Childhood physical activity engagement: a qualitative bioecological investigation of children and their parents' perceptions and experiences

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dc.contributor.authorSchaerz, Simon
dc.contributor.authorUniversity of Lethbridge. Faculty of Education
dc.contributor.supervisorBalderson, Daniel
dc.date.accessioned2021-03-15T16:34:19Z
dc.date.available2021-03-15T16:34:19Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.degree.levelPh.Den_US
dc.description.abstractMany Canadian children are not meeting the minimum physical activity guidelines that are associated with healthy growth and development. The mechanisms that underpin childhood physical activity are complex and vary by child. Few researchers have broached this complexity through bioecological approaches that directly source children and their parents. I sought to hear directly from children and their parents about the factors they feel are important in promoting and deterring childhood physical activity; and to learn about the mechanisms by which these factors promote and deter childhood physical activity. The 16 children and 11 parents that participated commented extensively about the importance of coactivity; that is, physical activity with others. Their perceptions and experiences suggest that personal, contextual, and temporal factors affect physical activity by way of promoting or deterring coactivity. Childhood physical activity research should strive to further incorporate coactivity-oriented, bioecological perspectives.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/5844
dc.language.isoen_CAen_US
dc.proquest.subject0523en_US
dc.proquest.subject0575
dc.proquest.subject0566
dc.proquestyesYesen_US
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Education
dc.publisher.facultyEducationen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Education)
dc.subjectchildhood physical activity
dc.subjectcoactivity
dc.subjectphysical activity engagement
dc.subjectchildhood development
dc.subjectpositive physical activity benefits
dc.subjectphysical inactivity
dc.subjectphysically active children
dc.subjectphysically inactive children
dc.subject.lcshExercise -- Physiological aspects
dc.subject.lcshExercise for children -- Health aspects
dc.subject.lcshPhysical fitness for children -- Health aspects
dc.subject.lcshPhysical education for children -- Health aspects
dc.subject.lcshPlay -- Health aspects
dc.subject.lcshPlay -- Social aspects
dc.subject.lcshSports for children -- Health aspects
dc.subject.lcshSports for children -- Social aspects
dc.subject.lcshFamily recreation
dc.subject.lcshChronic disease -- Prevention
dc.subject.lcshSocial interaction in children
dc.subject.lcshGames -- Social aspects
dc.subject.lcshDissertations, Academic
dc.titleChildhood physical activity engagement: a qualitative bioecological investigation of children and their parents' perceptions and experiencesen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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