Parent wellbeing and socioeconomic status during early childhood predicts 8 – 13 year old Indigenous children achieving Australian physical activity recommendations: Oral Presentation A8.6

Rona Macniven; Rebecca Stanley; Brett Biles; Dorothea Dumuid; Paul Chandler; Tim Olds; Anthony Okely; John Evans

doi:10.14288/hfjc.v14i3.409

Parent wellbeing and socioeconomic status during early childhood predicts 8 – 13 year old Indigenous children achieving Australian physical activity recommendations

Oral Presentation A8.6

Authors

Rona Macniven University of New South Wales
Rebecca Stanley University of Wollongong
Brett Biles University of New South Wales
Dorothea Dumuid University of South Australia
Paul Chandler University of New South Wales
Tim Olds University of South Australia
Anthony Okely University of Wollongong
John Evans University of Technology Sydney

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14288/hfjc.v14i3.409

Keywords:

First Nations, Sport, Resilience, Sedentary, Culture, Country

Abstract

Background: Physical activity is wholistically linked to culture and wellbeing among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people (Indigenous peoples in Australia). Correlates of high physical activity among Indigenous children include living in a remote area and low screen time but little is known about determinants of physical activity. Purpose: To examine sociodemographic, parental social and emotional wellbeing (SEWB) and sedentary behavior determinants of physical activity among Indigenous children. Methods: The Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children (LSIC) is the largest First Nations child cohort study in the world and collects data primarily through parental report. Multiple logistic regression analyses examined whether sociodemographic characteristics and parent SEWB, measured using the culturally relevant and validated Strong Souls Index (Strengths/resilience and Distress/anxiety/depression) at Wave 1 (age 0-5 years), predicted achieving physical activity guidelines of ≥1 hour/day moderate-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) at Wave 9 (aged 8 – 13 years). Results: Achieving MVPA guidelines at Wave 9 was associated with the following Wave 1 determinants: high parent SEWB (Resilience; Odds Ratio (OR) 1.87 (1.32-2.65) but not Distress), living in remote (OR 3.66 (2.42-5.54)), low socioeconomic areas (OR 1.85 (1.08-3.17), main source of family income not wages/salaries (OR 0.66 (0.46-0.97)), and if families played electronic games (OR 0.72 (0.55-0.94)), after adjusting for covariates. Conclusions: Strategies to promote high parental wellbeing and resilience, and low levels of family screen time during the critical early years of life (0-5 years), even in families living in remote, low-SES areas with low employment, are important for Indigenous children’s future physical activity levels. Funding: The Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children is funded and managed by the Australian Government.

Published

2021-09-30

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Macniven, R., Stanley, R., Biles, B., Dumuid, D., Chandler, P., Olds, T., Okely, A., & Evans, J. (2021). Parent wellbeing and socioeconomic status during early childhood predicts 8 – 13 year old Indigenous children achieving Australian physical activity recommendations: Oral Presentation A8.6. The Health & Fitness Journal of Canada, 14(3). https://doi.org/10.14288/hfjc.v14i3.409

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Vol. 14 No. 3 (2021): Proceedings from the 8th International Society for Physical Activity and Health Congress

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CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

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