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Parental Support, Children’s Physical Activity, Dietary Behaviors and Health-Related Quality of Life: Evidence From Three Asian Cities

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Background

Parental support is crucial for children’s healthy lifestyle formation. The present study examined the relations between parental support (i.e., encouragement and praise), children’s perceived autonomy support and behaviors in the domains of physical activity (PA) and diet, and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) simultaneously in Asia.

Method

Children aged 9 to 12 years and their parents (2065 dyads) in three Asian cities completed the respective questionnaires. Children reported perceived PA and dietary autonomy support, PA frequency, dietary behaviors, and HRQoL. Parents reported their PA and dietary support. The relations between parental support, children’s perceived autonomy support an behaviors in the PA, and dietary domains as well as HRQoL were examined using multigroup path analyses.

Results

Among three cities, the indirect effects of parental support on children’s self-report PA or HRQoL via children’s perceived PA autonomy support were significant. A hypothetical sequential indirect effect from parental PA support to children’s HRQoL via children’s perceived PA autonomy support and self-report PA was observed in Hong Kong. In Hong Kong and Taipei samples, the indirect effect of parental PA support on children’s HRQoL via children’s self-report PA and the indirect effect of children’s perceived PA autonomy support on HRQoL via children’s self-report PA were significant. In Hong Kong and Shanghai samples, children’s perceived dietary autonomy support showed positive effect on HRQoL via healthy food consumption.

Conclusions

Congruent findings across three cities suggest that parents should provide support via encouragement and praise to facilitate children’s perceived autonomy support and further increase PA and HRQoL. Our study adds to the literature by examining relations of parental support and children’s healthy lifestyle in Asia and provides insights to parents and researchers.

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Ha, A.S., Zeng, T., Wang, L. et al. Parental Support, Children’s Physical Activity, Dietary Behaviors and Health-Related Quality of Life: Evidence From Three Asian Cities. Int.J. Behav. Med. 29, 752–761 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12529-022-10056-y

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