A Parental Support Intervention for Children's Nature-Based Physical Activity: A Randomized Controlled Trial
A Randomized Controlled Trial of an Intervention to Increase Parental Support for Children's Physical Activity in Outdoor Natural Spaces
This three-arm randomized controlled trial evaluated the effectiveness of an 8-week, WeChat-based parental support intervention designed to increase parents' support for children's physical activity in outdoor natural spaces. Participants were randomly assigned to a Self-Determination Theory plus identity intervention group, a Self-Determination Theory intervention group, or an education control group. Across the intervention period, each group received two articles per week via a WeChat Official Account, which were disseminated through condition-specific WeChat groups.
The primary outcome was parental support for children's physical activity in outdoor natural spaces. Secondary outcomes included children's physical activity in outdoor natural spaces and theory-based psychological variables related to parental support. Assessments were conducted at baseline, immediately post-intervention, and 8 weeks after the intervention had ended. Findings are intended to inform the development of feasible, theory-informed digital interventions to enhance parental support for children's nature-based physical activity.
연구 개요
상태
상세 설명
This three-arm randomized controlled trial was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of an 8-week, WeChat-based parental support intervention in increasing parents' support for children's physical activity in outdoor natural spaces. Participants were randomly assigned to one of three conditions: a Self-Determination Theory plus identity intervention group, a Self-Determination Theory group, or an education control group.
The intervention was delivered digitally through WeChat. During the 8-week intervention period, participants in each group received two articles per week via a WeChat Official Account, which were disseminated to condition-specific WeChat groups. In total, 16 articles were delivered to each group. The content of the articles differed according to the assigned intervention condition.
The Self-Determination Theory intervention was designed to enhance parents' autonomy, competence, and relatedness in supporting their children's physical activity in outdoor natural spaces. The intervention content aimed to help parents understand the value of supporting children's nature-based physical activity, develop confidence in providing practical support, and foster supportive parent-child interactions around outdoor activity participation. The Self-Determination Theory plus identity intervention included the same need-supportive components, with additional content aimed at strengthening parents' support identity. This identity-focused component was designed to help parents view supporting children's physical activity in outdoor natural spaces as consistent with their role as supportive parents. The education control group received general educational materials concerning children's health behaviours, without theory-based behaviour-change content targeting parental support.
The primary outcome was parental support for children's physical activity in outdoor natural spaces. Secondary outcomes included family physical activity in outdoor natural spaces and theory-based psychological variables related to parental support, including autonomy, competence, relatedness, intrinsic motivation, identified regulation, integrated regulation, and parental support identity. Assessments were conducted at three time points: baseline, immediately after the 8-week intervention, and 8 weeks after the intervention had ended.
Findings from this trial are expected to provide evidence regarding preliminary effectiveness of a theory-informed, digitally delivered intervention for enhancing parental support for children's physical activity in outdoor natural spaces.
연구 유형
등록 (추정된)
단계
- 해당 없음
연락처 및 위치
연구 장소
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Guangdong
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Guangzhou, Guangdong, 중국
- School of Physical Education and Sports Science, South China Normal University
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참여기준
자격 기준
공부할 수 있는 나이
- 어린이
건강한 자원 봉사자를 받아들입니다
설명
Inclusion Criteria:
- Families with at least one child aged 6 to 12 years
- Child has no contraindications for physical activity (as confirmed by parent report)
- Family owns a smartphone and is proficient in using WeChat (self-rated proficiency ≥ 4 on a 5-point scale)
- Family has engaged in natural environment physical activities ≤ 2 times per month in the past 3 months
- Parent or legal guardian is willing to provide informed consent and participate in the 12-week intervention
Exclusion Criteria:
- Child has a medical condition or disability that prevents participation in physical activity
- Family is currently participating in another physical activity intervention study
- Family plans to move out of the study area within the next 6 months
- Inability to read or understand Chinese (as intervention content is delivered in Chinese)
공부 계획
연구는 어떻게 설계됩니까?
디자인 세부사항
- 주 목적: 다른
- 할당: 무작위
- 중재 모델: 병렬 할당
- 마스킹: 없음(오픈 라벨)
무기와 개입
참가자 그룹 / 팔 |
개입 / 치료 |
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실험적: Self-Determination Theory plus identity intervention group
Participants in this group received an 8-week WeChat-based intervention designed to enhance parental support for children's physical activity in outdoor natural spaces.
The intervention content was grounded in Self-Determination Theory and focused on supporting parents' autonomy, competence, and relatedness in facilitating children's outdoor nature-based physical activity.
In addition, this group received identity-focused content aimed at strengthening parents' support identity, that is, helping parents view the provision of support for children's physical activity in outdoor natural spaces as consistent with their role as supportive parents.
Two articles were delivered each week via a WeChat Official Account and disseminated through the condition-specific WeChat group, resulting in 16 articles in total.
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Participants in this group received an 8-week WeChat-based parental support intervention designed to increase parents' support for children's physical activity in outdoor natural spaces.
The intervention content was grounded in Self-Determination Theory and focused on enhancing parents' autonomy, competence, and relatedness in supporting their children's outdoor nature-based physical activity.
In addition, this arm included identity-focused content designed to strengthen parents' support identity, helping parents view the provision of support for children's physical activity in outdoor natural spaces as consistent with their role as supportive parents.
Two articles were delivered each week via a WeChat Official Account and disseminated through the condition-specific WeChat group, resulting in 16 articles in total.
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실험적: Self-Determination Theory intervention group
Participants in this group received an 8-week WeChat-based intervention grounded in Self-Determination Theory.
The intervention focused on enhancing parents' autonomy, competence, and relatedness in supporting children's physical activity in outdoor natural spaces.
Content was designed to help parents recognise the value of supporting children's outdoor nature-based physical activity, develop confidence in providing practical support, and foster supportive parent-child interactions around outdoor activity participation.
Two articles were delivered each week via a WeChat Official Account and disseminated through the condition-specific WeChat group, resulting in 16 articles in total.
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Participants in this group received an 8-week WeChat-based parental support intervention grounded in Self-Determination Theory.
The intervention focused on enhancing parents' autonomy, competence, and relatedness in supporting their children's physical activity in outdoor natural spaces.
The content was designed to help parents recognise the value of supporting children's outdoor nature-based physical activity, increase their confidence in providing practical support, and foster supportive parent-child interactions around outdoor activity participation.
Two articles were delivered each week via a WeChat Official Account and disseminated through the condition-specific WeChat group, resulting in 16 articles in total.
This group served as a theory-based comparator intervention to examine the additional contribution of the identity-focused component.
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간섭 없음: Education control group
Participants in this group received general educational materials related to children's physical activity and outdoor natural spaces.
The materials provided information on the benefits of physical activity and outdoor natural spaces but did not include theory-based behaviour-change content targeting parents' autonomy, competence, relatedness, or support identity.
Two articles were delivered each week via a WeChat Official Account and disseminated through the condition-specific WeChat group, resulting in 16 articles in total.
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연구는 무엇을 측정합니까?
주요 결과 측정
결과 측정 |
측정값 설명 |
기간 |
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Parental support for children's nature-based physical activity
기간: Baseline, Week 8 (Post-intervention), and Week 16 (Follow-up, 8 weeks post-intervention).
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Parental support for children's nature-based physical activity will be assessed using an adapted 5-item parental support questionnaire.
The items were adapted from previous measures of parental support for children's physical activity and parent-child co-participation in physical activity-related behaviours, with wording modified to focus on children's physical activity or sport participation in outdoor natural environments.
The questionnaire assesses parental encouragement, co-participation, transportation/logistical support, parental role modelling, and organisation of family outdoor activities.
Items are rated on a 5-point frequency scale from 1 = never to 5 = every day.
A mean score will be calculated, with higher scores indicating greater support for children's nature-based physical activity.
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Baseline, Week 8 (Post-intervention), and Week 16 (Follow-up, 8 weeks post-intervention).
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2차 결과 측정
결과 측정 |
측정값 설명 |
기간 |
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Parental Identity Toward Supporting Children's Nature-Based Physical Activity
기간: Baseline, Week 8 (Post-intervention), and Week 16 (Follow-up, 8 weeks post-intervention).
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Parental identity toward supporting children's nature-based physical activity will be assessed using a 3-item self-report questionnaire adapted from the Exercise Identity Scale.
The original scale assesses the extent to which exercise is integrated into an individual's self-concept.
In the present study, the items were modified to assess the extent to which parents identify themselves as someone who supports their child's physical activity or sport participation in outdoor natural environments.
Items assess whether parents consider themselves supportive of their child's nature-based physical activity, include this support when describing themselves, and believe that others view them as a supportive parent in this domain.
Responses are rated on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from 1 = strongly disagree to 5 = strongly agree.
A mean score will be calculated across the three items, with higher scores indicating stronger parental identity toward supporting children's nature-based physical
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Baseline, Week 8 (Post-intervention), and Week 16 (Follow-up, 8 weeks post-intervention).
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Behavioural Regulation in Supporting Children's Nature-Based Physical Activity
기간: Baseline, Week 8 (Post-intervention), and Week 16 (Follow-up, 8 weeks post-intervention).
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Behavioural regulation in supporting children's nature-based physical activity will be assessed using a 24-item self-report questionnaire adapted from the Behavioural Regulation in Exercise Questionnaire-3 (BREQ-3).
The original BREQ-3 assesses different forms of motivation for exercise based on Self-Determination Theory.
In the present study, items were modified to assess parents' motivation for supporting their child's physical activity or sport participation in outdoor natural environments.
The questionnaire assesses six types of motivation: intrinsic regulation, integrated regulation, identified regulation, introjected regulation, external regulation, and amotivation.
Items are rated on a 5-point Likert scale, with higher subscale scores indicating stronger endorsement of the corresponding type of motivation.
Mean scores will be calculated separately for each motivation subscale.
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Baseline, Week 8 (Post-intervention), and Week 16 (Follow-up, 8 weeks post-intervention).
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공동 작업자 및 조사자
수사관
- 수석 연구원: Ru Zhang, South China Normal University
연구 기록 날짜
연구 주요 날짜
연구 시작 (실제)
기본 완료 (추정된)
연구 완료 (추정된)
연구 등록 날짜
최초 제출
QC 기준을 충족하는 최초 제출
처음 게시됨 (실제)
연구 기록 업데이트
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