Effects of physical activity planning interventions on reducing sedentary behavior in parent–child dyads: A randomized controlled trial

• DOI: 10.1111/aphw.12565
• Publication Date: 2024-06-18T04:45:44Z
• Authors: Zofia Szczuka; Ewa Kulis; Anna Banik; Monika Boberska; Maria Siwa; Hanna Zaleskiewicz; Paulina Krzywicka; Natalia Paduszynska; Nina Knoll; Theda Radtke; Konstantin Schenkel; Genevieve F. Dunton; Aleksandra Luszcz...
• Keywords: Dyad; Sedentary Behavior

Effects of parent-child dyad interventions on behavior remain unclear. This randomized controlled trial investigated if, compared with a control condition, three types physical activity (PA) planning (individual "I-for-me," dyadic "we-for-me," and collaborative "we-for-us") would reduce sedentary (SB) time in parents their children. The study involved 247 dyads comprising (aged 29-66) children 9-15), into one the PA planning-intervention arms or condition. Mixed models were applied to analyze data from preregistered (NCT02713438) outcome accelerometer-measured SB time, assessed at 1-week 36-week follow-ups. Although children's remained unaffected by interventions, small reduction was found among (p = .048) individual .042) conditions. effects observed follow-up only. While short-term reductions parents' achieved, these not sustained long-term. delivered did substantially SB, which may be due young people's needs increased independence parents.