATCH) study. In-care physical activity and sedentary time were assessed using Actigraph accelerometers. Child care environments, including structure (e.g., resources) and process (e.g., activities) quality, were measured using three instruments: (1) the Environment and Policy Assessment and Observation and (2) the Children's Physical Environments Rating Scale, and (iii) the Movement Environment Rating Scale. Mixed models were performed to examine the associations between environmental characteristics and children's sedentary time, light physical activity, and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity. Results: A few structure quality characteristics related to child care policy and indoor environment were associated with higher physical activity and lower sedentary time in toddlers. The overall structure quality (B = 0.04; 95% CI [0.003, 0.08]) and process quality (B = 0.08; 95% CI [0.02, 0.15]) of the child care environment were associated with log moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in preschoolers. Specifically, structure quality characteristics of the outdoor environment and physical activity time, and process quality characteristics relevant to curriculum and pedagogy, were associated with higher physical activity and lower sedentary time in preschoolers. Discussion and Conclusion: The child care structure quality characteristics that are important for children' physical activity and sedentary behavior may vary by age group. Improving the overall process quality, in particular curriculum and pedagogy, of the child care environment, may promote more physical activity in preschoolers. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01